LOL

Why do manuals ignore reality?

There are about 10 questions I see asked over and over and over, often by people I thought read this forum a lot and would know better.

The manual should state in big red letters, on page one:

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

WE HAVE SOME OLD CRAP IN POSER THAT WE ARE AFRAID TO REMOVE. BUT, WE SHOULD, BECAUSE IF YOU USE IT, YOU WILL THINK POSER DOES NOT WORK VERY WELL.

AMONG THESE THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD NOT USE ARE:

Depth mapped shadows

Constant falloff lights

Ambient Occlusion

Fake reflections

Reflect_Lite_Mult

Reflect_Kd_Mult

Poser default lights.

Any light set included with Poser

Most of the materials included with Poser

Most of the materials you buy for Poser, which rely on the above.

THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE ABOVE, BUT SO FEW THAT UNLESS YOU ARE AN EXPERT YOU SHOULD JUST DO WHAT WE SAY.

 

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Renderosity forum reply notifications are wonky. If I read a follow-up in a thread, but I don't myself reply, then notifications no longer happen AT ALL on that thread. So if I seem to be ignoring a question, that's why. (Updated September 23, 2019)