I'm following a tutorial and it's now calling for a 'File editor' so that I can change some settings in Poser. Is there something in Poser I can use or do I have to buy a program. I notice that there used to be a 'File editor for Poser' but it can no longer be bought.

As I am using a Mac. ... snow leopard ... would my textedit do it? I tried but it didn't work... I could be just not doing the right thing.  :)

If anyone can tell me what I need to use.. I would be very grateful.  :)

Thank you.

Do you want to change settings in Poser or in a figure (cr2 file)?

If it is a a cr2 file there are many tools, one of them, and free is cr2 editor, but I don't know if you can run it in mac.

It's editing the PP2 file. I'm making the chest tutorial from Fugazi1968 and it's to stop the chest lid from moving in the wrong directions.. etc...

I think I might have found it.. if I open the pp2 file with my 'textedit' and go right to the bottom I have found things that I have to change..  it looks nothing like the tutorial but will give it a go any way.  :)

There are quite a few editors for Poser library files, some free, some commercial, but all the ones I know of are for a PC, not Mac.

Theoretically there is not much that you can do in these dedicated Poser editors that you can't do in a text editor, but dedicated editors can make some tasks much easier. One of the main problems with using a text editor is the enormous amount of scrolling you need to do to get from one part of the file to another, this is particularly so when editing a figure that has a lot of morphs in it. Another problem is just finding the part of the file you want to edit. Both of those things are much easier in a dedicated Poser editor, and these editors often have special tools to make certain tasks easier.

At a pinch you can get just about get by with a text editor, but some tasks are a lot harder. In a text editor, the Search function is your best friend, as it can help you get to where you want to be within the file, but it takes a considerable amount of experience to get the most out of it.

Load the prop into Poser.

Select the required rotation dial and double click on it.

Type in the desired min and max values.

Check the force limits box.

Click OK and save the prop back to the library.

Hope that helps.

You could always try PhilC's free editor:-

PZ3editor Lite

http://www.sharecg.com/v/51452/view/10/Software-and-Tools/PZ3editor-Lite

All the best.

LROG

PZ3editor is PC only.
Sorry

For a chest lid, the only dial you need to see, or use, is the one that opens the lid. You can hide the dials that you don't need. In the pp2 use a '1'  as the value in the 'hidden' line:

        translateY ytran
            {
            name ytran
            initValue 0
            hidden 1
            forceLimits 1
            min 0
            max 0
            trackingScale 0.001
            keys
                {
                static  0
                k  0  0
                }
            interpStyleLocked 0
            trackingScaleMult 1.000000
            }

Hiding dials is optional, you don't have to do it. Poser itself does not provide a way to hide dials, but you can use Snarlygribbly's Scene Fixer to hid dials from within Poser. As Scene Fixer is a python script I think it should work on a Mac. If you hide a dial, it's usually best to force its limits to some set value to also prevent the channel being affected via the mouse. For hidden translation and rotation channels you will usually want to force the Min and Max to zero, for hidden scale channels Min and Max values should usually be 1.0 (=100%).

You can edit the display name of a dial, but Poser does not provide a way to edit the dial name,  you need to edit the pp2 file itself.

        rotateX xrot
            {
            name Open-Close
            initValue 0
            hidden 0
            forceLimits 1
            min 0.000
            max 45.000
            trackingScale 1
            keys
                {
                static  0
                k  0  0
                }
            interpStyleLocked 0
            }

er, Les you can change the dial name thats displayed by changing the name in the parameter settings.

Doh!

Thanks markschum. Senility is obviously setting in. :sad:

not too sure about your senility les

you cant change the rotateX xrot name

You can change the names that are displayed, but not the internal names. An important distinction only if you are dealing with Python scripts.

you guys are great.. thanks for all the info. I shall work on it tonight.

Thank you so much.

No, markschum was correct. You can change the dial name for the rotateX xrot via the interface. At least you can in P9/PP2012.

Thank you so much... I couldn't resist and have done it when I should have been doing something else.  LOL

I can now lift the lid to just where I want it and it closes on the rim of the box and the catch I put on the front now works within the proper limits also. Now all I have to do is the texture.

I couldn't have done it without everyones help.. so thank you... thank you.  :)

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