mathman opened this issue on Mar 22, 2004 ยท 33 posts
kuroyume0161 posted Mon, 22 March 2004 at 10:13 PM
(1) The potential is there but it is mucho worko. Even bringing a simple Poser figure geometry into another 3D program and redoing the morphs and bones (joints) is a monumental task. How many months or years do you have to invest? (2) It means that it has no bones - it's only a mesh; or in Poser terms - it's a prop not a figure and cannot be posed as is. (3) Yes, but it is work. You must group each 'body part' (head, neck, chest, forearm, hip, left foot,...) if not done already and set up the bend/twist/joint parameters for each joint (shoulder, elbow, wrist, etc.) between them properly. This doesn't even consider morphs. If you are intent on doing this, I would read the Poser manual as well as getting a copy of "Secrets of Figure Creation with Poser 5". (4) Not particularly and the reason is the "horrendously expensive" prices that they inflict on the sellers. Most of the good Poser stuff there can be had here or elsewhere (PoserPros, RuntimeDNA, PoserWorld, PhilC, Daz3D). From what I've heard, the seller chooses a price, but if sales are not up to "snuff", TurboSquid makes a more "appealing" (read: horrendously expensive) price fix to the item. My advice: If you want to completely hate 3D CG in no time flat, try taking a human figure geometry and turning it into a posable, morphed figure for Poser as a first project. ;) Best to start simply and work up to understanding the complexities and caveats than to experience them all at once in a bump-rush effort to do the impractical. Might I add that Cornelius doesn't have much potential. Already clothed means that that's it. No choices in creating custom clothing. Already has hair so no choices in hair styles. No mention if a proper UV mapping has been done. For $70 you can get the Michael 2.0 CD from Daz3D, which comes with ALL of this: * Michael 2.0 * Michael 2.0 Texture Maps (standard res) * Morphing Flat Top * Michael Clothing Pak 1 * Michael Morphing Clothing Pak for Clothing Paks 1 and 2 Or get Michael 2.0 figure which has all of these already built-in for $32: # Michael 1 .Obj # Brand New .Cr2 with Michael 1 Morphs # Plus Hundreds of All New Morphs * 105 Full Body Morphs * 243 Partial Body Morphs * 230 Head and Facial Structure/Expression Morphs # .Cr2 and.Obj Files Modified to Fit Michael to the P4 Man Proportions # Endless Morph Combination Possibilities For Differing * Physique * Age * Weight * Height * Ethnicity * Characters # Compatible with Accessories, Textures, and Morphs for Michael 1.0 # Compatible with Accessories made for the P4 Male # Genitalia Option Compare features to price and it is obvious which is the better choice. Kuroyume
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