Quote - ZevO, SM has upped the game, tremendously.  The fitting room, even though there is a small learning curve, for one.  Morph brush for another.  One click merge to weight mapping , I've been playing with Katie and that, it works, makes her a lot better. 

Figures, I've bent Roxie's hip/thigh joints to the point even V4WM would be tearing into crotch crinkles, and Roxie didn't.  I've put PoserWorld's Kate Summer 2009 on Roxie, with acceptable results, actually good results and it was no big deal to do it. 

I use more dynamic cloth than conforming, and daz still can't handle dynamic cloth, except from one single source.  THey're still waiting for the tools to make dynamic cloth to come from who knows where.  I don't believe those will ever come.  daz took a big bite, and found they couldn't chew it.

Roxie and Rex support is coming, although no faster than most of the Poser figures.  But hmm.  The list of vendors that are now going to HiveWire 3d seems impressive.  For the names that are there, impressive, especially considering their exodus from daz. 

I'm not one that makes figure morphs, I seldom use them either.  But, I've always felt that Katie was older in the body, but somewhat lacking between the waist and neck, a couple minutes with the morphing tool and that was easily taken care of.  Then into the fitting room and the above mentioned PoserWorld clothes were fitted to her, very nicely with no hassle.

But, from what I've read, V6 and Gene iteration 2 are slightly rehashed versions of their predecessors, so now who is the stagnant one?  The genesis concept seems good, at first.  COncept okay, execution and practicality somewhat lacking.  Genesis is the 3d version of the taiwanese three in one machines.  Supposedly a lathe, mill, and drill press in one.  It's a lousy lathe, not much of a mill, and a very limited drill.

Doric.

I'm not doubting what you can achieve with fitting room and the new figures. However this is the problem. Those features are only available to those who have the latest version and the majority of the Poser user base are still using older versions before since not all have the money to upgrade or for whatever reason. DS4.6 userbase is more standardized because it is free, so every user has the same ability to use the same tools, and figures. That is the main difference. If Roxie, Rex and WMapping, fitting room could work in all versions of Poser I'm sure they and the tools would take off at a faster rate, but it isn't, so its always going to mean only a percentage will be able to benefit.

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