How do I create new smart content data?

Sfariah D

How do I create new smart content data?

For example I am trying to create some smart content data for DawnSE (hopefully the DS version.)   Also how do I get Dawn's clothes and accessories to be tagged to work with Dawn?

Leana

You can add a file to smart content manually (right-click on a file in content library tab then select "categorize") but if you have lots of items I would suggest Content Wizard: https://www.daz3d.com/content-wizard

Richard Haseltine

Smart Content requires content type (I think) and compatibility settings, as well as categories. You need to set the m,aterials and poses as comnpatible with something, and the base models (e.g. clothes) as compatibility bases. One way to do this is drag-and-drop from the content Library to the Smart Content pane with the base loaded in the scene and selected; another is right-click>Edit Metadata or right-click on a cotnainer>Create Product. There are quite a few steps to creating a product, I usually miss at least one on the first go round.

ShelLuser

This post of mine may be of some use to you, a few weeks ago I got into the mood to write up the whole process:

https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7549466/#Comment_7549466

jjoyner

@Sfariah,

Last September I posted the following reply to the thread Content Database Thumbnail Problem in the Technical Help (nuts n bolts) forum (https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7039256/#Comment_7039256).

• Earlier this yet, I finally got tired of hundreds of missing product thumbnails in Smart Gallery and Content Library that I took on the task of figuring out how to resolve the problem.  I searched the forums but did not find anything that seemed like it applied to my situation … or which I did not understand what was being offered  So, after much exploring, I finally figured it out for my system.  It may not have been the most elegant way, but it worked for me.  I have no missing icons in either Smart Gallery of Content Library.  My full comments and a few screen captures are in the attached document file.

  Joe (aka MathGuy) 

Page 3 of the three-page document explained my system of creating a product (as referenced by Richard above) and an image icon file for installed content that has no metadata ... and perhaps no product icon.  I have attached the document.

My information is not as comprehensive as that provided by ShelLuser in his linked post above (I learned some new things there and will revisit it again.) but, hopefully, it will be of some help.

Sfariah D

ShelLuser said:

This post of mine may be of some use to you, a few weeks ago I got into the mood to write up the whole process:

https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7549466/#Comment_7549466

I think that is what I wanted.