Forum: Poser Technical


Subject: Custom pose files to retain JP info

Kalypso opened this issue on Nov 05, 2001 ยท 33 posts


dwilmes posted Thu, 08 November 2001 at 2:19 PM

Dean, I'm with you on using the tools you are comfortable with, and EditPad is the best plaintext editor out there. But I also like speed, which is gained by using a tool tailored to a job. The manual editor in the latest version of CR2Edit has 2 panes, line numbers (that you can go instantly to), doubleclicking in a file will tell you what body part you are in (all those JP channels look SO much alike), you can click on a body part in a list and go instantly to it... The average user has no need to ever go near the editor, since just about everything that can done with a Poser file is automated, but for Posergeeks like us... Your explanation of MOR donor files is far more exciting than I remembered from the long-ago post, or I never went back to see more. I will look into adding it to the present MOR file creation window, and hope that it catches on. But don't lose heart, remember how long it took for even the simplest ERC to catch on, despite Nerd's best efforts to publicize with the EMC Haltertop and the wonderful whirling Posette, and my efforts to convince the unwashed hordes that yes, you too can do this, with just a few clicks -- well, the haltertop, anyway, LOL! Nerd, transferring multiple JP's would be simple enough to add, just some mods to the code that transfers multiple morphs, but I think I'll wait until we see what settles out with this JNT file thing, since an easily-reversible way of doing it would be better. CR2Edit will already make all the types of PZ2 files you mention plus a number of others, the problem lies in educating people about WHY you would make these files, especially these newer types. If Posergeeks are just starting to get a grip on the concepts, newbies will be lost, and wind up making JNT files that apply the horse's hoof parameters to Posette and wondering why she only whinnies in Mimic. Yes, I like the JP thing in a standard pose file (one that actually does pose the figure, imagine that, LOL!), if you know that the figure is going to break without the changes. What is nice is that it would indeed be transparent to the user. Nerd, from the description of CaMie's capabilities, it sounds like she will be VERY popular with the Renderotica crowd! Dan http://www.zenwareonline.com/cr2edit/cr2edit.html Sorry Win only for software http://www.zenwareonline.com for ZenPaint, ZenTile, ZenGrid and VueMaster