I would say that external geometry has all the advantages. Every time a user saves a pz3, the whole cr2 gets saved inside it. If a user saves a few pz3s containing your figure then external geometry will save them some hard drive space since they dont wind up saving the geometry each time. If you have external geometry, not only can you distribute updated cr2s but your users can distribute modified cr2s without distributing your geometry. Because the geometry isnt included, nobody that doesnt own the original file will be able to use the new cr2. Your work is protected but your figure gets extra versatility without you having to do the work yourself. The success of figures like Victoria 1 and Michael was based on that idea. Victoria 2 is a different matter (since she is really just a morph bearing cr2 for Victoria 1). If the geometry is external, the user can also distribute a whole pz3 including your figure, whish is rare but sometimes useful. You can easily remap the geometry if its external, and you can distribute the remap with uvs files or pcf files (created with UV Mapper or Objaction mover) It is true that a geometry bearing cr2 is smaller than a suite of cr2,obj and rsr. But that space saving disappears the first time the cr2 gets saved in a pz3 or the first time a user saves a second copy of the cr2 to their library. PHI builder is free and IMHO its the best PHI editing software around. Check it out. You should be able to find it with a search engine. Steer clear of PHI Factory. Ive never been able to get it to work.

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