Below is a “sanitized” version of the Daz Studio change log leading to the General Release of version 4.24.0.3. 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.

• Source maintenance
• Updated application icon quality
• Updated Midnight colorway preview image
• Updated Midnight colorway viewport background colors
• Updated “Open Road” and DCC layout preview images
• Fixed an issue that caused 3rd party plugins to crash on macOS

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.0.2

• Source maintenance
• Fixed an initialization issue in Filament Draw Manager
• Fixed an issue with Render Queue where it would always render the first job in the queue, regardless of what had been rendered already, in an endless loop if the restart option was active
• Splash/About screen release channel indicator is now only displayed for non-General Release

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.0.3

• Source maintenance
• Updated DCC layout preview images
• Added Lesson Strip for introducing Premier features
• Updated copyright statements

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.0.4

• Source maintenance
• Extended DzShapingPane scripting API; added isShowingPropertyCards(), setShowPropertyCards(), toggleShowPropertyCards(); added showingPropertyCardsChanged() signal
• Added a “Show Property Cards” (DzSHPNGShowPropertyCardsAction) action to the “Preferences” submenu of the Shaping pane option menu
  • When enabled, regions of an object that are configured to display “cards” for properties, display cards
  • When disabled, cards are not displayed for any region regardless of its configuration
• Updated default interface files
  • Recommend clicking the Window > Workspace > Update and Merge Menus action
• Fixed a crash on close if a property was in the process of being edited
• Fixed an issue that caused incorrect cage indices for subdivision meshes with n-gons
• Fixed an issue with incorrect visibility flags for large cage meshes

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.0.5

• Source maintenance
• Extended DzStyle SDK API
• Updated SDK version to 4.23.0.6; SDK min is 4.5.0.100
• Holding the Ctrl/Cmd key when choosing a colorway in the “Select a Style” dialog will now open an OS file browser to the path of the chosen colorway
  • Window > Style > Save Style As… causes a colorway (customized colors for a style) to be saved
• Added detection and initial prompting of the Midnight colorway for the Darkside style
• Improved support for the -noPrompt CLI option; content management
• Improved feedback when an importer for a file type cannot be found
• Improved message severity
• Incremented application, plugin and SDK version for 4.23.1.x
• Update to NVIDIA Iray 2024.0.4 (377400.3959a)
  • Minimum driver is 551.61 (R550) on Windows
• Added a DzMdlMathRoundAwayFromZero (“Round Away From Zero”) brick to Shader Mixer
• Extended DzUberIrayMaterial scripting API; added getDisplacementAdaptiveQuality(), setDisplacementAdaptiveQuality(), getDisplacementAdaptiveQualityControl()
• Added support for “Displacement Adaptive Quality” to DzUberIrayMaterial
• Added support for “Displacement Adaptive Quality” to DzMDLSurfaceBrick
• Addressed issues with localization
• Addressed issues with anonymous logging

