OK ok ok what is the deal here.... I have rds 5.02 (updated w/patch) and I had poser2. So I went out and got poser 4, and I love it. But... I keep reading the adv. manual and it talks about the poser3 plug in for rds so I can USE the poser figures in rds... Snice then I also got rds 5.5....But it seems I cant use poser4 and rds together (except for exporting the obj files) I want to animate my figures in the rds world... I cant seem to figure out how to do this HELP HELP !!!! do I have to buy poser 3 also ...and use rds 5.02 that cant be...... Fleanbilly

The poser/RDS plugin V27 is on the MC site, it works with Poser4, but the conforming clothing can sometimes be a problem.

hmmm... there was a patch for importing obj files... but i think the poser plug in for rdd actually comes with poser. if you reinstall rdd, it should come up and ask you to point out your poser directory so it can import pz3 files.

I will try reinstalling rds5.5, I tried to reinstall poser4 with the custom option to look for the plugin setting like it says in the manual but there was no such setting.... I downloaded the v27 plugin ...but there is no directions to install it.....just copy it into the plug in directory ?? As always...Thanks Fleanbilly

No need to reinstall any of the programs. Make a directory called "Poser" within the Raydream/EXT directory and put all the files from the v27 zip in there. When you restart raydream it should ask you to find "poser.exe", just point it to you Poser4 poser.exe I'm thinking that 5.5 already has the update to the OBJ modeler, but I could be wrong. -JH.

You are right It works sorta .... when I import a pz3 file, The figure is fine but any cloths are screwed up...if I drag the icon and make a new scene the posers arms are warped...they look like this ( ~ ) anyone else get that ???? and boy is it slow......really slow.... Fleanbilly

umm... is it my imagination, or do i recall hearing that conformable clothes end up screwy in rdd, and you should un conform them before export? also, don't expect to open/create a poser scene in ray dream and have it work as if you were using poser. its more like, open it and put it in your scene, but don't plan on changing it much. also, i recently had a heck of a time getting a frog pz3 into ray dream. had to export the sucker as an obj, instead.

Thanks, now I know that It is not me... you would think that metacreations products would work closely together and flawlessly.... Oh well...lets wait for poser4.1/rds6 or I maybe I can save some money for lightwave...... Thanks Billy