While I try to think about how to handle those base links, I've decided to apply what I've learned from all of this to a problem which stumped me previously.  Armed with paths and all the vector and matrix stuff, I think I can now make decent progress toward a dynamic hair styling tool.  Pictured is an early test.  The guide hairs are being positioned to conform to the path.

 

I'm pleased to note that 'Rosity seems to be running more smoothly again.  :thumbupboth:

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Cage can be an opinionated jerk who posts without thinking.  He apologizes for this.  He's honestly not trying to be a turkeyhead.

Cage had some freebies, compatible with Poser 11 and below.  His Python scripts were saved at archive.org, along with the rest of the Morphography site, where they were hosted.