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Quote - > Quote - Your tutorial gives the impression that the figures delta info is still containing in the resulting pz2, if this is the case, then you cannot share the file.

Yes, this is true - the tutorial doesn't make any allowance for DAZ-original morphs.

Could you guys elaborate on the rules?

Quote -  like the above? at x=0, zrot=0 . at x=pi*d, zrot=-360.

Yes, exactly.  Here is a simple wheel and axle figure I made to try out the codes with.  It worked! . . .  Well, sort of.   It only works correctly when moving toward the positive x and y directions.   Once you unzip to your Runtime directory, the figure can be found in the Acrionx->WheelAxle folder.

I have this in the .cr2 file for the wheel's rotation: rotateZ zrot { name zrot initValue 0 hidden 0 forceLimits 0 min -360000 max 360000 trackingScale 1 keys { static 0 k 0 0 } interpStyleLocked 0 valueOpDeltaAdd Figure 1 Axle:1 xtran deltaAddDelta -360.000000 } rotateZ zrot { name zrot initValue 0 hidden 0 forceLimits 0 min -360000 max 360000 trackingScale 1 keys { static 0 k 0 0 } interpStyleLocked 0 valueOpDeltaAdd Figure 1 Axle:1 ztran deltaAddDelta 360.000000 }

Quote - > Quote - ...and rotates by the correct amount (rotation = distance_travelled/Radius)?

I don't know the formula to work this out, but I would like to. I think it would involve Pi. I hope it involves apple Pi, because that is my favourite kind, I never was much good at math, but I'm good at eating.  :blink:

Lol.  Let's say if the ball rotates 360 degrees, then the distance travelled is the circumference of the ball. 

circumference = 2piRadius

The 2pi is the rotation in radians.  So 2pi radians=360 degrees.

So solving for the rotation, you get 2*pi = circumference / Radius

Could you see the word "tutorial" in white?

Thanks ockham!  I'll give it a try.

I have just the thing for you.  Check out my tutorial on my website.

OK.  Thanks.

That's a great idea seachnasaigh.  Thanks for the offer.   I was able to do it in the Edit UVWs window in 3ds max.   Now the mat poses work in both Poser and DAZ Studio.  I found that DS does not recognize the node scaling and offsets in the mat poses I make for Poser.   Problem solved!

No, this is a product I'm working on.    And you're right Bill!

I shifted the front of the lid back up into the home square and bingo!

It rendered properly! I knew there is a logical explanation to this!  Thanks so much for your help guys, Bill especially!

Yes, I did try spawning a new image map node. This is Poser 7 Pro. Here is what I get when I load the template compared to just an image that has the same aspect ratio as the screen in the template.

When I choose anything other than tiling for the Image_Mapped field, I either get a blank white screen or, if I choose Clamped, I get a screen filled with the edge pixels of the loaded screen image.

Here is the template.

Yes, the template does line up correctly. When I attached that other image map node in that material room screenshot to the surface node, it renders correctly.

lesbently, what you said is sort of what I have in mind -- doing something in the .cr2 file.  I too was thinking that both the figure and the conformer have to have a morph with the same name.  I don't particularly care which one follows which, as long as if I adjust one, the other will follow so as long as I don' t have to deal with the hassel of adjusting both.   Thanks for your inputs guys.  I'll give them a try.

Quote - The real truth is, Luke threw away his lightsaber because he couldn't get it to render very well in Poser Pro 2010 with Gamma Correction set at 2.2 and using IDL. If you don't believe me check the stickies at the top of the forum or ask BB.

Rumor has it Luke is taking lessons to make a new lightsaber from Dr. Geep! :blink:

May The Farce Be With You! :ohmy:

I have been wanting to create some lightsabers for Poser.   Do you direct me to any specific threads pertaining to that?

Quote - But seriously, I think it was a suicide mission anyway, Yoda objected to it. I mean Yoda couldn't defeat Palpatine, so I don't think they really knew how to best Sidious or really thought it was even a possibility.  I think Luke was just meant to carry on the Jedi tradition, and not to actually go against the powerful Sith Lords all by himself.  Yoda was pretty much a pacifist in the original trilogy.... and oh my God I can't believe I was tricked into typing all this  stuff about Star Wars.....Argh!

But knowing how to defend against lightning attacks would at least give Luke a sliver of a chance at defeating Palpatine.  With a bit of luck he probably could have beaten Palpatine all by himself.  Darth Maul almost killed Obi-Wan but Obi-wan was lucky enough to have Darth Maul allow him to flip over him and slice him in two.