helo !
is there a way that i can use or convert any poser characters for  avatars ?
how can i convert a poser animation into FBX format ?
any advise would be appreciated .

second life huh.

i have heard of it. but have not got a chance to use it. what exactly is it ?
does it in import poser characters and saved out as FBX ?
tks.

I don't think there is any direct way of getting fbx out of poser. Perhaps you could export to another app with COLLADA (via poser pro or D|S) and then export to fbx from it ? The 30 day demo of 3ds MAX could work for this, though i admit i haven't tried to do this before so YMMV.

And secondlife is one of those virtual life/online game type things and what usually people mean when they ask about 'avatars.' pjz99 probably thought that you wanted it for that.

yes, that was what I meant.  If not in the second life context then what "avatars" are you talking about?

tks for your replies.

actually, someone want me me to generate a avatar , rigged and animate and delivered it in FBX .  i'm interested so i want to find out more about it .

An "avatar" in what program?

I just checked, and carrara can import fbx and/or poser animations, but apparently it  can't export fbx.

Also note that it's not actually legal to take poser content and distribute it to other people like this. So even if you find some way to make it fbx, you could be on very sticky ground trying to send it to your friend.

hi ghonma,
tks for the advise .
actually, its a totally custom made figure based on the client design.
i won't be using any of poser existing figures.

Milkshape has an "Alias FBX" export.

You can export from Poser to Milkshape using Poser2MS3D

Poser2MS3D retains the Geometry, hierarchy, rigging, animation, materials and texture maps.

hi philc,
tks for the info
i've not try mikshape, i'm going to find out more about it and the Poser2MS3D.
can Milkshape exporter work with Unity ?

I'm not familier with what Unity is.

It would probably help all the people who are trying to help, if Posenpose would describe what the goal is in detail.

There is an FBX plugin for DAZ | Studio:
 http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/shop/itemdetails/-/?item=4137
It allows to export Poser figures along with their animation to the FBX format.

hi pzj99,
i really appreciate for all that trying to help
i'll try explain again :)

my client wants me to create avatars character with animations to be used in Unity 3D .
( which i'm not familiar with these avatar and unity 3d. i'm trying to find out more :(   )
he requested the animation done must be delivered in FBX format so that he can use it in Unity.

so, my qusetion is : is there a effective way that i can convert my poser character with animation
into FBX formats ?

hope i make it clear this time :)

hi cyreg,
tks for the infos.
i saw it earlier and still considering of buying it since i'm not to sure how well
does it work .
i've heard a lot of problems and issues all this many conversion plugins that does not
100% works .

If this is an entirely original character, maybe you could do it all in blender instead ? That has fbx export and the app is free so its worth trying anyway. You can check it out from:

Blender.org

hi ghonma,
i'm thinking of doing it in poser cause i'm familiar with the rigging process.
i've not try blender, i'll check it out. tks for your suggestion.

What exactly is it you want to convert?  A DAZ figure, one of the EF figures, or your own character model?

edit: never mind, you explained that earlier, sorry

http://unity3d.com/unity/features/asset-importing
http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/

tks pjz99.
that's really help !