is this model rigged for Poser, or does it consist of mesh+texture? ::::: Opera :::::

No, it's only an OBJ-File on the CD that I imported into Poser and applied a standard skin-material.

Would you be willing to take several wire-frame renders so we can see the mesh? body front, body back, front and profile head? Thank you, :: og ::

yep - give me some minutes.

i made a skin kit like 6 months ago did the same thing using disp maps, mainly made for female though i really should sell things when i make em x_x haha lazy go me

whoa.......that poly count would make V3 jealous

looks like 1 billion polygons! seriously, i've never seen a mesh that dense. are you going to try rigging it?

No. First of all I am not capable to this, second I guess this would be illegal.

no, not illegal to take the mesh into the setup room and rig it for poser so you can use it. Would be illegal if you tried to market it without permission. :: og ::

OK, I see. Thanks for the information. But I think I am not capable of this either ;-) Is there a good tutorial out there?

That's a huge poly count. I would imagine that a lot of detail, such as veins, could be added to poser figures as displacement maps. Zbrush can make these but, much cheaper, Silo 2 will be able to as well. Take a look at their demos.... www.nevercenter.com ...and you just might part with some money. I did.

if they included the Z-tool along with the obj then you'd have the low poly version aswell.you could then generate a displace map from the high res mesh who made it? here's some more free zbrush objects http://206.145.80.239/zbc/showthread.php?t=29164

Thats a laser scan of a real human.

laser scans usually have no smooth flow along the muscles lines.. but yeah, it's as dense as a laser scan. also, for a polycount that is so high, it's not much use other than being a pretty statue. you can't properly rig it since it's not modelled in a relaxed "default" pose. makes a fantastic anatomy study tho! :) thanks very much for posting the renders

The model was made in ZBrush, the tutorial on how to add the detail is in 3D World #74. On the cover disc, there is a free copy of Realsoft 3d 4.5 - full version for personal use. Looks good.

I was thinking of making him into a statue! The tutorial is pretty complex. You really need artistic ability the sculpt the muscles and such.

That polycount is obviously so unnecessary. The fine details could be reproduced with displacement, and be much easier to manage. Plus, you'd never be able to successfully rig this character anyway, as it is pre-posed in an unusual position (with one arm already bent at a severe angle). It looks nice, but not exactly useful.

put a bow and arrow in his hands, the pose is obvious ;)

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Boy oh boy I need that magazine ;) wow that's incredible. I have a question what exactly is non rigged mean? I've heard it before, does that mean he's stiff as a board, non poseable unless someone can do it?

yep, rigging is adding the skeleton to make him able to walk

if oliver can bone it, pose it and render it in poser without frequent crashes, this may be a sign of things to come - poser 7 and V4 with 2.5 million polygons. it will definitely put those quad 3.5 GHZ intel-core Macs thru their paces.

foxseelady, He has no bones. 3D characters have an internal structure called the 'control rig' which allows each element (bone) to be repositioned, and yeilds a deformation of the mesh when the bone translates (moves in space) or rotates. It also then ususally triggers secondary movement to bones up and down the connected chain, which in turn rotate or translate, and deform the mesh as well. In Poser, you take an unrigged mesh into the setup room to give it a control structure. ::::: Opera :::::