DS 101: How to keep smart content category list open

davesodaveso Posts: 7,009

This is a real brain fart, but all of a sudden my category listing is closed when launching DS. I know there is a setting to keep it open, but I'm sure not finding it. 
The images show current opening, with all categories collapsed... and the second how I want it when launching DS

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  • ArtsyDragonArtsyDragon Posts: 682

    I'm also interested in this. It would be nice to have it be open when DAZ Studio is launched.

  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 6,972
    edited October 26

    The root cause of this "issue" is that one non-default Category (Light Sets) was assign to some of the asset item(s). The default behavior of having two (or more...) root categories in Smart Content is that it auto-collapse the tree of Categorie.

    Deleting that non-default Category (and then reassign the asset to a Category under Default...) will solve it.

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  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,009

    crosswind said:

    The root cause of this "issue" is that one non-default Category (Light Sets) was assign to some of the asset item(s). The default behavior of having two (or more...) root categories in Smart Content is that it auto-collapse the tree of Categorie.

    Deleting that non-default Category (and then reassign the asset to a Category under Default...) will solve it.

    thanks...now, how to find what shouldn't be there and how to reassign?

  • TesseractSpaceTesseractSpace Posts: 1,406

    https://www.daz3d.com/sy-starry-sky-lights-and-hdris-for-iray

    This set was doing that to me, I went in and recategorized all the parts. Am away from my PC so I can't make a step by step, but if someone else hasn't I'll try to write one up Monday.

  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 6,972
    edited October 26

    daveso said:

    crosswind said:

    The root cause of this "issue" is that one non-default Category (Light Sets) was assign to some of the asset item(s). The default behavior of having two (or more...) root categories in Smart Content is that it auto-collapse the tree of Categorie.

    Deleting that non-default Category (and then reassign the asset to a Category under Default...) will solve it.

    thanks...now, how to find what shouldn't be there and how to reassign?

    You select the Category: Light Sets, you'll see the relevant Product(s) on the right, then click into the product(s) and chase down to the asset item. Right-click > Categorize... to reassign a Default Category to the item,

    Then go back to the Root tree, right-click on Light Sets > Show Category in Content Library. With Light Sets select, right-click > Delete.

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  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,009

    crosswind said:

    daveso said:

    crosswind said:

    The root cause of this "issue" is that one non-default Category (Light Sets) was assign to some of the asset item(s). The default behavior of having two (or more...) root categories in Smart Content is that it auto-collapse the tree of Categorie.

    Deleting that non-default Category (and then reassign the asset to a Category under Default...) will solve it.

    thanks...now, how to find what shouldn't be there and how to reassign?

    You select the Category: Light Sets, you'll see the relevant Product(s) on the right, then click into the product(s) and chase down to the asset item. Right-click > Categorize... to reassign a Default Category to the item,

    Then go back to the Root tree, right-click on Light Sets > Show Category in Content Library. With Light Sets select, right-click > Delete.

    thanks..wow, I know I'm pretty dense, but I have no idea what you;re saying here. I'm in Smart Content. I see the extra Light Sets category. I open it and there is the main thing, SY Starry Sky ...then I click the triangle and several more items open.  I'm not understanding what you're say is the "asset", as there appears maybe thare could be more than one? I do not see anything that says categorize, Only something about a path ... but I have no clue what that would be. I'm assuming when you say root tree you;re in Content Library, and you're deleting that entire category? I might just do that and be gone with that Starry night Product. Would that work? 

     

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,009

    crosswind said:

    daveso said:

    crosswind said:

    The root cause of this "issue" is that one non-default Category (Light Sets) was assign to some of the asset item(s). The default behavior of having two (or more...) root categories in Smart Content is that it auto-collapse the tree of Categorie.

    Deleting that non-default Category (and then reassign the asset to a Category under Default...) will solve it.

    thanks...now, how to find what shouldn't be there and how to reassign?

    You select the Category: Light Sets, you'll see the relevant Product(s) on the right, then click into the product(s) and chase down to the asset item. Right-click > Categorize... to reassign a Default Category to the item,

    Then go back to the Root tree, right-click on Light Sets > Show Category in Content Library. With Light Sets select, right-click > Delete.

    thanks..wow, I know I'm pretty dense, but I have no idea what you;re saying here. I'm in Smart Content. I see the extra Light Sets category. I open it and there is the main thing, SY Starry Sky ...then I click the triangle and several more items open.  I'm not understanding what you're say is the "asset", as there appears maybe thare could be more than one? I do not see anything that says categorize, Only something about a path ... but I have no clue what that would be. I'm assuming when you say root tree you;re in Content Library, and you're deleting that entire category? I might just do that and be gone with that Starry night Product. Would that work? 

     

  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 6,972

    I don't have that product so I simulated a case like that... as the attached screenshots.

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  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,009

    thanks agan. You're going way above here. I tried what you posted, and it seemed to work, but now I have just suceeded in deleting the stray light sets category. DS is opening now the way I want it. Think I'll just not install that product again.  

  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 6,972

    daveso said:

    thanks agan. You're going way above here. I tried what you posted, and it seemed to work, but now I have just suceeded in deleting the stray light sets category. DS is opening now the way I want it. Think I'll just not install that product again.  

    Yep, deleting the category directly is a straight-forward way only there's no category assigned to those items. Uninstalling the product will also do... if you don't need it anymore.

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,009

    crosswind said:

    daveso said:

    thanks agan. You're going way above here. I tried what you posted, and it seemed to work, but now I have just suceeded in deleting the stray light sets category. DS is opening now the way I want it. Think I'll just not install that product again.  

    Yep, deleting the category directly is a straight-forward way only there's no category assigned to those items. Uninstalling the product will also do... if you don't need it anymore.

    I've only used it a couple of times. I might try again in the future to install it. I bought a plugin awhle back that assigns things to correct places or something like that. Can't remember the name, but I'll figure that out and give it a go. Thanks again.  

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