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4.9.1.30 Change Log

Below is a “sanitized” version of the Daz Studio change log leading to the General Release of version 4.9.1.30. This log is posted as part of a conscious effort to be more transparent in the development process. That being said, not all information relating to a particular build is present on this page - some information is still considered private and is therefore not included.

Public Build Channel

Public Beta 1

  • Update to DzCloud 1.0.0.194; fixed an issue where migrated products were being marked as DzCloud installed
  • Source maintenance
  • Fixed an issue that prevented a serial number from being entered while offline; unless stepping back/forth between adjacent wizard pages

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.0.64


  • Fixed file extension icons on Windows
  • Added DzAssetMgr::searchForAssetsInCategory()
  • Added enumerated state to DzTopLevelAssetContainer; enables script use of asynchronous search functions
  • Fixed Script IDE pane to handle messages from other threads
  • Update to DzCloud 1.0.0.196; fixed an issue with inaccurate missing file on scene load

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.0.65


  • Incremented application and plugin versions for 4.9.1.x
  • Build/Publishing system tweaks; 4.9.1.x

DAZ Studio : Implemented : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.1.


  • Deferred changes to 4.9.2.x
    • 4.9.1.2
    • 4.9.1.3
    • 4.9.1.4
    • 4.9.1.5
    • 4.9.1.6
    • 4.9.1.7
    • 4.9.1.8
    • 4.9.1.9
    • 4.9.1.10
    • 4.9.1.11
    • 4.9.1.12
    • 4.9.1.13
    • 4.9.1.14
    • 4.9.1.15
    • 4.9.1.16
    • 4.9.1.17
    • 4.9.1.18
  • Update to DzCloud 1.0.0.197; fixed incorrectly removing existing asset records when importing metadata from dsx
  • Update to DzCloud 1.0.0.198; fixed advanced filter date parsing in smart asset/product views

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.19


  • Update to DzCloud 1.0.0.199; fixed system configuration detection to be the same on 64 bit and 32 bit; fixed system configuration detection to handle admin privileges
  • Update to DzCloud 1.0.0.200; fixed message on failed connection; added support for forcing metadata update
  • The “Update Metadata” action in context menus for products now forces an update to the metadata cache rather than refreshing from the cache
  • Fixed missing ./resources/images/local-user-product.png
  • Fixed application icon reference (and file extension icon index) on Windows
  • Fixed an issue that could cause multiple unending connection attempts; prevented the application from closing

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.20


  • Fixed an issue where account credentials were not being converted before being handed to DzCloud; caused login to fail when non-ASCII characters were used
  • Improved speed of product search; delay fetch of extended data until needed for display
  • Update to DzCloud 1.0.0.201; fixed migration triggers for products where the store id is not “DAZ 3D” and/or where ProductToken is empty
  • Product results are now passed back in batches of 2500 to improve performance
  • Fixed a threading crash

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.21

Release Candidate 1

  • Moved “Built-In Content” to “Default Resources” package (renamed from “Default Lights and Shaders”); fixes DzCloud delivery of Scene Builder and metadata conflicts
  • Added shader language identifiers to content type indicators for material and shader presets
  • Fixed Scene Builder; refactored support scripts to use the DzCloud based APIs instead of the (deprecated, undocumented, and now incompatible) DzDB*Table APIs

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.22


  • The sorting order option in smart content views/pages is now saved/restored between sessions; Smart Content Files/Products, Shaping Presets, Posing Presets, Surfaces Presets, Lights Presets, Cameras Presets, Render Settings Presets, etc.
  • Fixed an issue in Scene Builder with category path construction (which is derived from the names of assets assigned to specific categories) and query case sensitivity, that caused assets assigned to the proper category to not be displayed within the associated step's dialog
  • Fixed an issue in Scene Builder that caused it to enter into an infinite loop as it attempted to gather assets for a given category (and more specifically, its sub-categories)
  • Fixed path resolution for *.daz based content installed to ./data/cloud folders
  • Extended interactive lesson common include source; added convenience functions for creating instructions for entering a value into (or clear) the filter field on the Smart Content, Parameters, Shaping, Posing, Surfaces, Lights, Cameras, Render Settings, and Draw Settings panes

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.23


  • A snapshot of categories and compatibility bases for assets are now copied when creating a product
  • Fixed #DS-1142/#CS-210179 : Case-insensitive sort of folders and files
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the removal of assets from non-DzCloud products
  • Removed the “Remove Orphaned File References” and “Consolidate File References” options from DB Maintenance dialog; did not make sense with 4.9 database structure
  • Fixed an issue that prevented renaming of non-DzCloud products
  • Update to DzCloud 1.0.0.207; fixed product update trigger to prevent erroneous product deletes
  • Extended DzAssetMgr; added removeStore(); cannot remove “DAZ 3D” or “LOCAL USER” stores
  • Update to DzCloud 1.0.0.209; ensures reserved values (“DAZ 3D” and “LOCAL USER” stores, and “LOCAL USER” product) are present in database on setup/startup
  • Fixed setting texture type while copying a layered texture

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.24


  • Fixed an issue in Iray Uber shader with the application of Diffuse Strength to images
  • Fixed an issue with Poser format files failing to receive metadata when the parent directory of the runtime directory was not also mapped as a native directory

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.25

Release Candidate 2

  • Fixed an issue where MDL Directory Manager would hang on launch
  • Fixed an issue in the Poser format importer with finding files installed to ./data/cloud paths
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the missing image message from appearing when images are missing on file load

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.26


  • Build/Publishing system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.27

Release Candidate 3

  • Fixed display of casing for lesson strip folder names installed by DzCloud

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.28


  • Fixed an issue where interactive lessons installed like content via DzCloud could not resolve image resource paths

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.29


  • Fixed image resource path resolution in the interactive lesson common include script
  • Fixed the alert for missing assets in the interactive lesson common include script
  • Fixed the tag text for clearing the filter field in the interactive lesson common include script; versions prior to 4.9.2.0
  • Updated the usage example in the interactive lesson common include script

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.9.1.30

Release to Production

  • 4.9.1.30 - 2016-3-8