wimvdb posted at 12:21PM Sat, 01 April 2017 - #4301111

If you open a legacy (pre-P11) file in P11 and save it, it saves it in P11 format. Not only the rigging format has changed, but also materials, custom palettes, translations, and information about other new P11 features. To a large degree it has been done in a way where earlier versions will ignore the new features if they are not used.

The focus has always been compatibility to be able to use legacy content in the current version, not on creating content which can be used in older versions.

Yes, it would have been nice to be able to save in P10 format as well, but that same argument would have to be applied to P9 and earlier versions as well. For whatever reason (lack of development time, design restrictions or other reason) that has not been done. Maybe the new development team sees differently.

Poser typically tolerates files saved out of later versions, and just ignores any lines in the file it doesn't recognize. In this case, lines older versions do recognize have been changed to other lines they recognize. So older Posers load the changes, but the changes break certain functionality relating to FBMs. As such, this isn't quite business as usual in an update. A fundamental change to the cr2 format has been made, which complicates the creation of new content in Poser 11. Content creators should be aware of this, and if the Poser Team is going to keep this feature then we need to develop workarounds.

@RorrKonn & SamTherapy: I drink a lot of coffee and smoke a tobacco pipe somewhat excessively (without inhaling), which is the limit of wildness in my lifestyle. I don't take any drugs beyond aspirin, and I rarely drink any alcohol. I suspect any cognitive decline on my part is due to stress levels and sleep patterns. Or, y'know. I might have a developing condition of some sort. There's no known history of dementia or Alzheimer's in my family. I suspect it's down to stress. I have terrible stress management skills.

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Cage can be an opinionated jerk who posts without thinking.  He apologizes for this.  He's honestly not trying to be a turkeyhead.

Cage had some freebies, compatible with Poser 11 and below.  His Python scripts were saved at archive.org, along with the rest of the Morphography site, where they were hosted.