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Jazbee wrote:How did it work correctly (the linking at least) in the previous version?

what version versions do you mean with "previous" - the 1.0.x.x or a 1.2.120.?

AlfaseeD wrote:If I copy the material data from a material that misses the file name and then I paste the setting into another material, the file name inside the tab appears and I can also use the browse disk correctly etc etc

this at least tightens a bit the area where/when it happens. means internally the data is still there, it just doesn't find its way in to the menu that when it is created. 'am going to take a closer look if i find sthg. there...

DrHemulen wrote:What I still don't get is why the auto-generated materials work perfectly fine in that context, and I'm thinking there's some room to figure out a cheap workaround. What happens is (GF2 with genitals, torso material as example):

thanks for the explanation. as soon i have a clean stand, e.g. completed the mentioned other fixes, i'll take a day or two to focus on get geo grafting mat links working...

t_3 wrote:what version versions do you mean with "previous" - the 1.0.x.x or a 1.2.120.?

I mean 1.0.x.x, in that version I didn't have problems with linking materials on geo-grafted figures.

There were other issues, though, when two figures with the same geo-grafted elements appeared in the scene (say, two Genesis 2s with geo-grafted genitals). In that situation I could only create a material for one of the geo-grafts (the other simply didn't show on the right in the Materials tab and rendered grey in Octane, so I would simply render one image -> remove the one geo-graft I didn't need anymore -> relink the mat to the other one, adjust and render another image to be joined in post). Fortunately, I don't have this problem with 1.2.x.x, but I would probably welcome it back if it meant getting rid of the mat linking issue

Jazbee wrote:

t_3 wrote:what version versions do you mean with "previous" - the 1.0.x.x or a 1.2.120.?

I mean 1.0.x.x, in that version I didn't have problems with linking materials on geo-grafted figures.

i did follow the guide i got from daz ("use assembly materials instead materials"). the initial problem i have with geo grafts is, that they way daz does it won't ever work right in octane: that is to hide geometries by zero opacity mats. this will almost always produce visible cracks in the rendering.

Jazbee wrote:There were other issues, though, when two figures with the same geo-grafted elements appeared in the scene (say, two Genesis 2s with geo-grafted genitals). In that situation I could only create a material for one of the geo-grafts (the other simply didn't show on the right in the Materials tab and rendered grey in Octane, so I would simply render one image -> remove the one geo-graft I didn't need anymore -> relink the mat to the other one, adjust and render another image to be joined in post). Fortunately, I don't have this problem with 1.2.x.x, but I would probably welcome it back if it meant getting rid of the mat linking issue

well, i'd aim for best of both i'm now able to filter out a working single set of vertices from original and grafted parts, and "just" need to figure out how to provide working material links - i had'nt had enough time yet to figure it out by trial and error (unfortunately this is the usual way to get most things done for this plugin)...

Awesome All this troubleshooting is actually kinda fun

DrHemulen wrote:Awesome All this troubleshooting is actually kinda fun

word

a note to @all that don't actually feel just the same: i'm aware of that and do what it needs to sort things out.

and @all: is there anyone still having (some/lots of) random crashes - that don't come from texture tab clicking? i'm a bit alarmed about 2 incidents, that i had not expected. but didn't see much other feedback about such probs...

Not had much chance to really test-drive the new release in past couple of days. Main issue (that I recall at least!) is an empty scene being flagged as 'dirty' so prompting for a save. Not even sure if that is linked to OcDS or not as I have been swapping it in and out of being active!

SimonJM wrote:is an empty scene being flagged as 'dirty' so prompting for a save. Not even sure if that is linked to OcDS or not as I have been swapping it in and out of being active!

yes it is plugin related.

i need to create a (hidden) scene node prior a save can even start, to be able to append the plugin data to it. so, in fact, the scene did change. currently this happens on every clear (= also on start), but it should be possible to shift it backwards - so this is about to change in one of the coming updates...

t_3 wrote:

SimonJM wrote:is an empty scene being flagged as 'dirty' so prompting for a save. Not even sure if that is linked to OcDS or not as I have been swapping it in and out of being active!

yes it is plugin related.

i need to create a (hidden) scene node prior a save can even start, to be able to append the plugin data to it. so, in fact, the scene did change. currently this happens on every clear (= also on start), but it should be possible to shift it backwards - so this is about to change in one of the coming updates...

I think it was just after DS startup that it was most noticeable - not intrusive just a little counter-intuitive and 'huh, did I just do something I did not want to do' thought-forming