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.1

• Build system migration
• Source maintenance
• Extended DzEnvironmentNode public API; added applyDefaultEnvironment()
• Extended DzRenderMgr public API; added doCustomRender()
• Extended DzAssetIOMgr public API; added getLoadingNodeList(); added assetLoadAboutToFinish() signal
• Extended DzPropertyGroup SDK API; added getPropertyList()
• Extended DzPropertyListItemModel SDK API; added isSetForSelectionOnly()
• Extended DzFilterNavigationBar SDK API; added setFilterPlaceholderText()
• Updated DzCustomTransformTool SDK sample; delay creation of settings frame until the tool is activated
• Extended DzAssetIOFilterAction scripting API; added getFilterClassName()
• Extended DzSpotRenderTool scripting API; added RenderTarget, StartMode enums; added doRender(), getRenderTarget(), setRenderTarget(), getStartMode(), setStartMode(), getStartX(), setStartX(), getStartY(), setStartY(), getEndX(), setEndX(), getEndY(), setEndY(); added renderTargetChanged(), startModeChanged(), startXChanged(), endXChanged(), endYChanged() signals
• Updated public API documentation; DzEnvironmentNode, DzRenderMgr, DzAssetIOMgr, DzFloatColorProperty
• Updated SDK API documentation; DzPropertyGroup, DzPropertyListItemModel, DzFilterNavigationBar
• Updated scripting API documentation; DzDateEdit, DzTimeEdit, DzAsset, DzContentFolder, DzContentFile, DzViewToolAction, DzAssetIOFilterAction, DzCreateItemAction, DzEditAction, DzSaveAsSupportAction, DzPersonaAssetFilter, DzSpotRenderTool, DzHierarchyPane
• Updated SDK version to 4.23.1.2; SDK min is 4.5.0.100
• Fixed potential deletion of an override filter in DzContentMgr::importFileWithOptions()
• Fixed an issue with visibility of bloom related properties on DzFilamentDrawOptionsNode
• Made Iray 2024.0.4 compatibility adjustments to the NVIDIA Iray DrawStyle
• Setting the “Environment Map” on an “Environment Options” node to “None” now causes an empty value to be written when saved
• An “Environment Options” node (DzEnvironmentNode) no longer sets a default map when constructed via API
  • Creation via Create > New Environment Options Node…, or automatically by rendering with NVIDIA Iray, is unchanged
• Files that define an “Environment Options” node without an environment map specified no longer cause the default environment to be applied during “Open” operations
  • “Merge” behavior is unchanged
• Properties that display spin boxes (e.g., Render Settings dimensions/aspect) now only display step buttons when unlocked
• Property views now support Advanced Filtering syntax
  • Premier members are granted early access
  • Filter field placeholder/hint text refers to filtering by label when inactive, and by filtering by expression when active
  • See Advanced Filtering for syntax details
• Fixed refresh issues with filter changes on property views
• Added support for Persona Preset
  • Saving is similar to saving a Scene Subset, except limited to a single selected figure
    • Selected figure must be a root level node (i.e., cannot be parented) during save
    • Objects in the node hierarchy of the selected figure are optionally included (are included, by default)
    • Pose of the selected figure is recorded
    • DSON file type is “persona”
    • Content Type is “Actor/Persona”
    • Default relative save path is “/Presets/Personas”
  • Loading is similar to other asset types in some ways, and unique in others
    • Loading with a compatible figure selected
      • Holding [Ctrl/Cmd] provides “Control Freak” loading options
      • Replaces the selected figure, and its node hierarchy, with the Persona
      • Copies the pose/position of the selected figure to the Persona
    • Loading with no compatible figure selected
      • Provides no loading options - behaves similarly to loading a Scene Subset
• Refactored preset load option dialogs
  • Character Preset
  • Persona Preset
  • Properties Preset
  • Shape Preset
  • Pose Preset
  • Materials Preset
  • Shader Preset
  • Layered Image Preset
  • Cameras Preset
  • Lights Preset
• Refactored “Spot Render” Tool Settings
  • The “Render Target” setting is now a dropdown
    • “Active Viewport” causes the render to be performed within the active viewport
    • “New Window” causes each render to be performed in a new “Render” window
      • Uses global dimensions specified in the Render Settings pane if viewing through a View
      • Uses global dimensions specified in the Render Settings pane if viewing through a Camera (not a Light) and the “Use Local Dimensions” property is off
      • Now uses local dimensions specified on the camera if viewing through a Camera (not a Light) and the “Use Local Dimensions” property is on
  • Added a “Start Mode” setting
    • “Automatic” represents previously existing behaviors
      • Press/Hold of LMB starts specifying render area coordinates
      • Release of LMB completes specifying render area coordinates and causes the render to begin
        • Unless press of RMB occurs while LMB is pressed, cancelling the press of LMB
      • Render area coordinates are displayed, but cannot be edited manually
        • Value fields are read-only
        • Step buttons are hidden
    • “Manual” represents new behaviors
      • Premier members are granted early access
      • Press/Hold of LMB starts specifying render area coordinates
      • Release of LMB completes specifying render area coordinates, but render does not begin
        • Unless press of RMB occurs while LMB is pressed, cancelling the press of LMB
        • “Render” button must be clicked (or API must be called) to start the render
      • Render area coordinates can be edited manually
        • Value fields are editable
        • Step buttons unhidden
  • Added indication of “Spot” (Render Area) Coordinates
• Added a “Spot Render Context” menu
  • Provides an ability to define a context menu for the “Spot Render Tool”
• Premier ACLs are now automatically renewed if expiration occurs while a connection is active
• Improved population of the “About Install Plugins” dialog
• Fixed styling/layout issues in the Parameter Settings dialog
• Added actions for selecting/deselecting node ancestors of the current selection
  • Added a “Select Ancestors” (DzHPSelectAncestorsAction) action
    • Selects the nodes in the hierarchy above the selected node(s), to the root of the scene
  • Added a “Deselect Ancestors” (DzHPDeselectAncestorsAction) action
    • Deselects the nodes in the hierarchy above the selected node(s), to the root of the scene
  • Added a “Select Figure Ancestors” (DzHPSelectSkeletonAncestorsAction) action
    • Selects the nodes in the hierarchy above the selected node(s), to the root of the figure
  • Added a “Deselect Figure Ancestors” (DzHPDeselectSkeletonAncestorsAction) action
    • Deselects the nodes in the hierarchy above the selected node(s), to the root of the figure
• Updated default menus
  • Recommend clicking the Window > Workspace > Update and Merge Menus action
• Update to DzCloud 1.0.3.50
  • Fixes a potential crash while fetching metadata
• Addressed issues with localization
• Addressed issues with anonymous logging
• Addressed issues with inline help
• Addressed issues with interactive lessons

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.2

• Source maintenance
• Added guards against cases with the potential to cause a crash during close
• Extended property view support for Advanced Filtering syntax
  • Expanded abbreviated scope selectors; animatable, locked, present
  • Added asset scope modifiers; email, website
  • Fixed asset scope modifier; path
  • Added support for discrete empty string syntax

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.3

• Source maintenance
• Initial commit of a set of “Auto Save” features for Premier members
  • An “Auto Save” pane provides configuration options
    • Enable/Disable auto save of opened/modified scene files/contents
    • Enable/Disable auto save of opened/modified files in the Script IDE pane
    • Configure check for modified interval (minutes)
    • Configure destination path
    • Navigate to configured paths
    • Open destination path in file browser
    • Configure number of days to keep
    • Open recent save
    • Save immediately
  • A Start/Pause button, a Status/Countdown indicator, and an Immediate Save button have been added to the Status Bar
    • Current placement is temporary - will become a discrete toolbar

