Quote - what do you count as PhotoModeler? 

www.photomodeler.com

Quote - > Quote - > Quote - IMO Poser is very friendly application. You cannot open and use all tools after 1 hour with manual, but I have no idea, how can it be easier.

(Raises hand.) Ooh! I know how! Ask me!

A make art button doesn't count

For converting conforming clothes (or any figure) to a prop there is a great script called figure to prop by d3d. Get it free here. It saves the trouble of exporting then importing and losing the meterials or having it resized. It gives the option to keep or delete the figure as well as other options.

But I do agree that you should not start with conforming clothes for your first few attempts in the clothroom. Depending on how the clothes are made there may be several problems.

Many Thanks! I am downloading it now to give it a try! -TOM-

Quote - Before you attempt to convert conforming clothes to dynamic, be aware that the process is frought with problems and annoyances. For starters you will probably lose the textures, so the item will be just shades of grey. You can fix that in the Material Room, but I'm guessing that's one more room you'll be unfamiliar with.

I have the "Material Room" mastered. Navigating there is not so difficult for me. I've never been in the "Cloth Room". It's gonna be challenging but I can see that I do need to educate myself there. As you mentioned above, it's likely that there will be all kinds of surprises. It's just part of the learning curve for Poser. Thanks! -TOM-

Quote - I would like even a white rat... where did you find the white one?

Here's the LINK to the White Rat. Unfortunately when you download the file you will get an Elephant instead. Someone has filed the rat incorrectly. It's a great pic and I really would like the rat but the download will be incorrect. -TOM-

Quote - Here are a few dynamic outfits. This was just a quick search for dynamic here in the freebie section. I don't know what style you are looking for.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=51631

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=38078

www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=63624

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=67360

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=29187

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=33588

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=33590

 

Wow, thanks for all the LINKs, very helpful. Dynamic Clothing is all new to me. I have to tackle it soon. If you run across any additional links for male clothing please post them. -TOM-

Quote - In Free Stuff there is a lot of dynamic cloth you can use without being familiar with the cloth room.

Just use a basic tutorial and you can be on your way. I use a lot of dynamic stuff and figured most of it out without to much trouble.

Thanks for your reply. For my current composition I'm looking for freebie clothing that is already dynamic so I can position it on a chair or on the floor. I've done some searching. Hopefully I didn't pass up something available. If you know of a direct link I would appreciate taking a look. Thanks! -TOM-

Quote - Here's the link to the Monster Rat at Daz:

http://www.daz3d.com/shop/monster-rat

Thanks for the reply and LINK! -TOM-

Thanks "shuy"... appreciate the LINK! -TOM-

Quote - Once you go cloth room you wont want to go back.  :)  

Just be very honest with me...is the Cloth Room friendly? Poser is packed with so many things to learn. I want to completely master the entire software program someday. -TOM-

Quote - Dynamic cloth is the way to go, whether you want to lay it down neatly, drop in an untidy heap or hang it up on a hanger.

I will have to sharpen my pencil and learn about dynamic clothing. Guess it's time to unlock the Cloth Room and see what I can do there. Thanks! -TOM-

Thanks for the suggestions. I follow what you're suggesting to do. Have never done anything in the Cloth Room. I know that a lot of great things happen there but I've never taken the time to master that learning curve. I will try and locate some tutorials and take things step by step. If you  know of any direct links please send me a reply. Many thanks! -TOM-

Yes, that's certainly a good idea. What I'm hoping for is a really large detailed rat with a creepy tail. -TOM-

Thanks for the reply "HalfDragon"... I am hopeful someone will read this post and maybe point me to a LINK. I have the white 3ds freebie rat as a backup. -TOM-

Thanks "seachnasaigh"

Although I do want to learn animation I know very little about keyframes and navigating through an animation. Your suggestion worked. I did lose a few elements of my scene but I can easily redo them. I saved everything so hopefully I'm back to square one now. -TOM-

Quote - Hi! calling all tech geeks!!

Will MY computer system handle PoserPro 2012?  I would have to install the 32 bit...but I keep reading just a tiny line in Requirements "you need 64 bit IF you install the 64 bit version" and it seems to HAVE a 32 bit version??? (and yes I had my son do the 32 bit version of win7 for hardware and software backward compatibility...I just can not afford to buy all new versions of stuff!)

My system:

Win7 32 bit - Ultimate Edition with Service pack 1
and IE 8

Video card: ati radeon HD 5850. W/1 gig GDDR5 ram
Processor: intel I-7 875. 7 core processor (unlocked). (that means that it over clocks itself)
Ram : 4 gigs DDR3 1600 MgH ( real fast )
Power : 850 watt modular power supply
Hard drive : western dig 1 tarabyte (sata 6.0)
Motherboard: azus atx m/b 12 USB ports 8 USB 2.0 - 4 USB 3.0 -

I am going to ask my son to turn OFF the "over clocking" - I think it actually slows it down. He is a gamer, I am not. Second Life is not really like a fast paced gaming world.

Anyway... I keep being "pulled" to 2012, via all the incredible art...

Thanks!

Lyne

Your computer will work fine. Win7 Ultimate 32-bit will run Poser2012 without any problems. One great feature of the FireFly Rendering Engine is that you can Queue your renderings. They run in the background and the final render is written to a file. In other words you can continue working in Poser on a scene while your rendering works separately. Experiment a little and you'll see that Queue rendering is a great choice.

-Tom-