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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,212
    edited December 1969

    Stonemason said:
    HeraldOfFire said:
    CalieVee said:
    Stonemason, I was just looking at Urban Sprawl 2 when it hit me, that is a massive kit, which got me wondering. In order to set up a scene that would look like a couple blocks arranged and the props and people, along with the clothes and whatnots, not to mention adding lights....what kind of computer do you have cause less then 1/4 of that would crash Daz on my computer...lol
    It certainly looks huge, but it's very cleverly made. You can add in the buildings individually if you wish, and it's broken into segments as well, so you can pick and choose how to much to load in.

    For what it's worth, loading in the entire Urban Sprawl didn't noticeably impact my machine at all, and the image above I did in a single render with 2x Genesis figures and 2x Genesis 2 figures. While I admit to my machine being a bit beefy, the Sprawl alone seems pretty easy going on resources, so you should be fine.

    I would have to agree,I've never had any trouble rendering sprawl2 with other figures included,I make all my sets with the expectation people will be adding other props,people,clothes etc
    current pc is an i7,12gb ram,64 bit...but sprawl 2 was built using an older quad core.

    attached an image of 10 urban sprawl 2's ,instanced using DS4 :)..which rendered in about 10 minutes I think
    ...and it works well with the other urban sets:

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,212
    edited December 1969

    FirstBastion said:
    Urban Sprawl2 is a great model, plenty of angles, lots of details, and very efficient on the poly count. Those are all Genesis in the shot.

    ...nice work.
  • Faeryl WomynFaeryl Womyn Posts: 3,662
    edited December 1969

    Stonemason....That's the problem, you have an i7 and before a quad core, I am on a dual core and my graphics card is 2.1 when Daz requires a minimum of 2.2, the other problem is available resources on my computer, I only have 2 gigs of ram and my OS takes up 1 gig of that. I have updated everything on this computer, all hardware and software drivers to get the most out of it and I still, in most cases, can't do raytracing or Daz just closes without warning. I'm stuck using deep shadow mapping for my renders.
    I know I need a better computer, I am using Daz 4.5 cause it won't handle 4.6. It's a headache for sure. If all goes well, I will have a new computer in the next few months. That's the hope anyway...lol In the meantime I will just keep plugging along with what I have.

  • LindseyLindsey Posts: 2,001
    edited November 2013

    In case anyone was wondering... Rogue Sci-Fi Suit for V6 on M5

    Edit: Image removed as it was said "It looks weird".

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,212
    edited December 1969

    CalieVee said:
    Stonemason....That's the problem, you have an i7 and before a quad core, I am on a dual core and my graphics card is 2.1 when Daz requires a minimum of 2.2, the other problem is available resources on my computer, I only have 2 gigs of ram and my OS takes up 1 gig of that. I have updated everything on this computer, all hardware and software drivers to get the most out of it and I still, in most cases, can't do raytracing or Daz just closes without warning. I'm stuck using deep shadow mapping for my renders.
    I know I need a better computer, I am using Daz 4.5 cause it won't handle 4.6. It's a headache for sure. If all goes well, I will have a new computer in the next few months. That's the hope anyway...lol In the meantime I will just keep plugging along with what I have.

    ...I've worked on a 32 bit duo core system for most of the years I have been involved in this so I know the frustration you are dealing with. What made it worse was being on on a very limited budget which made getting a new system a difficult proposition at best. Not a lot of fun I will admit.
  • StorypilotStorypilot Posts: 1,675
    edited December 1969

    Lindsey said:
    In case anyone was wondering... Rogue Sci-Fi Suit for V6 on M5

    Nice Lindsey!

  • SickleYieldSickleYield Posts: 7,644
    edited December 1969

    Hooray! I missed the cryo set last time there was a big sale, and now it is mine. With the environment and that together it's effectively two-for-one, a splendid deal on a splendid pair of products.

  • StonemasonStonemason Posts: 1,196
    edited December 1969

    Lindsey said:
    In case anyone was wondering... Rogue Sci-Fi Suit for V6 on M5

    after spending weeks making something for a female figure I must say that looks down right weird,lol

    I will be doing a male specific sci-fi outift for M6 ..soon

  • StonemasonStonemason Posts: 1,196
    edited December 1969

    CalieVee said:
    Stonemason....That's the problem, you have an i7 and before a quad core, I am on a dual core and my graphics card is 2.1 when Daz requires a minimum of 2.2, the other problem is available resources on my computer, I only have 2 gigs of ram and my OS takes up 1 gig of that. I have updated everything on this computer, all hardware and software drivers to get the most out of it and I still, in most cases, can't do raytracing or Daz just closes without warning. I'm stuck using deep shadow mapping for my renders.
    I know I need a better computer, I am using Daz 4.5 cause it won't handle 4.6. It's a headache for sure. If all goes well, I will have a new computer in the next few months. That's the hope anyway...lol In the meantime I will just keep plugging along with what I have.

