FYI- The following pages were added to the original tutorial to answer some questions that were asked.

Geep that is alot of info. I thhink you scared them. :) It is great though. alot to read but it is all here.

Mmm, still demoralized but feeling less mystified.

really like this Guy!, Hey Dr Geep when you go book let me know, Ill purchase Dr Geeps instructions to poser 5. Speaking of 5, Dr GTeep can you demystify the poser 5 materials rom and the clothe room for us?

Demystify - To turn down the volumetric atmosphere setting in the Poser 5 material room. See, less mist now.

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Ooooooh, magnet tutorial!!!! I have NEEDED this tutorial for a long time, Doc. =) Thank you! huge hugs goes to read the tutorial

Ok, this is from a memory of 40 years ago... "The country that controls magnitism will control the world."-Dick Tracy Thanks Doc...this one's perfect for the gaps upstairs. Gets windy up there sometimes! -jay

I'm attracted.

Thanks, I think I can finally get a handle this with your help.:) Certainly make magnets more attractive.(Sorry couldn't resist that one.)

Magnets are really great; the more I learn, the more I use them. But can you tell me this: why is it, that sometimes when I pick a relatively small item (say, a prop) and add a magnet, I get a HUGE magnet that totally blocks out everything. You would think the default magnet size might be connected to the size of the element.

aargh magnets, weapons of war.. when i see what some people can achieve only with magnets, i am impressed.. to me it is one of the most important class (not that the others are not interesting), and again i am late.. (damn 56k) sure i will have questions once i swallow all the pages, because i had been struggling with magnets the past three days so far. BTW, out of topic, but is there any way to subdivide or multiply the number of polygons of a primitive prop of poser ? I ask this bercause when you use magnets to make some deforms, it is better to have more polygons to distort on same plane / surface...

It is a great tut:), it should be in Poser Forum FAQ

"BTW, out of topic, but is there any way to subdivide or multiply the number of polygons of a primitive prop of poser ?" Sorry, you can not subdivide polygons in Poser. cheers, dr geep ;=]

...reading... and re-reading! Thanks a bunch! :)

Thanks DR. its always a help

Scanning........ =O)

Another brilliant tut, Doc ! A function of the magnet zone I find very usueful, especially in conjunction with the grouping tool, is the "magnet affetcs only a specified group in the prop/body part" function. May be you could add a couple vignettes on this one ?

Thanks Doc. :)

hmm i had a problem this morning i was shaping a prop, i morphed it with a magnet then i had to morph differently a part of the wole prop area/polygons affected first magent, and i used the grouping tool; i then made a magnet which zone affected only the new group, then it ceased to be affected by the first magnet ! how can i morph a whole portion of something which small part of it is already a group affected by anotehr magnet, and cumulat the effect on the whole ? means the magnet intended to affect a whole area will, and on top of that a magnet affecting only a grouped part of it will too, but keeping old magnet influence) ? again : for better magnet morphings, how can i set the polygon number/density/subdivision of a primitive poser prop ?

sorry abotu treposting twice the subdivision question... i guess for plane/flat survaces, i could take many small box props and join them as a single objectr... do you know of any software that can subdivise like that, though ? other question: not much to do abotu magnet ( or it does) when you save a prop with morphs on it , and morph it further with a magnet, wen you save it as an obj it looses its morph, right ? but if you save the magnet as a MT, then inject it on the prop and save back the whol prop as a prop, it wil retain all the other morphs PLUS the magnet one, right ?

"again : for better magnet morphings, how can i set the polygon number/density/subdivision of a primitive poser prop ?" again: You can not subdivide polygons in Poser but ... You can make props with more polygons. See the following excerpts. ;=]

Ok? ;=?

thanx to you to take time to look over an annoying student like me :) such things wont work for a sphere hough :) i have toi try something else in that case btw ddi you make any "modelling out of simple props" tutorals and what is the numer of it if you posted it ? i have questions about items made out of props, regarding toon mode... in fact, it is off topic, but regarding light, polygons and such, things seem to have different and much stricter rules under toon mode, really a thing on its own...