Hello, I've been trying to get Poser 7 to dectect external runtime folders. I have read the tutorials here on Renderosity and other sites to no avail.

I bought ahudsons 3D Content Installer, that worked to an extent, Poser will only dectect certain external runtime folders.

Can anyone help?

theruggedspud thanks you in advance.

What happens when you click on the "+" Add runtime icon and browse to the Runtime folder of your remote library?

Well, when I tried that I was given the option to browse for a runtime, so I located a runtime folder that I created and named runtime storage. It will detect the runtime storage folder, but not the runtime folder inside with the actual contents.

Change the name of the runtime storage folder to something else (Poser content perhaps?), and see what happens.

I did as suggested, I even renamed the folder in question to runtime. Still no joy.

Also, some time ago AVG detected a 'corrupted' .dll file belonging to Poser 7. I beleive the file was tcldde83.dll, but I found a replacement file for that which was bigger then the supposed corrupted file.

Might that be the cuase of my woes?

Very probably. Suggest reinstalling.

make sure you have SR3 installed.

to add a runtime in P7 , you must select the actual 'Runtime'

for instance , if you have a 'Characters' runtime , find it in the browse window, and click on the containing folder (ie Characters) then select 'Runtime' and accept it.

Poser will then recognise the library as "Characters"

typical pathing >>>  " F:/Characters/Runtime/.................

always choose 'Runtime' as the folder to add, Poser will recognise the library and name it accordingly

Reinstalled Poser 7. Didn't change a thing. 3anson, what is SR3? I tried the other methods prescribed by yourself beforehand to no avail.

Quote - Reinstalled Poser 7. Didn't change a thing. 3anson, what is SR3? I tried the other methods prescribed by yourself beforehand to no avail.

SR3 >>> Service Release 3

if there is a runtime folder inside a runtime folder, Poser will only recognise the first runtime folder it sees. if that folder only contains another "runtime" folder, Poser will not see anything except the outer runtime folder.

I have officaily gone blue in the face. Folder structure is grand, I just started from scratch. On my C drive I created a runtime folder, added a few items, opened Poser clicked the '+' to add runtime, browsed for said runtime, selected the runtime folder, clicked okay. What shows up in the library, only 'C:' Even after installing SR3.

According to everyones suggestions, either I'm doing something wrong and not seeing it, or software in general are trying to tell me something. And that is, "Software is not for you to understand, hardware is".

Either that or Poser, like various other software, was designed for Macs, not PC. I can build a PC, not a Mac, and they is expensvie to buy on my side of the pond.

Anyway, a hundred million thanks, to all who tried to assist me with this issue. But I can't see the external runtime method of content installation working for me.

Big bloated runtime, here I come!

I'm on Poser 8 so it may be different- I click on the folder CONTAINING the runtime not the runtime folder (eg Poser 5 in the screengrab above). May be a good idea not to use 'runtime' in this folder name to avoid confusing Poser.

Can you post a screengrab of your folder structure.

question.

what are you running? XP? Vista? 7?

You need to be selecting the folder containing the runtime folder. Poser 7 with service pack 2  works.

Poser will create the entire folder structure for you if it does not exist.

Make sure you have used the up arrow icon to get to the runtime list with the big red dot.

1. Inside that folder create a new folder and name it 'runtime'. Don't add anything to it, it's just for testing.

2. In Poser's library, do what everyone's suggested above to add a new runtime (see the graphic to check you're doing it right)

3. After you click the Add Runtime button you should have navigated to (for example) the new 'Test' folder and then clicked on the Runtime folder inside that.

If all went to plan, you now have a new runtime folder in your library called 'Test'. If that worked for you, you can go ahead and add proper runtimes using exactly the same method.

To ypvs, I don't know how to do a screengrab. And, not to be rude, I have been clicking the folder containing the runtime not the runtime itself.

To MagnusGreel, I'm running XP Service Pack 2.

To markschum, you right, I did notice that, after following cspear's instructions, a libraries folder was created in the empty runtime folder.

So I went ahead and added stuffs to the runtime folder, created by follwing cspears instructions, via copy, paste, overwrite? But of course!

To cspear, again, not to seem rude but the Test folder was detected, not the runtime. Empty or no. Forgive me if I misunderstood your instructions.

I hate to say it, still no joy.

hang on.

just to check. the runtime you tried to link. it was like "C:testrumtimeruntimeetc" - as in it contains a Runtime folder?

I did that one time.. thought I was linking a runtime, but I was trying to link to a Runtime folder itself.. eg "C:runtimeetc" instead of "C:testruntimeruntimeetc"... it maybe worth checking...

kicked myself when I realised what I'd done.... it won't work you see.

MagnusGreel,

I feel like my brain is connected to that boom stick in your profile pic. I have tried linking to both C:Test and C:Testruntime, but Poser says no. Bold Poser! I don't know why Poser says no, what with it being up to date and all 0_o

Well that was weird. I just read through the Poser Reference Manual and learned of an 'Options Menu'. A little downward pointing arrow atop the Library palette.

Let it be known, the items I had installed in the Test folder created as per cspear's instructions were of the Props and Poses categories. Freebies from 3d-pinup.

So, after clicking on the downward arrow, a menu popped up, I noticed another arrow pointing to the right beside the Props and Pose categories, clicked on it , another menu pops up for either catergory, beneath either categories heading was none other than '3d-pinup', clicked on them, et voila! In the afore mentioned categories, when then Test folder was selected, I could find the previously mentioned freebies!

Big hugs and lots of thanks to everyone who tried to help out, and lets not forget the 100+ peeps who took the time out to read ones problematic post. WOOT!