I have been having a recurring problem with characters only partially loading. There are two parts to this, I'm not sure what the issue is. The first part is that, for some reason, Poser is not writing a new .obz file for a re-named character. I created a character some time ago, and there is an .obz file with that character's name. I then renamed that character and saved it to the library. The problem is that when I load the renamed character it looks for the .obz created previously with the old name. I want to delete the older version of the character but if I delete the its .obz the new figure will not be able to be loaded.

I am having similar problems with other figures and conforming clothing. I have figures that will come in missing parts of their clothes unless I load a scene containing that clothing. In this case it seems like the above problem only I am not asked to locate the .obj/.obz file.

I've tried changing from save new geometry to use original geometry and in both cases I will be asked to locate the old .obz when loading the new figure.

In one else have this problem? I don't feel like I am doing anything differently than I ever have, but maybe it has something to do with making a new custom character from an older one versus a default stock figure? Or could it be because I am using older figures saved with different settings than I am now using?

It's really getting frustrating not being able to know for sure if a figure saved to the library can be re-loaded intact (and needing to save my characters as "scenes" just in case I need to restore them).

Using the original geometry option will always link to the original geometry and never creates a new OBJ.

If you rename a character and don't change the geometry at all Poser will not create a new OBJ. You can force it to make a new OBJ by taking the figure into the setup room. You don't need to actually change anything just visit the setup room with the figure.

nerd posted at 6:58 PM Fri, 10 December 2021 - #4431563

Using the original geometry option will always link to the original geometry and never creates a new OBJ.

If you rename a character and don't change the geometry at all Poser will not create a new OBJ. You can force it to make a new OBJ by taking the figure into the setup room. You don't need to actually change anything just visit the setup room with the figure.

Thank you. Yes, I didn't expect a new geometry when saving with "use original", I just thought that reloading that figure and then changing back to create new geometry would in fact create new geometry as it indicates that it would.