My fault Manuel! I should have asked what version of LW you were using. What I described is for v8. You're on the right menu thou, just select "Change part name" (you can just choose one in the list or give a new name). :-) /Mattias/

You should also hide the already made groups (parts) in your skirt so you not by accident select those polygons again. (it would screw up things in Poser later on)

Actually "simplest" way to make the groups (parts) in your skirt match those in the mayadoll is this way: 1. Activate only the layer with the mayadoll. 2. Hit "w" (be sure to be in "polygon mode") and select a part (for example the Hip). 3. Click on the "view tab" and click "hide unselected". Now the only visible polygons will be those belonging to the Hip part. 4. Activate the layer with your skirt and keep the layer with the mayadoll as a "background layer". 5. Select the polygons in your skirt that matches the area in your background layer (the Hip) 6. Click "view tab" click "create part" and select the same name as the part in the background layer (in this case "Hip"). 7. Click "unhide" and start all over again with your next group (part).

I'll try to show this in an image, soon. About the color on hip and abdomen. I just selected those "parts" and gave them induvidual (q) surface-names and color, just so I could see them better. Nothing that needs to be done, but it helps when making groups (parts) for the shirt.

About getting the skirt to conform properly in Poser I think PhilC can answere much better than I ever could.

I've looked at it in LW now. There are no unwelded points and the UV looks fine. I think the problem occur in Poser when you set up the groups. To avoid that: 1. Set up the groups in Lightwave instead (it's called "parts" in LW) before you export it to OBJ. 2. About the UV. In Lightwave, before you export to OBJ you will need to assign the UV-map to a surface (F5 to bring up the surface-editor), no need to select any image, just the UV.

Hi Manuel! I got it in my mail now, I'll take a look at it right away. /Mattias/

I did upgrade to P5 as soon as it was released. I've cursed it many times (stability is not a word I would use when describing it), I'v put alot of money into it (expensive RAM). It's the only software I own that constantly make me think I need a faster, bigger and meaner computer (I also own Lightwave and DeepPaint). But, to be honest, I would never go back to P4.

You can send the obj (or lwo-object) to me if you like to. I would be happy to help. mail: mattias@modelldata.com

Ok, thanks! ... I really think I'll stick to P5-mat only.

Now this gave me another problem (I can see that in your screenshot). I've been using images to control the "specular value" too, which probably won't work in PP either... :-(

Thank you xoconstle, this really answered my question. My hope was to be able to use a "reflection image" on a surface which have "total" transparency on some of its parts. I can see that it won't work in PP, it would show reflections in the transparent area too.

Sorry, I can see that my question would seem unclear. What I'm really wondering is about using a texture-map to control the "reflection value" (like "transparency value"). Like this: white in the image-map would mean using your full "reflection value" and black would then be -1 (or -100% of initial value).

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