first, I am only 1 week into owning poser 4 on mac. I've followed all instructions for installing props/figures (from free sec in pc/mac forms) and still cannot access the prop/fig. !!!NO IMAGE shows in the library tab but i do get the name tag/title!!! i have osx and 9.2 (run in 9 not x) if it matters, files are downloaded from my pc then unzipped on my mac(1st tried to unzip from pc but got pc icons.. pp2 rsr obj.. so i figured that won't work)when un zipped by the mac, icons (minus jpg) are blank sheet icons pp2, rsr etc... is that how they appear?? would it be at all possible for someone to select a prop (not too big i'm connected to the internet by two cans and a string) and coach me in the way it should be approached. i've checked tutorials and all the read me stuff and done the steps over and over with no results. please help... i wont even start on the clothes that pisses me off just as much as the download prob.. thanks

Are you using MacConverter? Most all of the files in freestuff here (and elsewhere) are in PC format and have to be converted for use on a Mac. You can download macconverter (and its very useful sister program, MacInstaller) here, in freestuff. Search on MartinC.

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Actually, you don't even have to unzip the files on your PC. Stuffit Expander (free at http://www.alladinsys.com/, if it isn't already on your Mac) can open .zips. Just run the unzipped file through MacConverter (link attached to MartinC's site): drop the whole folder on it, and MacConverter will work its magic. Place the files where they go according to the ReadMe (it'll be the same across platforms) or if you're feeling lazy, you can use MartinC's MacInstaller, available at the same link and also free, which will do all the work for you. I'm not sure why you're getting the name of the stuff you're trying to load. Is there a picture of a 'shrugging guy'? PCs use the .rsr file to generate the thumbnail images. Macs don't use them, incorporating that data into the .pp2, .cr2, .whatever file. If you watch MacConverter work you'll see the .rsr files disappear. If you run a PC file through MacConverter without the .rsr, you won't get a thumbnail (just the Shrugging Guy) but the item is still there and should load. You can then resave it to the Library and Poser will make a new thumbnail. I hope that helps!

Martin's tools work beautifully. Be sure that what you are converting is a Poser file (.obj format), it doesn't handle Max files, for example. When you drop a typical folder on the icon, a pop-up window will display what it can do to help (like get rid of origin lines and convert the rsrs and do general cleanup). It will also tell you how many geometry or texture files are involved. One click and it's done. Then drop the folder onto MacInstaller. Another pop-up box will open. You can rename the item, and choose where things ought to be. You might want that suit of armor (for example) to be under Medieval, under the maker's name, under the name of the project, whatever. You can tell it where to look for textures. Use New or Source unless you've placed textures elsewhere already. The only thing really fussy is the geometry file, it has to go in a certain place specified in the code. Let it. Also remember that MacConverter automatically looks for seed files in thing which have been .pcf or otherwise encoded. (If the readme says you'll need Objaction Mover to open it, don't fret. OM is a PC applet and its functions have already been built into MacConverter.) Carolly

Don't worry, it takes time to figure all this stuff out. If you're still having any troubles feel free to IM me. I pop on most days. ;) -Strange