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.4

• Source maintenance
• Passing an empty path to DzFileIO::getFilesFromDirectory() now returns an empty list
• Extended DzContentMgr public API; added isInMappedDirectory()
• Updated public API documentation; DzContentMgr
• Updated SDK version to 4.23.1.5; SDK min is 4.5.0.100
• Added AutoSave to footprint

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.5

• Source maintenance
• Fixes to Geometry Sculptor undo/redo

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.6

• Source maintenance
• Reverted update to NVIDIA Iray 2024.0.4 (377400.3959a) and related
  • An issue in Iray/MDL causes shaders that involve the construction of BSDF Components (mdl::df::bsdf_component) to render black
  • Reverted addition of a DzMdlMathRoundAwayFromZero (“Round Away From Zero”) brick to Shader Mixer
  • Reverted extension of DzUberIrayMaterial scripting API; removed getDisplacementAdaptiveQuality(), setDisplacementAdaptiveQuality(), getDisplacementAdaptiveQualityControl()
  • Reverted support for “Displacement Adaptive Quality” on DzUberIrayMaterial
  • Reverted support for “Displacement Adaptive Quality” on DzMDLSurfaceBrick
  • Reverted Iray 2024.0.4 compatibility adjustments to the NVIDIA Iray DrawStyle
  • Restored NVIDIA Iray 2023.1.4 (373000.3036)
    • Minimum driver is 537.13 (R535) on Windows
• Fixed a crash on launch regression in Geometry Sculptor tool

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.7

• Source maintenance
• Fixed polarity of the return value for DzContentMgr::isInMappedDirectory()
• Fixed an issue with validation of the “Destination” path for “Scripts (Script IDE)” on the “AutoSave” pane
• Refactored the “AutoSave” pane
  • Implemented DzAutoSavePane scripting API
  • Affects widget styling, layout, naming/labeling
  • Additional styling adjustments are pending
• Refactored the “AutoSave” toolbar
  • Now exists as a discrete toolbar instead of widgets added to the Status Bar
    • Docking and hide/show behaviors mimic the Status Bar
  • Now makes use of actions to start/stop the “Scene” countdown and incremental save instead of discrete/duplicate widgets
• Added “AutoSave” actions
  • “AutoSave Modified Scene”
    • Starts/Stops the countdown for automatically saving the (modified) scene
  • “Open Scene Path”
    • Causes the “Destination” path specified in “Scene” to be navigated to in the “Content Library” pane
    • Hold [Ctrl/Cmd] when triggering to open an OS file browser window navigated to the “Destination” path
  • “Open Recent Scene”
    • Causes the last incremental save in the “Destination” path specified in “Scene” to be opened
  • “Save Scene Incremental”
    • Causes an incremental save to occur immediately
  • “AutoSave Modified Scripts”
    • Starts/Stops the countdown for automatically saving the (modified) scripts opened in the Script IDE pane
  • “Open Scripts Path”
    • Causes the “Destination” path specified in “Scripts (Script IDE)” to be navigated to in the “Content Library” pane
    • Hold [Ctrl/Cmd] when triggering to open an OS file browser window navigated to the “Destination” path
  • Labeling adjustments are pending
• Addressed issues with localization
• Addressed issues with anonymous logging
• Addressed issues with inline help
• Addressed issues with interactive lessons

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.8

• Source maintenance
• Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.9

• Source maintenance
• AutoSave is now paused/stopped by default
• The “Backup UI Files” option on the “AutoSave” pane is now respected
• Modified the date/time stamp filename prefix employed by AutoSave to better distinguish the various parts
  • The part before the first underscore character consists of the 4 digit year, a hyphen, the 2 digit month of the year, a hyphen, the 2 digit day of the month
  • The part between the first and second underscore characters consists of the 2 digit hour of a 24 hour day, a hyphen, the 2 digit minute of the hour, a hyphen, the 2 digit second of the minute
  • All remaining characters are part of the original filename
• Improved logging if AutoSave fails
• Fixed a memory leak in AutoSave that occurred when saving scripts open/modified in the “Script IDE” pane
• The AutoSave filename for an open/modified script in the Script IDE pane now encodes the path of the source script, as an MD5 digest in the prefix
  • This addresses an issue where source scripts with identical short names, but originating from different paths, were competing for the same AutoSave filename and overwriting each other
• Fixed an AutoSave issue where multiple open/modified scripts in the Script IDE pane with the same code were all treated as the first encountered instead of as discrete scripts
• Updated styles; “AutoSave” toolbar

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.10

• Source maintenance
• The AutoSave filename for scenes built from scratch now indicate “Untitled” in the name
• The AutoSave filename for scenes loaded from file now encodes the path of the source scene, as an MD5 digest in the prefix
  • This allows scenes with identical short names, but originating from different paths, to be distinguished/associated in the AutoSave destination folder
• AutoSave for scenes now respects “Thumbnail Saving” preferences
• Replaced the “Days” label for “Keep” options in the “AutoSave” pane with a dropdown
  • In preparation for providing other units of measure
• Modified the DzAutoSavePane scripting API

