Is there a good tutorial out there on clothes making which addresses the problem of tears in clothing?  :(

Quote - Try  wings3d , it is very good tool  for uv mapping

How do you UV map with Wings? I currently use Wings3d for my models, however, I haven't figured out how to UV map with it. :(

There's a nice MG42 here, however, it isn't free. It's part of a larger pack of props and figures. It comes with ammo canisters and stuff.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?ViewImage=69292

Quote - JCMs are Joint Controlled Morphs.  You will probably need to set these up at least at the knee, so that as it bends it will change the shape of the trouser to follow the character's leg, and maybe other places as well.
http://www.nerd3d.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=8

Thanks, I have the page bookmarked for future reference. Right now I'm just working on a set of belt and suspenders so I don't think I'll need the info yet. But I hope to eventually get into more complex stuff like pants and clothing.

Quote - Great.  NOW - do you know how to do JCMs?  Because you'll need to in many places, particularly the knee and probably the top side of the foot.

What are JCMs? So the answer is no I don't. :(

Quote - Does this rig still make that bit of geometry stick out, or does it work now?  If you still have this problem let me know.

The new rig works perfectly. No problems anymore.  :)

Quote - Did you pick up the M4 "Blank" CR2 that DavidGB put together?  If not, go get it and use this for the donor rig:
http://forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=96995&highlight=blank

I'm surprised you have the impression people aren't willing to help you, I guess you forgot the times I've talked to you and Phil Cooke as well.

Thank you for the link. Problem solved.

I apologize again for my frustration. I've tried to get this problem solved 3 other times on these forums and no one had a good answer until now and last night while working on a project I had put a lot of time into I got frustrated (mostly with DAZ). But things are rosey now and life is good.
Thank you again for everyone's help. I just got enormously frustrated and apologize for my frustration.

Does anyone here make conforming figures for Michael 4 with Poser? Does anyone else have this problem? Am I the only one in the whole wide world who has this problem with Michael 4? Is my computer somehow special among all other computers in the world. Comon! This is just getting frustrating! No one seems to have the same problem. No one knows how to fix the problem. DAZ created a special Michael 4 just for Gary Childress to download which has this unique problem which no one else has ever seen nor run into nor does anyone know anything about it. Unbelievable...   :(

I apologize for my attitude but I've tried repeatedly to get an answer to my querry on these forums and no one seems to know what I'm talking about. It's as if no one here has ever made conforming clothes for Michael 4. Like no one else has ever run into this problem. I just can't believe that I'm the only one in the whole world who has ever noticed this or had this happen.

Quote - There is another thread with the same issue. I believe the center of mass was the issue, you need to delete it from the conformer I think.

It was in the poser forum within the last 3 weeks ,

How do I do that?

Quote - You will probably have to edit the cr2 to manually remove the bone.

You mean the cr2 for Michael 4 or for my new conforming figure? Also how do I do that? :(

Quote - It looks like it might be a bone, if you make a figure and it has an unused bone it sometimes appears as a black triangle.

If the figure does have an extra bone, you could delete it in the setup room and then leave the setup room, the triangle should now be a prop and can be deleted, then save the clothing figure into a folder.

I've tried and it won't delete. It appears to be a bone but I can't select it like I can the other bones and delete it. :(

How do I fix it? Whenever I load Michael 4 into the setup room that bone appears out of the hip and when I leave the setup room, whether I've grouped anything or not, the bone stays visible when I leave the room. :(

Thanks.

model sent....

Thanks. I'm pretty sure that is the problem. I was working with a very thin piece and think I may have gotten some of the front/back orientations messed up while creating folds and stuff.

No. I never run the cleanup command. I wasn't sure what it's function was. I usually select the entire model and tesselate/triangulate, though.

pjz99, I sent you my e-mail address.

I think the problem is that I'm dealing with a very thin piece of material and when I went to give it bends and folds I think I may have gotten some of the geometry messed up.