Is there a python script or some other utility out there that takes the pain out of rescaling elements in a PZ3? For instance, scaling up all the selected items in a scene from 100% (default) to 500% or more without having to do it manually one item at a time?

Tried parenting all to a invisible cube prop (by dragging in Hierarchy Window -- which is faster than selecting and parenting individually in composition window), then just scaling the parent prop? If you delete the parent prop after rescaling, the children objects will revert to being parented to the universe, but retain their rescaling.

That's interesting. Wonder if that is an artifact of propagating scale (cube transfer scaling to BODY which then transfers to all children)? :)

dunno. Seems to work using Poser Default Props as parent, but, IIRC, not always with other objects as parent.

Really don't recall specifics, but may have been other factors in play when parenting to a non-Poser default prop did not work in past (such as daisy-chained parenting perhaps? Deleted Parent prop may itself have been parented to another obj, yielding the unexpected results).

btw - most frequently use this parenting trick to Scale, Rot, and Trans the entire lighting setup all at once.

Attached Link: http://ockhamsbungalow.com/Python/Rescaler.zip

Nance, great tip! Thank you! Ockham, you came through in a pinch my friend! I'm downloading the script now. THANKS! :-)

There is one oddity you should watch for.
Props that are parented to a figure, like
hair or swords :) will get handled twice
if you just "select all".

As it stands, if you have a mix of figs
and props, you should select the figs,
and select only the props that you know
to be unattached.

There's probably a way to fix this; I'll
try listing as props only the unattached
stuff.......

Another note after trying it a few times:
rescaling will naturally leave some things
at the wrong height or in the wrong place.
(For instance, a bowl sitting on a table
but not parented, will end up floating
above the table.)
I don't think there's any good automatic
way to solve this.

Message edited on: 08/18/2004 12:24

you could simply scale the camera

... inversely. ;)