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.11

• Source maintenance
• Extended DzAutoSavePane scripting API
• Updated scripting API documentation; DzAutoSavePane
• When clicking a “Show Destination” button in the “AutoSave” pane, if the Ctrl/Cmd modifier key is pressed/held, the associated path is not or does not reside within a mapped content directory, or an attempt to navigate the “Content Library” pane to the associated path fails, an OS file browser window is opened to the path
  • If the Ctrl/Cmd modifier key is not pressed/held, and the associated path is or does reside within a mapped content directory, the “Content Library” pane is navigated to the path
• Updated the default “Destination” paths for the “AutoSave” pane
• The “AutoSave” pane now creates specified paths as needed instead of during launch of the application
• Added the inline help file to AutoSave package footprint
• Updated styles; “AutoSave” toolbar
• Fixed an issue in the “Create New Property” dialog that caused the “Animatable”, “Auto Follow”, (Presentation) “Type”, (Presentation) “Icon”, and , (Presentation) “Card” values to not be applied

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.12

• Source maintenance
• Extended DzHierarchyPane scripting API; added getDragDropParentingEnabled(), setDragDropParentingEnabled(), toggleDragDropParenting(); added dragDropParentingChanged() signal
• Updated scripting API documentation; DzHierarchyPane
• Added a “Drag and Drop Parenting” action (DzHPToggleDragDropParentingAction)
  • Controls whether drag and drop within the “Scene” pane is enabled
• Updated default interface files
  • Recommend clicking the Window > Workspace > Update and Merge Menus action
• Updated root categories
  • Default/Materials/Iray/Eyelashes/…
  • Default/Lights/Filament/…
  • Default/Materials/Filament/…
  • Default/Shaders/Filament/…
• Updated copyright statements; 2025
• Extracted the “Viewport Tools” inline help group to a discrete file
• Updated “Viewport Tools” inline help

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.13

• Source maintenance

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.14

• Source maintenance
• Update to dForce 1.8.1.4
  • Adds support for discretely excluding generated simulation data in saved assets
• Added support for a SaveSimulationData bool value to several DzAssetFileOutFilter subclass settings APIs; DzSceneAssetFilter, DzSceneSubsetAssetFilter, DzWearablesAssetFilter, DzPersonaAssetFilter
• Added an “Include Simulation Data” option to the Save Options dialogs of asset types that potentially include simulation data
  • Scene
  • Scene Subset
  • Wearable(s) Preset
  • Persona Preset
• Added an “Include Simulation Data” preference to Edit > Preferences… (F2) : Scene > “On Save”
  • Provides user control over whether the File > Save… action (DzSaveAction) includes generated simulation data
  • Re-saving any opened scene will apply this preference to the saved file regardless of its previous inclusion

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.15

• Source maintenance
• The “Save Layout As…” action (DzSaveLayoutAction) can now be triggered from script with a settings Object (const QVariantMap& if calling from C++), via DzAction::triggerWithSettings(), to control its operation
  • If a RunSilent Boolean property is true, no dialog or messages will be displayed
  • An additional Name String property is necessary, the value of which is used for the name of the layout being saved
  • If an optional Description String property is defined, the value is used for the description of the layout being saved, otherwise the value of the Name String property is used
  • If an optional CustomActions Boolean property is true, the saved files will include any custom actions that exist at that time
• The “Delete Layout(s)…” action (DzDeleteLayoutAction) can now be triggered from script with a settings Object (const QVariantMap& if calling from C++), via DzAction::triggerWithSettings(), to control its operation
  • If a RunSilent Boolean property is true, no dialog or messages are displayed
  • An additional Name String property is necessary, the value of which is used for the name of the layout to delete
• Extended DzAutoSavePane scripting API
• Updated scripting API documentation; DzAutoSavePane
• Added an “Iteration(s)” unit of measure to the “Keep” options in the “AutoSave” pane
• Added a “Simulation Data” option to the “Keep” row of the “Scene” section in the “AutoSave” pane
  • Controls whether to include generated simulation data when automatically saving a scene
• Added “Before” options to the “AutoSave” pane
  • “Render”
    • Controls whether a (modified) scene will be automatically saved immediately before a render begins
  • “Simulation”
    • Controls whether a (modified) scene will be automatically saved immediately before a simulation begins
• Updated the default state of “AutoSave” pane options
• Replaced the “Backup UI Files” option in the “AutoSave” pane with an “Interface” section
  • Provides its own configuration and countdown, independent of “Scene”
• Added “AutoSave” actions
  • “AutoSave Modified Interface”
    • Starts/Stops the countdown for automatically saving interface files
  • “Open Interface Path”
    • Causes the “Destination” path specified in “Interface” to be opened in an OS file browser window
  • “Save Interface Incremental”
    • Causes an incremental save to occur immediately
• Updated styles; AutoSave

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.16

• Source maintenance
• Updated the default state of “AutoSave” pane options
  • Scene > Before > Render = unchecked/false
  • Scene > Before > Simulation = unchecked/false
• Updated default interface files
  • Recommend clicking the Window > Workspace > Update and Merge Menus action
• AutoSave of interface files now verifies change instead of simply saving when triggered by countdown, click, or API

