DAZ Studio 6 is out in beta, going from 4.x to 6.x seemingly without a version 5. Still free. The new version is a surprise to all, and touts…<\/p>\n
– smoother scene loading, with big textures continuing to load in the background even as you start to work with the scene.<\/p>\n
– support for newer NVIDIA 50 series graphics-cards.<\/p>\n
– newer version of iRay (NVIDIA drivers update required).<\/p>\n
– updated Texture Shaded mode, if you use that rather than iRay for your Viewport. <\/p>\n
– ability to hide or show Library content, and apparently other content-finding improvements.<\/p>\n
– adjust hair strands while still in your full scene.<\/p>\n
– the Help system is now run by an AI chatbot. No other AI is in the software. No AI renderer or ComfyUI bridge.<\/p>\n
Frankly, such a huge version-leap seems barely justified by the changes. If you work with huge scenes and textures, on a 50-series card, and fiddle with dForce hair a lot, then it may be worth it. Many others will stick with 4.x.<\/p>\n
Noted in the changelog…<\/p>\n
– “Tweaked the minimum OpenGL version message”, though the newer version was not specified anywhere. Presumably an OpenGL bump is why Texture Shaded mode is now better looking in the Viewport?<\/p>\n
– Some changes to formatting of scripts for version 6.<\/p>\n
– A new SDK, so many older third-party plugins won’t work until updated by their makers, if they’re still around e.g. there’s said to be no Animate 2 plugin for version 6.<\/p>\n
– “Fixed a regression in the script that backs the ‘Create Poser Companion Files…’ action!” “Backs” rather than “breaks”. That could just be a typo, or it could mean this script broke from version 4.23.1.42 onwards?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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