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Poser will number the files XXX_0001.png, XXX_0002.png, etc.
(where XXX is the filename you save as)

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Oops, sorry Grappo ..... xpost ... :lol:

cheers,
dr geep <---------------------- goota learn to type faster :lol:
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thanks!

I wish there was a way to be able to choose how to save the images.
I guess I will rename the images later.

bye,

Paul 

Quote - The center point is the position about which the joint will rotate.

The end point is usually, but not always, the center point of the next actor in the hierarchy.

The axial twist rotation will be along a line drawn between the center and end points.

If the actor points at another object it does so along a line projected from the center point through the end point.

Hope that helps.

Thanks. So then I am more interested in the center point (green axes).

Essentially we can regard the green axes as the local (or object) coordinate system. Is this correct?

I need to render a hand from all different viewpoints.

I have two options:

a) keep a camera still and just rotate the hand.

b) keep the hand still, and rotate a camera around the hand. I believe this way is easiest. I will need the camera to point at the center of the mass of the hand.

What do you think is the best way?

Thanks!

Paul

Quote - See -> http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2786642
and -> http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2798222

You also need to take great care when trying to debug callback functions.

great.

thank you,

paul

Quote - This is one thing that Vue does much nicer -- you can specify that your rotations are relative to the global coordinate system.

Same with C4d. Do we know if Poser8 has such a functionallity or not?

Maybe it's there but I haven't figured out how to use it.

What do you think?

Thanks,

Paul

Quote - Some actors may be locked, or have limits set in such a way that effectively prevent rotation.

This is normal for rotation axes that are unnatural for human joints.

Thanks for the reply.

The problem is that if I manually try to "Twist" through tha palette then it works!

If I try to twist it using python then it has the problem.

But I found a way to make it work.

Here is the code:

rightHandActor = scene.Actor("Right Hand");
parmTwist = rightHandActor.ParameterByCode(poser.kParmCodeXROT);
parmTwist.SetValue(-22.5);

Quote - Do you mean an object attached to a figure or just a standalone object? Poser suffers from a severe case if gimbal lock. Sure wish the powers that be would fix that ;).

Laurie

I use from the poser library: Poser8->Additional Figures-> Hands->RightHand

I guess RightHand is a figure.

However it has many parts: e.g. rThumb1,rIndex0 etc

One of the parts is called "Right Hand". I rotate this object.

I also noticed maybe a bug?

when I execute this command: rightHandActor.SetParameter("Side-Side", -45);

and rightHandActor.SetParameter("Bend", -45); it works fine.

But when I try to alter the "Twist" parameter:

rightHandActor.SetParameter("Twist", -45); it doesn't rotate the object.

I also use scene.DrawAll() but still no effect.

Any ideas???

Thank you!

Paul

Thanks for the tip.

I also thought of another way by using the Joint Editor and rotate the local object coordinates. Now I need to figure out how to do this in poser.

Thank you,

Paul

Quote - The Joint Editor, Found on the "Windows" dropdown tab will solve your problem. Simply move the gree + sign to where you want the center of rotation to be.

Great, that's what I was looking for. I just have a have a hand and I need to render it from various viewpoints.

I will keep the camera (top camera perhaps) still and I will rotate the hand.

I guess the next milestone to automate the procedure and generate many images with python.

Any good manuals or tutorials for pyhton and poser8?

Thanks again for your help!!!

best,

Paul