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.17

• Source maintenance
• Refactored the organization and naming of files employed by AutoSave for Scenes
  • A folder named after the (local) date the save occurred (i.e., yyyy-MM-dd) is created within the specified “Destination” folder
  • If the source scene was loaded from file, a folder named after an MD5 digest of the file path is created within the date folder
  • A Scene file (*.duf) bearing a prefix indicating the (local) time the save occurred (i.e, hh-mm-ss) is saved into the date folder with an “Untitled” name if not loaded from file, or into the MD5 digest folder with the source name if loaded from file
• Opening the last AutoSave scene (via provided button, action or API) now considers the 'current' scene and uses it to choose the corresponding AutoSave scene to open
• Fixed an AutoSave threading race condition when saving/purging Scripts that resulted in more iterations than specified being kept
• Refactored the organization and naming of files employed by AutoSave for Scripts
  • A folder named after the (local) date the save occurred (i.e., yyyy-MM-dd) is created within the specified “Destination” folder
  • If the source script was loaded from file, a folder named after an MD5 digest of the file path is created within the date folder
  • A script file (*.dsa) bearing a prefix indicating the (local) time the save occurred (i.e, hh-mm-ss) is saved into the date folder with an “Untitled_#” name if not loaded from file, or into the MD5 digest folder with the source name if loaded from file
• Fixed issues with some AutoSave settings not being preserved between sessions
• Updated styles; AutoSave
• Updated AutoSave action labels/descriptions

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.18

• Source maintenance
• Extended DzSideNavPropertyListView public API; added getVisiblePropertyLabels(), scrollToPropertyByLabel()
• Updated SDK version to 4.23.1.19; SDK min is 4.5.0.100
• Side Nav Property Views now attempt to maintain visible properties in the Property View when selection in the Side Nav View changes
  • A list of the visible properties is captured immediately before the Property View is rebuilt
  • Immediately after rebuilding, the first match (if any) in the captured list is scrolled to
  • The scrolled amount/position of the scrollbar is not guaranteed to match the previous amount/position due to changes in list length and/or order
  • If no match is found, or the list is shorter than the visible area, no scrolling occurs
• Extended DzAutoSavePane scripting API
• Updated scripting API documentation; DzAutoSavePane
• The AutoSave Bar now optionally displays actions/status for Scene, Interface, and Scripts sections of the “AutoSave” pane
  • “Status” labels on the “AutoSave” pane have been replaced by check boxes
  • The checked state of “Status” check boxes on the “AutoSave” pane control visibility of corresponding AutoSave Bar sections
• Updated AutoSave inline help
• Added “Hour(s)” and “Minute(s)” unit of measures to “Keep” options in the “AutoSave” pane

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.19

• Source maintenance
• Extended property view support for Advanced Filtering syntax
  • Added class scope modifiers; owner
  • Added presentation (present) scope modifiers; lbl, desc, icon, large, small, a, b, base, auto, pref, ext

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.20

• Source maintenance
• Fixed an issue that caused Advanced Filtering support for presentation colors (present::color::…) in property views to result in no properties being displayed
• Extended property view support for Advanced Filtering syntax
  • Added asset scope modifier; modified
• Added predefined Property View filters

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.21

• Source maintenance
• Extended DzFileIO SDK API; added removeRecursively()
• Extended DzDir scripting API; added removeRecursively()
• Extended DzAutoSavePane scripting API
• Updated SDK API documentation; DzFileIO
• Updated scripting API documentation; DzDir, DzAutoSavePane
• Updated SDK version to 4.23.1.22; SDK min is 4.5.0.100
• Fixed display of separators in the AutoSave Bar
  • Only display separators when/where adjacent sections are active
• When cleaning up kept AutoSave files, also cleanup resulting empty folders
• Extended predefined Property View filters

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.22

• Source maintenance
• Extended property view support for Advanced Filtering syntax
  • Added favorite scope
  • Added used scope
  • Added restored scope
• Extended predefined Property View filters
• Added support to the filter navigation bar menu for a “Build Filter…” script
• Addressed issues with anonymous logging

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.23

• Source maintenance
• Modified scripting API; DzContentLibraryPane now derives from DzPagedPane
• Extended DzContentLibraryPane scripting API
• Updated scripting API documentation; DzContentLibraryPane
• The “Content Library” pane now supports being extended via discretely-typed DzSubPane subclasses
• A tab bar in the “Content Library” pane is now displayed if a discrete sub-pane type is instantiated
  • The standard navigation/asset views reside in a “Manage” page if a compatible sub-pane exists
• Extended SDK samples; Sub-Panes
• Long press (press and hold) on the “Go Back” button (when enabled) in the “Content Library” pane “Navigation/Search Bar” now presents a menu that allows seeing/choosing further back in the navigation history
• Long press (press and hold) on the “Go Forward” button (when enabled) in the “Content Library” pane “Navigation/Search Bar” now presents a menu that allows seeing/choosing further forward in the navigation history
• Long press (press and hold) on the “Go Up” button (when enabled) in the “Content Library” pane “Navigation/Search Bar” now presents a menu that allows seeing/choosing a container further up the navigation hierarchy
• Extended property view support for Advanced Filtering syntax
  • Added follow scope
  • Added hidden scope
• Extended predefined Property View filters

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.24

• Source maintenance
• Fixed an issue where mouseover did not change the icon of a button
• Fixed popup positioning of the “Go Back”, “Go Forward”, and “Go Up” menus of the “Content Library” pane
• Placeholder (hint) text for the “Search Field” on the “Content Library” pane now updates to reflect “Search Type”
• Long press (press and hold) on the “Increase Assets Per Page” and “Decrease Assets Per Page” buttons in the “Navigation/Search Bar” of the “Content Library” pane now present a dialog that provides more precise control over “Assets Per Page”
• Long press (press and hold) on the “Search” button in the “Content Library” pane “Navigation/Search Bar” now presents a menu that populates with saved search strings (“Filters”)
  • Saving/Population path is dependent on “Search Type,” as syntax is type specific
• Added support for a “Build Filter…” script to the “Search Menu” for the “Content Library” pane
• Updated “Search” button styling on the “Content Library” pane
• Updated inline help; “Content Library” pane

