NikKelly posted at 10:29 PM Sun, 1 May 2022 - #4437992

I'm no 'Insider', but I've used Poser since freebie P3 off magazine cover-disk, albeit with a sad gap in middle due computer woes and family priorities...

IMHO, Smith Micro left a grim legacy of neglected 'ToDos', some of which have already been addressed. These were the 'urgent' and/or 'low-hanging' tasks.

There's a lot of exasperating UI issues, mostly 'list handling', as modern models may have many more materials etc than fit on a 'single page'.

And, I suspect, the 'trash collection' system needs a serious overhaul. A 'gas gauge' for resource usage would be nice...

Snag is stuff like the Python version change and Cycles' bugs are rooted deep, deep into Poser's code. They'll take a lot of fixing, mostly to prevent breaking anything else.

If 'Unimesh' is seen as the way forward, it would seem to up-end 'traditional' Poser figure rigging. Which, incidentally, I never figured beyond 'BoxMan', and that on a good day.

Corollary, I suppose, is that current I/O for rigged figures is 'on hold' until 'Unimesh' .

Upside, I must hope 'Unimesh' will ease import of other formats such as XPS and PMX, both props and rigged figures...

Thank you for your input .I've been using poser since poser2 and I share your concerns