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Duplicate Formulas Detected Error

Jay Jay_1264499Jay Jay_1264499 Posts: 298
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)
Hi I've already done some searching and found the issues are relating to Genesis 8 morphs but I have a problem resolving and wonder if someone can shed some light on this. The other day I ran the Riversoft Gen 3 to 8 Character converter tool and since then every scene I have that has a Gen 8 figure in it throws up this Duplicate Formulas error when loading it up. I've also noticed that render times have increased dramatically. This also occurs in any scene that has a Gen 8 figure created before I ran the converter I've uninstalled Daz, deleted all content and deleted all hidden Daz folders in Appdata and everywhere else (I'm Win 10 64bit) and gone through the registry. Rebooted and Reinstalled everything but still get the error when opening a scene with a Gen 8 figure. The only thing I've not done is hooked up DIM online for product updates (all my install packages are stored on another drive) If anyone can point me in the right direction I'd be very grateful Thanks Jay

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,436

    Any change to render times is not going to be a direct result of the duplicate formula errors.

    This probably means you now have two morphs with the same name that are each controlling a sub-property with the same name - for example, perhaps you converted a Genesis 3 Character that already had a Genesis 8 version. The issue affects the base figure and every character derived from it, regardless of when they were created (DS checks and loads all the morphs for the figure). The fix is to identify the problem morph and rename or remove one of them - check Help>Troubleshooting>View Log File, searching backwards from the end to find Duplicate, and you will get one file for each problem - from that you may eithre immediately see the issue or you will at least know the name of the othr property involved.

  • Jay Jay_1264499Jay Jay_1264499 Posts: 298
    Hi Richard. Many thanks for the reply. So once I find the offending morph where do i rename it? Will it be in my Daz product library or in the scene? Thanks again
  • Jay Jay_1264499Jay Jay_1264499 Posts: 298
    The strange thing I dont get is that I've uninstalled and reinstalled everything to do with Daz and gone through the registry. Reinstalled so Daz should be a clean install now. But every new scene I now create with a Gen 8 figure now has this duplicate error. Going into the log file shows at least over 200 duplicate warnings. At this rate it would be easier to wipe the PC and rebuild!
  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,436
    Jay Jay said:
    The strange thing I dont get is that I've uninstalled and reinstalled everything to do with Daz and gone through the registry. Reinstalled so Daz should be a clean install now. But every new scene I now create with a Gen 8 figure now has this duplicate error. Going into the log file shows at least over 200 duplicate warnings. At this rate it would be easier to wipe the PC and rebuild!

    Did you unnstall and rinstall content? Tis is a content issue (in fact, probably a clash between wo bis of content) rather than an application issue. In any event that would be unduly drastic. The first step is to figure out what is causing the clash.

  • Jay Jay_1264499Jay Jay_1264499 Posts: 298
    Thanks Richard. To be honest the pc is due a refresh so I'm going to do that and then reinstall Daz. It was a real strange problem though and was taking about 5 minutes to load a gen 8 figure into a blank scene. Hopefully the reinstall on a clean drive will sort it out Thanks for your helpful comments though it's been appreciated
  • AbnerKAbnerK Posts: 718
    edited January 2020
    Jay Jay said:
    Thanks Richard. To be honest the pc is due a refresh so I'm going to do that and then reinstall Daz. It was a real strange problem though and was taking about 5 minutes to load a gen 8 figure into a blank scene. Hopefully the reinstall on a clean drive will sort it out Thanks for your helpful comments though it's been appreciated

    This happens a lot for people. I'm pretty sure that this is an issue you'll need to sort out with in each scene that has the problem. I know I've gotten rid of the duplicate formula (morph) only for it to rear it's ugly head again later. Find it in the log file. Search for it in your Conent Library with your computers Search.. Remove the version you don't want (it isn't a naming issue, it's the morph, even with different names if the morph does the exact same thing thing it will flag) and save the scene. It will come back if other scenes have that problem. It drives me nuts too but it's just what happens. Something you have to deal with. I would never reinstall Daz unless I'd exhausted all other issues first. Search Google for the issue with 'Daz forum' in the search. You'll usually fine the problem. Try a few searches with different key words too. If not then just ask. There's someone who will help you sort it. Even if it's only them sparking an idea so you end up solving it for yourself. 

    It's good to talk. :D

    Post edited by AbnerK on
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