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.25

• Source maintenance
• Extended SDK API; added DzFloatDlg, DzIntegerDlg
• Extended SDK samples; Sub-Panes
• Updated SDK version to 4.23.1.26; SDK min is 4.5.0.100
• Fixed an issue in DzProductAssetContainer::getAssetsWithKeywords() that could result in the return value containing the same asset multiple times - once for each matching keyword
• Updated scripting API documentation; DzProductAssetContainer
• Modified scripting API; DzRenderLibraryPane now derives from DzPagedPane
• The “Render Library” pane now supports being extended via discretely-typed DzSubPane subclasses
• A tab bar in the “Render Library” pane is now displayed if a discrete sub-pane type is instantiated
  • The standard navigation/image view reside in a “Manage” page if a compatible sub-pane exists
• Fixed an issue where setting the value of a DzFloatProperty, DzFloat2Property, DzFloat3Property, or DzFloatColorProperty could cause the interpolation type and/or interpolation parameters for the property to be reset
• ​Improved the speed/efficiency of several value setting actions
  • “Restore Figure”
  • “Restore Figure Pose”
  • “Restore Figure Shape”
  • “Restore Selected Item(s)”
  • “Restore Selected Item(s) Pose”
  • “Restore Selected Item(s) Shape”
  • “Memorize Figure”
  • “Memorize Figure Pose”
  • “Memorize Figure Shape”
  • “Memorize Selected Item(s)”
  • “Memorize Selected Item(s) Pose”
  • “Memorize Selected Item(s) Shape”
• Extended property view support for Advanced Filtering syntax
  • Added key scope
  • Added control scope

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.26

• Source maintenance
• Build system tweaks
• Extended property view support for Advanced Filtering syntax
  • Added alias scope modifiers; any, discrete, target
  • Added hidden scope modifiers; any, discrete, dynamic
  • Added favorite scope modifiers; any, discrete, global
  • Added key scope modifiers; any, frame, tick, second, interp, selected
  • Added follow scope modifiers; any, discrete, dynamic, override
  • Added present scope modifiers; any
• Extended predefined Property View filters

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.27

• Source maintenance
• Applying a Persona Preset (replacing the selected figure) now causes the (root of the) loaded figure to become the primary selection

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.28

• Source maintenance
• Fixed an issue in the Update and Merge Menus script, with handling of missing custom actions encountered during reconstruction, that could result in premature termination

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.29

• Source maintenance
• Extended DzWidget scripting API; added hidden, visible properties
• Extended DzDialog scripting API; added adjustHeight(), adjustWidth(), adjustSize()
• Updated scripting API documentation; DzWidget, DzDialog
• A “Build Filter…” action is now presented in the Filter Menu for panes that populate filters from the ./resources/Filters/Properties folder
  • e.g., Parameters, Posing, Shaping, Surfaces, Cameras, Lights, Render Settings, Draw Settings, Simulation Settings, etc.
  • Clicking the action presents a dialog that dynamically populates successive options with appropriate Advanced Filtering values, greatly simplifying construction of filters that make use of robust syntax
• Availability of the “Scale” option for a given canvas, on the “Canvases” page of the “Render Settings” pane when “NVIDIA Iray” is the active engine, is based on canvas type
  • Only a canvas of the RESULT or POST_TOON type offer the option
  • For a canvas of the RESULT type, the option is dynamically hidden/shown based on whether the Editor > Filtering > Post Denoiser > Post Denoiser Available property is on/off

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.30

• Source maintenance
• Extended DzFileNameValidator SDK API; added setDisallowConsecutiveHyphens(), getDisallowConsecutiveHyphens()
• Extended SDK API; added DzIdentifierValidator
• Updated SDK version to 4.23.1.31
• Made improvements to scripting API support for validators; DzLineEdit, DzComboEdit
• Fixed validation when renaming a container in “Content Library” pane
• Fixed validation of values in the “Scene Identification” dialog
  • “Node Name”
  • “Node Label”
• Prevent illegal filename characters when saving support assets
  • Modifiers
  • Nodes
  • UVs
• The values of fields in the “Create New Property” dialog are now validated
  • “Name”
  • “Path”
• The values of fields in the “Parameter Settings” dialog are now validated
  • “Name”
  • “Path”
• Added hints (placeholder text) to fields in the “Create New Property” dialog
• Added hints (placeholder text) to fields in the “Parameter Settings” dialog
• Improved support for the -noPrompt CLI option; file IO, PZ3 Importer
• Refactored the “Create Custom Action” dialog
  • Renamed the “Scripts” option in “Root Menu” to “Main Menu > Scripts”
  • Renamed the “Favorites” option in “Root Menu” to “Main Menu > Favorites”
  • Added a “Content Library > Bookmarks” option to “Root Menu”
  • Added a “Custom” option to “Root Menu”
    • When chosen, the value of the “Submenu” field is treated as the full menu path
      • Values that start with the classname of a pane followed by two consecutive colon characters (e.g., DzContentLibraryPane::) target the pane's option menu if the pane can be found
      • All other values, and any pane targeting value where the pane cannot be found, target the main menu bar
  • Fixed widget styling
• Updated default menus
  • Recommend clicking the Window > Workspace > Update and Merge Menus action
• Addressed issues with localization

