I'm a 3D modeler, and I'd like to rig some of my models for Poser, so that I can put them on the marketplace, and maybe even a freebie here and there.

My problem is that after I get the bones set up in Poser and I bind them to the model, parts of the poly-mesh break up as I pose it.  The shoulder will tear right off the arm, and so on.  Some of this appears to be because of the grouping, which I can work on, but some just seems wrong.

If anyone has experience rigging models in Poser, could you give me some tips to fix this?

Thanks!

[ X ] "Bend Body Parts"  <<< You prolly need to do this.

It's on the main menu under "Display" >>> "Bend Body Parts"

There is, also, a [X] Bend for each Body Part in the "Properties" window under [X]  "Visible".

If these do not fix your problem, you may need  to "weld" the body parts.

cheers,
dr geep
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Thanks for that!  It's already set, though.  Some of it clears up when I tweak the grouping, but not all of it.  For instance, I have an upper arm with the bone grouped perfectly to that upper arm geometry.  When I bend it, the mesh tears at the shoulder and underarm.

Any other ideas? :-)

I did some digging around on the 'net, and found this:

http://my.smithmicro.com/tutorials/44.html

I think this will take care of it for me, and possibly help others.  If I still have problems, I'll post them here.

You have sets of inclusion and exclusion zones and the spherical falloffs for each joint.  There is a bend paparamter on the body part properties display.

 The thing about the shoulder breaking off sounds like a missing WELD parameter to me. Poser needs all groups welded :)