Content library: Categories > Iray gets automatically created

sriesch

For some reason, DS keeps creating a folder called "Iray" within the Categories folder.  Any idea what's causing it?  I've deleted it often enough to be sure I've really deleted it prior to exporting the database, but after I reset my database and reimport, it reappears.  It seems to have one product in it.

fixmypcmike

Looks like that product has bad metadata that cretes that path.

sriesch

I didn't even realize a product could create a custom category on it's own alongside mine... I have some learning to do.

Is this something I could possibly manually fix in my copy of the file, and if so, where or what might I be looking for when attempting an edit?

fixmypcmike

You could go into Runtime:Support and edit the .dsx file for the product, search for /Iray/Materials/Hair, and change them to /Default/Materials/Iray/Hair. It will get overwritten when the product is updated (or if you update metadata in 4.9).

mjc1016

Fixmypcmike said:

You could go into Runtime:Support and edit the .dsx file for the product, search for /Iray/Materials/Hair, and change them to /Default/Materials/Iray/Hair. It will get overwritten when the product is updated (or if you update metadata in 4.9).

Since that was privately created metadata for a freebie...probably won't see an update (unless we go back to the thread and huntdown the original creator of it...can't remember who it was).

sriesch

Ok, I'll give that a shot, thanks.

I think MEC4D's original freebee thread is here: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/58276/mec4d-s-birthday-celebration-week-with-freebies-commercial/p50

mjc1016

Here's a snippet of the data in the dsx...

    <Asset VALUE="People/Genesis 2 Female/Hair/MEC4D/Iray Mats/Brown.duf">     <ContentType VALUE="Preset/Materials"/>     <Audience VALUE="Children"/>     <Categories>      <Category VALUE="/Default/Materials/Iray/Hair"/>      <Category VALUE="/Iray/Materials/Hair"/>     </Categories>     <Tags>      <Tag VALUE="Siren"/>      <Tag VALUE="wet"/>      <Tag VALUE="underwater"/>     </Tags>

 

 Probably need to just remove that second category line?

And I think it was MBusch who did the metadata for these.  There will probably be similar errors with the rest of them, too...