[Daz] Warning, lastest Daz update (4.12.1.16 Beta) cannot run multiple instance anymore.

[Deleted member 1121028]

If it's part of your workflow (like me), well too fucking bad.

• Only a single instance of the application, per release channel, is now allowed to run at a time
  • Attempts to load registered file types via double-click or "open with" commands (once promoted to General Release) will forward to a running instance (if any) instead of allowing concurrent instances that compete for resources and cause conflicts

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Beware before you update!


EDIT: FIX HERE

 

[Porcus Dev]

Shit, that sucks!

Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[Porcus Dev]

It appears that due to complaints or recommendations it may be optional

Only a single instance of the application, per release channel, is now allowed to run at a time (by default)

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[Deleted member 1121028]

It appears that due to complaints or recommendations it may be optional

Yeah I saw that... But for now I'm stuck with 4.12.1.16.
Can't render and working on another scene... Or reinstalling a vanilla 4.12 with everything that implies.

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That's said if you got a RTX card, iray has greatly improved again.

 

[Porcus Dev]

From what I read, you can't open more instances of that version, but you can always have that version open at the same time as other older versions (if you need it for now until they release the new version where it's optional).

Having several versions of DAZ is not very difficult either... in fact I have 3 installed (4.10, 4.11 and 4.12)

 

[Deleted member 1121028]

Yeah installing is no big deal... But categories, layout, custom actions, folders configs, plugins... on the other hand

Anyway found a general workaround

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1. If your DAZ Studio is running, close it.
2. Download
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   . Swiss File Knife is a command-line tool you will use to modify DAZ Studio.
3. Right-click on downloaded sfk.exe file, select Properties, check the Unblock box, then click Apply.
4. Copy sfk.exe to your C:\Windows\System32 folder.
5. Navigate to C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4 Public Build and make a backup copy of DzCore.dll.
6. Launch Command Prompt as Administrator.
7. In Command Prompt window type the following command:
   
   cd C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4 Public Build
   After you press Enter it should read:
   
   C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4 Public Build>
8. In Command Prompt window type the following command:
   
   sfk setbytes DzCore.dll 0xB6C9FC 0x33 -yes
   After you press Enter it should read:
   
   1 bytes written.
   If you are typing instead of copying and pasting, note that the first character after 0x is B, not 8.
   
   
9. Close Command Prompt window.
10. Enjoy running multiple instances of DAZ Studio.

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[RaXorX]

Does this work on the new public release? Tried but didn't work.

 

[Deleted member 1121028]

Does this work on the new public release? Tried but didn't work.

Daz changed how instance works few release ago.

Unrar this Daz script and put it anywhere you want in your Daz library, I put it in "My library" root folder for convenience but anywhere else is fine.

Just thick those boxes and it should start a new Daz instance.


View attachment new_instance.rar

 

[RaXorX]

I already know of that method. But thanks a lot.

 

[Deleted member 1121028]

I already know of that method. But thanks a lot.

Found something better :

-Open Daz & save an empty scene somewhere
-Open notepad & copy&paste

"C:/Program Files/DAZ 3D/DAZStudio4 Public Build/DAZStudio" -instanceName # -copyAppSettings PublicBuild -copySessionUI "Public Build" "D:\_DAZ ASSETS\My Library\EmptyScene.duf"

-> Location of your DazStudio app
-> Location of your empty scene

Save as a *.bat file and you should be good

 

[recreation]

Found something better :

-Open Daz & save an empty scene somewhere
-Open notepad & copy&paste



-> Location of your DazStudio app
-> Location of your empty scene

Save as a *.bat file and you should be good

this works without the script?

 

[Deleted member 1121028]

this works without the script?

Yep!

 

[MissAnimated]

Thanks for this! Hey if you run it with just:

"C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\DAZStudio.exe" -instanceName # " D:\_DAZ ASSETS\My Library\ EmptyScene.duf"

you get all your preferences, history, last content location, and scripts intact. You only need change the instance to make it create a new window...

 

[galora]

Hey thanks for this...

One last thing you can add is : start "" at the beginning of the bat file which will close the cmd prompt right away.

I tried without the empty scene and the options as MissAnimated mentioned,it works I don't know whether all of this changes anything important but it seems to work.

So I end up with
start "" "[DAZ location] -instanceName #"

Why do they provide their own script any advantages?