    I couldn't imagine doing graphics on such a low end machine,I think it really is a requirement in this hobby to have a half decent rig,not being able to raytrace for example pretty much rules most of my things out,things like reflections would never work,the light sets wouldn't work etc,my sympathies

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,212
    edited November 2013

    ...as I mentioned I worked under the same limitations for the first five years I had been involved in this. Not much of an issue back in the 1.7 -1.8 days, but as Daz Studio developed and grew, and content became more detailed over the years I realised I needed more "horespower" if I wanted to end the frustration and create the scenes I had in my head.

    I ended up taking about 18 months to study, compare, design, and finally build my own system never having done anything like that before.


    Definitely worth it as I never could have done a scene as ambitious as the one I posted above on the old system.

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  • StonemasonStonemason Posts: 1,196
    edited December 1969

    I think i started making content on a single core,512mb ram with 20gb of storage :o
    ..funny though,as the systems get better you just start adding more to scenes,so your still left tapping your fingers waiting on renders :)

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,212
    edited December 1969

    ...I know had one recent;y that took over nine hours on the big machine. Messing around with Volumetrics.

  • nelchwetzalnelchwetzal Posts: 27
    edited November 2013

    Rogue Sci-Fi Suit For V6
    Compatible 3D Software DAZ Studio 4.6

    No Dson importer for poser ?

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  • SzarkSzark Posts: 10,634
    edited December 1969

    Stonemason said:
    CalieVee said:
    Stonemason....That's the problem, you have an i7 and before a quad core, I am on a dual core and my graphics card is 2.1 when Daz requires a minimum of 2.2, the other problem is available resources on my computer, I only have 2 gigs of ram and my OS takes up 1 gig of that. I have updated everything on this computer, all hardware and software drivers to get the most out of it and I still, in most cases, can't do raytracing or Daz just closes without warning. I'm stuck using deep shadow mapping for my renders.
    I know I need a better computer, I am using Daz 4.5 cause it won't handle 4.6. It's a headache for sure. If all goes well, I will have a new computer in the next few months. That's the hope anyway...lol In the meantime I will just keep plugging along with what I have.

    I couldn't imagine doing graphics on such a low end machine,I think it really is a requirement in this hobby to have a half decent rig,not being able to raytrace for example pretty much rules most of my things out,things like reflections would never work,the light sets wouldn't work etc,my sympathies Yep dual core 2 GB ram here, at one stage I had 4 GB ram but that machine went pop and I have been borrowing a friend's spare machine and I have had this limitation since I started rendering just over 4 years. Yes it is limiting but it made me find work arounds like layer rendering and compositing in PS. I still use DS3A for bigger scenes as I too cannot render much in DS4.5 +. I cannot wait until I get a new system so I can play with your products more. I have so many ideas that I can't think of doing yet.

    It will say that your products bring out the best in me...thanks for that..even though I am paying you. :P

  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,467
    edited December 1969

    I think the two Street of Asia sets I picked up on sale yesterday are already among my favourites. I don't know how come I'd never bought them - I already had (and loved) Streets of the Mediterranean and Village Courtyard (among several others) - but I'm really glad I finally took the plunge. So glad that I added Streets of Asia 3 and the Modular Ruins today. And now of course the Urban sets are calling to me with a siren song and I may be lost.
    But seriously: thank you very much, Stonemason, for the sale - especially holding it just now while the PC MegaPrize PA coupon is still valid!

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  • ZelrothZelroth Posts: 910
    edited December 1969

    ::sigh:: I was really hoping to start saving money. Oh well. Next week maybe.

  • ElspathElspath Posts: 180
    edited December 1969

    Zelroth said:
    ::sigh:: I was really hoping to start saving money. Oh well. Next week maybe.

    Same here. I was actually hoping to be free of amazing sales after two months of them (at least for two weeks or so, so my bank account could breathe.)

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,212
    edited November 2013

    ...speaking of Streets of the Mediterranean and Village Courtyard...

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  • scathascatha Posts: 756
    edited December 1969

    Stonemason said:
    I think i started making content on a single core,512mb ram with 20gb of storage :o
    ..funny though,as the systems get better you just start adding more to scenes,so your still left tapping your fingers waiting on renders :)

    lmao, if that isn't the truth. You start adding in details you didn't before, begin using more optimised lighting, put in more figures and some animals where applicable, etc.

    Currently I am saving up to replace my broken computer and found a sweet deal. A 3.5Ghz hexacore AMD, 2Gb graphics, 16Gb of ram.
    Guess that'll make my renderings expand even more. :lol:

  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943
    edited December 1969

    angusm said:
    Question for Stefan - or anyone else who can answer it: what is the difference between Planet Alpine and Planet Lava?

    And before you all rush to say "Well, one's blazing hot and the other is freezing cold," yes, that key difference didn't escape me. My question is how much overlap there is between the two sets. When they first appeared, I'd assumed that 'Alpine' was simply an extension of 'Lava' with different shaders, lights and backdrop, and that you'd need 'Lava' to make it work. But the note on the page says that 'Lava' is not required for 'Alpine'.