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.31

• Source maintenance
• Improved support for the -noPrompt CLI option; PZ3 Importer
• Addressed issues with localization

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.32

• Source maintenance
• Extended DzVertexMesh public API; added getVertexGroup(), getActiveVertexGroup()
• Modified DzVertexMesh public API; deprecated createVertexGroup(), addToVertexGroup()
• Updated public API documentation; DzVertexMesh
• Updated SDK version to 4.23.1.33
• Updated default menus
  • Recommend clicking the Window > Workspace > Update and Merge Menus action

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.33

• Source maintenance
• Fixed a potential infinite loop condition in PZ3 Importer

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.34

• Source maintenance
• Updated scripting API documentation; Global, DzAction
• Improved support for the -noPrompt CLI option; file IO, content manager, PZ3 Importer
• Fixed an issue where creating a new submenu on an action menu would not cause the menu to update
• Made adjustments to “Create Custom Action” dialog option labeling
  • Changed “Root Menu” to “Root”
  • “Root” options are now slightly more verbose
    • Changed “Main Menu > Scripts” to “Main Menu Bar > Scripts”
    • Changed “Main Menu > Favorites” to “Main Menu Bar > Favorites”
    • Changed “Content Library > Bookmarks” to “Content Library Option Menu > Bookmarks”
    • Changed “Custom” to “Custom Path”
  • Changed “Submenu” to “Sub” when “Root” is set to a pre-defined path
  • Changed “Submenu” to “Path” when “Root” is set to “Custom Path”
• The “Create Custom Action” dialog now dynamically populates a “Sub/Path” options menu
  • When “Root” is set to “Main Menu Bar > Scripts”, the menu is populated with the hierarchy of the “Scripts” submenu in the Main Menu Bar
  • When “Root” is set to “Main Menu Bar > Favorites”, the menu is populated with the hierarchy of the “Favorites” submenu in the Main Menu Bar
  • When “Root” is set to “Content Library Option Menu > Bookmarks”, the menu is populated with the hierarchy of the “Bookmarks” submenu in the Content Library Pane Option Menu
  • When “Root” is set to “Custom Path”, the menu is populated with the submenu hierarchy of each top-level menu in the Main Menu Bar and the submenu hierarchy of each Pane Option Menu
• The “Sub/Path” option in the “Create Custom Action” dialog is now validated for minimum hierarchical depth
  • The root of the Main Menu Bar is not supported
  • The root of a Pane Option Menu is not supported
• Addressed issues with localization

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.35

• Source maintenance
• The “Create Custom Action” dialog now provides the ability to view/modify the path of the icon for the custom action being created

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.36

• Source maintenance
• Fixed an issue in the “Create Custom Action” dialog with the fallback path for the “Icon” option when the value is empty(ied) for a custom action being created for an asset
  • An asset that does not have an associated icon would not fallback to the file type icon path
• Added ellipsis to text on message buttons where additional user interaction is required
• The “Sub/Path” field in the “Create Custom Action” dialog now provides a clear button when not empty
• When creating a custom action for a container, the constructed default text for the action no longer includes a leading slash in the container path

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.37

• Source maintenance
• Improved support for the -noPrompt CLI option
  • “Convert Figure to Weight Mapping…”
  • “Convert TriAx Weight to General Weight”
  • “Convert TriAx/General Weight to Blended Weight”
  • “Update Base Geometry”
  • Joint Editor actions
  • Polyline conversion actions
• Updated default trigger settings
  • “Delete Unused Bones…” (DzJEDeleteUnusedBonesAction)
  • “Update Base Geometry” (DzUpdateGeometryAction)
  • “Save Layout As…” (DzSaveLayoutAction)
  • “Delete Layout(s)…” (DzDeleteLayoutAction)
  • “Convert to SubD…” (DzSubDAction)
  • “Triangulate…” (DzTriangulateAction)
  • “Detriangulate…” (DzDetriangulateAction)
  • “Convert Ribbons to Lines…” (DzConvertFacetRibbonsIntoLinesAction)
  • “Convert Tubes to Lines…” (DzConvertFacetTubesIntoLinesAction)
  • “Optimize Lines…” (DzOptimizeLinesAction)
  • “Equalize Line Segments…” (DzEqualizeLineSegmentsAction)
• Addressed issues with localization

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.38

• Source maintenance
• Extended the DzIrayCanvasDefinition scripting API; added a property; added a signal
• Updated scripting API documentation; DzIrayCanvasDefinition
• Availability of the “Scale” option for canvases is now limited to the POST_TOON type
• Added an “Upscale 2x” option for canvases of the RESULT type
  • The option is dynamically hidden/shown based on whether the Editor > Filtering > Post Denoiser > Post Denoiser Available property is on/off
• Fixed an issue in the “Create Custom Action” dialog with the construction of full menu paths
  • Manifested as a “Custom Path” using the classname of a pane resulting in a submenu of the Main Menu Bar with no label rather than a submenu of the pane's option menu

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.39

• Source maintenance
• Fixed a regression resulting from a fix for a premature termination issue in the Update and Merge Menus script
  • Manifested as actions in certain menus being incorrectly ordered
  • Recommend clicking the Window > Workspace > Update and Merge Menus action

