Nails60 posted at 9:07PM Sun, 12 January 2020 - #4376344

hornet3d, sorry didn't mean to criticise, you guys know more about the technicalities of poser than I will ever know, or to be honest will ever want to know, I just make pictures (definitely don't create art). But as a relatively new user (I've only been user poser for just under 5 years) I can still remember the basic problems I had, and sometimes more experienced users seem to overlook the simplest causes of these problems, for example users not knowing the difference between single clicks, double clicks and drag and drop when adding content to the scene. So sometimes threads rapidly become more complex than a beginner might want, and just boggles their mind. But of course it's better for more people to try to help than none.

And hey, I've got an idea for a new thread, let's just have one entitled "I've got a problem but don't really want a solution, I just prefer to rant!"

I didn't see it as criticism quite the opposite you made a valid point and I could have explained my self better and maybe split the answer up. Initially I wanted to show that the the error message is not uncommon and even after 25 years of playing I still get the message from time to time. What I also wanted to do was to show others reading the thread that playing with the materials does give you the opportunity to have something a little different in your renders. Of course for that to happen you do need to put in some effort as it is at least a step or two away from the click to make art approach.

Please feel free in future to comment on any post that I make, my aim is to help people and it is also sometimes difficult for someone who has been playing for as long as I have to see a problem through a new users eyes. With the advancing years it gets more difficult as you don't completely remember what it is like to be a new user. I am very hard to upset and always worry that I might give the wrong advice so having someone like you to comment when you feel I may have done so is a blessing not a curse.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.