    The buildings look very similar, not to say, identical. My assumption is that 'Alpine' contains essentially the same building models, but repackaged in a different context. Is this correct, or are the buildings in fact significantly different?

    Did you find out the answer?

  • SzarkSzark Posts: 10,634
    edited December 1969

    The buildings look the same to me but I haven't had any sleep for 36 hours so I could be wrong

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  • Cayman StudiosCayman Studios Posts: 1,136
    edited December 1969

    scatha said:
    Stonemason said:
    I think i started making content on a single core,512mb ram with 20gb of storage :o
    ..funny though,as the systems get better you just start adding more to scenes,so your still left tapping your fingers waiting on renders :)

    lmao, if that isn't the truth. You start adding in details you didn't before, begin using more optimised lighting, put in more figures and some animals where applicable, etc.

    Currently I am saving up to replace my broken computer and found a sweet deal. A 3.5Ghz hexacore AMD, 2Gb graphics, 16Gb of ram.
    Guess that'll make my renderings expand even more. :lol:

    A perfect example of Parkinson's Law - that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion".

    A computing corollary mentioned in the article:
    "Data expands to fill the space available for storage."

    Plus, the priceless:
    "If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute to do." :-P

  • bytescapesbytescapes Posts: 1,849
    edited November 2013

    Cayman said:
    A computing corollary mentioned in the article:
    "Data expands to fill the space available for storage."

    I long ago came to the conclusion that any given hard disk is always 98-99.5% full. This is true whether the disk holds 20MB or 2TB.

    The corollary of this is:

    If you own a hard disk, sooner or later you will start to spend whole afternoons frantically deleting files to try to make room.

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  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943
    edited December 1969

    angusm said:
    Cayman said:
    A computing corollary mentioned in the article:
    "Data expands to fill the space available for storage."

    I long ago came to the conclusion that any given hard disk is always 98-99.5% full. This is true whether the disk holds 20MB or 2TB.

    The corollary of this is:

    If you own a hard disk, sooner or later you will start to spend whole afternoons frantically deleting files to try to make room.

    I am spending afternoons searching for good, bigger harddrives ...

  • bytescapesbytescapes Posts: 1,849
    edited December 1969

    Kerya said:
    angusm said:
    Question for Stefan - or anyone else who can answer it: what is the difference between Planet Alpine and Planet Lava?

    Did you find out the answer?

    I didn't, although @Szark has just helpfully posted a picture that makes them look pretty similar. It looks as if, as I suspected, they are the same model, but with different surroundings.

    Normally, that would be a reason to spend my money on something else instead ... but at 75% off (with the Mega voucher), it's a harder decision.

  • alexhcowleyalexhcowley Posts: 2,392
    edited December 1969

    Kerya said:
    angusm said:
    Cayman said:
    A computing corollary mentioned in the article:
    "Data expands to fill the space available for storage."

    I long ago came to the conclusion that any given hard disk is always 98-99.5% full. This is true whether the disk holds 20MB or 2TB.

    The corollary of this is:

    If you own a hard disk, sooner or later you will start to spend whole afternoons frantically deleting files to try to make room.

    I am spending afternoons searching for good, bigger harddrives ...

    Try Western Digital. They're very reliable, reasonably priced and the 3TB and 4TB disks are big enough to park a fleet of 747s on.

  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943
    edited December 1969

    angusm said:
    Kerya said:
    angusm said:
    Question for Stefan - or anyone else who can answer it: what is the difference between Planet Alpine and Planet Lava?

    Did you find out the answer?

    I didn't, although @Szark has just helpfully posted a picture that makes them look pretty similar. It looks as if, as I suspected, they are the same model, but with different surroundings.

    Normally, that would be a reason to spend my money on something else instead ... but at 75% off (with the Mega voucher), it's a harder decision.

    Thank you - and Szark!

  • bytescapesbytescapes Posts: 1,849
    edited December 1969

    alexhcowley said:
    Try Western Digital. They're very reliable, reasonably priced and the 3TB and 4TB disks are big enough to park a fleet of 747s on.

    Monday: @Kerya has a 1TB drive almost completely full.
    Tuesday: @Kerya buys a 4TB WD drive.
    .
    .
    .
    Friday: @Kerya has a 4TB drive almost completely full.

  • SzarkSzark Posts: 10,634
    edited December 1969

    My pleasure folks but hopefully Stefan will confirm my findings or not. :)

  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943
    edited December 1969

    angusm said:
    alexhcowley said:
    Try Western Digital. They're very reliable, reasonably priced and the 3TB and 4TB disks are big enough to park a fleet of 747s on.

    Monday: @Kerya has a 1TB drive almost completely full.
    Tuesday: @Kerya buys a 4TB WD drive.
    .
    .
    .
    Friday: @Kerya has a 4TB drive almost completely full.

    You know me tooo well.
    OK - in reality the 1TB drives (two mirrored external ones) are now, after roundabout 7 years following this hobby, 3/4 full ... so 2TB should hold up some time.

    BACK to STONEMASON! ;)

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