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.40

• Source maintenance
• Modified DzMessageBox scripting API; warning() no longer requires a value for the button1 parameter; forward compatibility
• Extended DzArrayHelper scripting API; added isArrayLike(); forward compatibility
• Extended Array scripting API; added from(); forward compatibility
• Updated scripting API documentation; Array

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.41

• Source maintenance
• Extended DzApp SDK API; added getDisplayName()
• Extended DzApp scripting API; added displayName property
• Updated public API documentation; DzApp
• Updated SDK version to 4.23.1.42; SDK min is 4.5.0.100
• The application name displayed in the main window title now uses title case
  • Application name provided by API has not changed
  • Many locations that display the application name have been changed to use title case
    • Changes to more locations that display the application name are pending

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.42

• Source maintenance
• Build system tweaks; forward compatibility
• Extended DzApp public API; added isRestartRequired()
• Extended DzApp SDK API; added markRestartRequired()
• Extended DzMainWindow public API; added updateCaption()
• Updated public API documentation; DzApp, DzMainWindow
• Updated SDK version to 4.23.1.43; SDK min is 4.5.0.100
• Fixed the description for the Spot Render Tool; log warning
• The caption for the application now indicates when it needs to be restarted
  • “(!) ” is prepended to the application title
• The caption for the application now indicates Premier status upon ACL retrieval
  • Newly retrieved Premier ACLs may still require an application restart, however initial decoration/feedback is now more immediate

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.43

• Source maintenance
• Build system tweaks
• Extended DzAuthenticationMgr public API; added roleExpiration()
• Extended DzApp SDK API; added getDisplayOrg()
• Extended DzApp scripting API; added displayOrg property
• Updated public API documentation; DzApp, DzAuthenticationMgr
• Updated SDK API documentation; DzActivationPolicy, DzNoEvaluationActivationPolicy, DzExpirationDateActivationPolicy, DzTrialDaysActivationPolicy, DzAuthorizedRolePolicy
• Updated SDK version to 4.23.1.44; SDK min is 4.5.0.100
• Use display name/org for user-facing strings
• Improved support for the -noPrompt CLI option
• If the user is logged in prior to displaying the dialog, the serial field displayed when registering the application now provides a right-adjacent button that presents a menu with applicable serial numbers from the account
• The serial field for each unregistered plugin/bundle displayed in the “About Installed Plugins” dialog now provides a right-adjacent button that presents a menu with the expected serial prefix
  • To avoid the serial pattern placeholder being misinterpreted as entered text, the placeholder text has been replaced with an instruction and the serial pattern now appears in the tooltip
• If the user is logged in prior to displaying the dialog, the “About Installed Plugins” dialog now automatically retrieves plugin/bundle serial numbers from an account and makes them available to each respective plugin/bundle via a button that is right-adjacent to the serial field
• The “About Installed Plugins” dialog no longer displays a serial field for a bundle when all plugins in the bundle are registered
• Plugins that utilize DzAuthorizedRolePolicy (e.g., “Premier”) now indicate when authorization expires (in the future), or that account login is required, in the details section of the “About Install Plugins” dialog when a plugin is selected

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.44

• Source maintenance
• Improved ACL logging

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.45

• Source maintenance
• A “Build Filter…” action is now presented in the Filter Menu for panes/pages that populate filters from the ./resources/Filters/Products folder
  • e.g., Smart Content > Products
  • Clicking the action presents a dialog that dynamically populates successive options with appropriate Advanced Filtering values, greatly simplifying construction of filters
• A “Build Filter…” action is now presented in the Filter Menu for panes/pages that populate filters from the ./resources/Filters/Assets folder
  • e.g., the Files page of Smart Content, the Presets pages of Posing, Shaping, Surfaces, Cameras, Lights, Render Settings, Draw Settings, Simulation Settings, etc.
  • Clicking the action presents a dialog that dynamically populates successive options with appropriate Advanced Filtering values, greatly simplifying construction of filters
• A “Build Filter…” action is now presented in the Filter Menu for panes/pages that populate filters from the ./resources/Filters/Nodes folder
  • e.g., Scene
  • Clicking the action presents a dialog that dynamically populates successive options with appropriate Advanced Filtering values, simplifying construction of filters
• A “Build Filter…” action is now presented in the Filter Menu for panes/pages that populate filters from the ./resources/Filters/Content/Advanced folder
  • e.g., Content Library
  • Clicking the action presents a dialog that dynamically populates successive options with appropriate Advanced Filtering values, simplifying construction of filters
• Removed the “Premier Early Access” guards for Advanced Filtering - see 4.23.1.2
• Removed the “Premier Early Access” guard for the Spot Render tool Manual Start Mode - see 4.23.1.2

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.46

• Source maintenance
• When Search Type in the Content Library pane is set to File or Database the Search button menu (“long press”) should not present the “Build Filter…” action
  • The File and Database options do not support Advanced Filtering syntax
• Fixed an issue with dynamically setting the fixed height of the “Build Filter…” dialog

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.23.1.47

• Source maintenance
• Fixed an issue with plugin descriptions
• Updated scripting API documentation; DzMorphLoader
• Increment application, plugin and SDK version for 4.24.0.x

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.24.0.1

• Source maintenance

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.24.0.2

• Source maintenance
• Build system tweaks
• Merged to Trunk

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.24.0.3

• 4.24.0.3 - 2025-04-29