I wonder if someone can explain an annoying intermittent problem I have with Poser 11. It's bothered me for some time but I finally got fed up and had to ask.

Sometimes when I want to move an object using the Direct Manipulation tool, no matter where I drag. the direction arrows or the center point, I can only rotate the object. The cursor still shows the crossed-arrows. But no matter how careful I am to select a an arrow on the manipulator, the object only tumbles around in place.

This doesn't happen constantly but often enough to be annoying. It seems to be something about the object I'm trying to move. An object that tumbles once usually does it every time. A major offender is dear old Andy 2. I like to use him as a measuring tool when scaling imported objects. But I'm hanged if I can get him to move without resorting to the parameter dials.

Anyone know what's happening?

Make sure Andy's feet IK is turned off.  Generally, I resort to dial spinning for overall movements, or just grab the figure and move.  If you want to isolate the particular arrows or rotation rings, highlight them then press the Shift key as you click and move.  The Direct Manipulation Tool does take some time to master and it is better if you can get close to your subject.

Thanks, hborre. Turning off IK did the trick. I confess I never thought of that. Duh.

I've used Poser for over 20 years and I still forget to turn off the IK sometimes!!