Hi Klaus,

here is our six-pence.

Creating mesh-objects (*.obj):
Setting alive our characters we start in RayDreamStudio/3DMax to create a mesh-object. We devide our mesh in several parts and name them. Also the setting of the material must be done in this mesh-object.

Creating hierachy-file:
After this we create a hierachy-file which includes all nanmed body-parts. To manage this subject we are using phibuilder, a very good program to create hierachy-files.

Importing hierachy-file into Poser:
If all steps above are succesful, the new cahracter is born in Poser (we are using 4.03). But!!! Now tricky finishings may be done in case of problems

• resizing the mesh-object in RDS/3D-Max
• correction the mesh of the body-parts
• customizing the joint-parameters
• setting the material
• correct the hier-dat (*phi), if parts of the
  new character don't move like you want

After this, if everything is working fine in Poser:

• creat the texture! This wonderful programm
  uvmapper is a fantastic tool to creat textures

So, a lot of work and pain is waiting for you. But the results are amazing, if your characters are acting in Bryce5 for example...

Cheers

Matthias + Daniel Kruse