I've been collecting Poser stuff for eons, it seems. I have gazillions of zip files I haven't even used yet. I wanted to make sure that I was prepared for anything I wanted to do. The upshot is, how can they be organized for easy use and access? Poser's file system's so linear. Can one set up various CD's for instance, that are accessible even if they're not with the original program? If so, how do you get around the linearity? Does anyone have any suggestions. I'd love to be able to get anything I have at any time. I'm also wondering about the Bryce libraries. Can they be set up as independent units and still be accessible, instead of huge sections of thumbs in the original libraries? Unless one has a ton of available space, what do you do? Even with a decent size drive, it can use up a lot of overhead. I don't remember either the Bryce or Poser manuals covering this. In fact, whatever they have on these subjects seems woefully lacking in solid info, as I recall. Any and all help and suggestions appreciated. Thanks.

If the DAZ site is up, go there, & check the "Tech Tips" Recent one addressed that very thing! Happy Rendering!

Isn't this a wonderful problem to have? I'll bet Metacreations (or was it then Fractal?) never dreamed we'd have such vibrant communities making free or incredibly inexpensive models so easy to come by. (Check out Viewpoint's prices on models sometime for comparison). Anyway, I've not found a solution but I can tell you what I do. 1. Starting with the Zip files - I download the zip files and try to organize them in Poser Download sub-directories (folders) by figure type (P4, Victoria, Michael, etc). I've learned to save a copy of the Thumbnail from Renderosity (or wherever I'm downloading from). Frequently that's the easiest way to peruse your downloads. Periodically, I archive the Zips off onto a CD - or several as the case may be. I've gotten to where I only install the files I actually have immediate plans for. 2. I also periodically archive my Runtime directories (Geometries, Characters, Hair, Props, etc.) onto CD's. I make certain I do the Runtime archives as a set, number and date them so I can match them up in the future if I need to. Then I can use: a. Paint Shop browser to browse thumbnail images of the zip files. b. P3DO to browse the .rsr or thumbnails of the Runtime directories on the CD c. Smartcat (disk cateloger) to search by keyword all the CD's in my collection whether Poser files, rendered images, models, etc.

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