Haven't found that yet, so I don't think the function exists at this time. Meanwhile the only option is to use the Y trans slider to move characters down to the floor.

An easy fix would be to download the new updated version from Daz. Just login to your account at Daz (or set one up) and you get free updates for a month. There is a problem with the 3Delight renderer as used in Studio regarding bump and displacement mapping (as in, they don't work properly) so they've disabled that for the next build and are looking at other issues for the moment while the 3Delight problems are being addressed - you can still render though. Setting system time back is a solution but not an advisable one for a variety of reasons.

In contrast, micropolygon rendering is widely used in feature film production with Pixar's PRMan Yes I know that, but Firefly and Poser 5 doesn't tie in very well with that so the comparison isn't entirely valid. Poser 5 just doesn't fit in with a movie production pipeline - because the tools it offers are already present in that pipeline. So we're both off track here as it would be aimed primarily at a different market. Or in other words, not offering much that can't be achieved with other apps, and better in ZBrush anyway. :) Games engines, yes there is there are two but please don't ask me which ones because I can't remember. Read about them in 3DWorldMag recently if that means anything. Target audience. It was my impression following comments made by Curious Labs staff that Poser 5 was intended to break them into the pro-level market. Yet they went out of their way to shoot themselves in the head for that (lack of plugin support). So I'm not entirely certain what their target audience is intended as. For home user and amateur users it's probably ideal - if you're lucky to have a computer it likes. For mid range to pro/am it's useful, for pro-level it's "almost" useless. Don't get me wrong Stewer I'm not trying to make out that Poser is a pile of crap that should be shuffled off and hurled into the sun. I use it a lot myself because of it's "simple" nature and the ready made human models. It would take me months to bone just one of those for cinema and I don't "want" to spend that much time doing it. None of what I do earns me money so it would be time wasted from having fun. I just don't honestly see it as a solution, except for people who have no intention of ever using anything else. Nothing wrong with that purpose, there's some great images around from people who just play about with Poser, but it's not "enough" if you catch my drift.

Micropolygon displacement? What's the big deal here? ZBrush does it better than P5 if I needed that. All the other apps do displacement. Micro poly is great for low polygon modelling (primarily games oriented) otherwise it's of no consequence except perhaps for animators and Poser 5 is most certainly NOT an animation solution - as the micro poly tool doesn't reflect across to superior renderers it's kind of negated. As an intro tool it works great but it's certainly not a production tool. Face room? Oh yes, at 512x512 mapping and morphs that look like you just hit yourself with a sledgehammer... hrrm. Strand-based hair without extra plugins? That (looking at the galleries and examples) looks more like someone ironed out a brillo pad. Have you "seen" what can be done with Shave & A Haircut compared to Poser 5? I know what "my" choice would be A reasonable price? Got me with that one. :) Although the investment I've made in Cinema thus far has not been wasted, the tools and plugins are professional and stable and that is a big plus in my book. Not to mention the overall results which P5 can't get near. But that's "my" point. What does Poser 5 offer that I and other owners of more expensive apps don't have? Seriously. I can understand people being interested in something a bit more versatile than Poser 4 but my own recommendations would be to save up and buy a higher level more capable application. I would feel differently if Curious Labs had fixed the workspace, the lights, the cameras, the joint interpretation etc etc. but they didn't. Now allowing that ProPack, integrated with plugins to affordable if expensive applications is far superior to Poser 5 where's the incentive to upgrade to Poser 5? The hair isn't exportable (except by spending more money) Nothing is integrated (except by spending a lot more money). The face room is hysterically useless, the cloth room unstable. They did well on the materials though, that I think was in the right direction at least. Not to mention the complete lack of precision in the interface and workspace. Poser 4 and/or ProPack at least is functional and integrated. Damn, now I'm coming out bashing Poser 5 and that wasn't the intention. Ah well, c'est la vie As an introductory application I would still recommend Poser 4/Pro Pack over Poser 5 because it's easy to learn and stable (well more so). As a mid level app there are better alternatives but none that offer easy posing of pre-made human/animal models. For any other purposes people need to consider something with a bit more meat on it's bones. Poser "is" used in commercial industry, but mostly as a pre-visualisation tool, not part of a production pipeline. Of course it has advantages over high-end pro level apps. Ease of Use being the one that would be most attractive, I just don't see Poser 5 as filling the gap that Poser 4 filled so well.

Ah well if it's in response to that then I apologise for my accusation. Poser 5 might be ProPack with toys bolted on but it is sufficiently different to make it different. Cloth, hair, materials all are hugely different to propack or poser 4 (or Poser Artist as they're now calling it). I admit I may have misjudged here but it just struck me as a bit odd, I've seen a number of posts from biggert all of which carry much the same theme. If he's just responding to "P5 is no better than P4" fine, I withdraw, except that honestly, P5 isn't much better than P4 except if it's the "only" app you can have - and assuming you're lucky to have a computer it likes. :)

Yes Daverj I realise his "point" is that p5 can do things p4 can't, but so far other than a post from him with cloth I haven't seen anything that proves it to me. Cloth, hair and procedural shaders don't make it for me, I have far superior capabilities with Cinema 4D and while the CL import plugin is disfunctional I can use Cinema for everything. I don't "hate" P5 but until there's something shown that proves it really IS better than P4 I'm not convinced. Why "should" I buy P5? A question that applies to a lot of people who use other software. Poser 4/Pro Pack supports export/import filters for major applications, something that costs a fair chunk of change extra with Poser 5. So what does Poser 5 offer that I can't get in Cinema, Lightwave, Max, Carrara etc.? Even the "procedural" shader shown here can be replicated after a fashion in Poser 4, if I do the same thing in Cinema (and Firefly is touted as a premium render engine) it's far superior. So, rather than combative posts and thread titles, and there's been more than a few of those from biggert, maybe some real effort to show what P5 and firefly can do would be a better direction than trying to trash other software?

That's just daft biggert. If you want to compare P4 effects and P5 effects then you do so on a level playing field - use the P4 renderer in P5. Utilising Firefly as a comparison against P4 is not any more fair than if I was to post the result of my render in Cinema 4D... which would be a fairer comparison considering the grandiose claims made for Firefly. Same with the materials room. In P5 you can layer materials, in P4 you cannot. Apples and Pears. It's not about whether P4 can do P5 effects, it's about you answering your desire to prove P5 superior. That's not a challenge, that's a joke. Now, if you really want to test Firefly, then I suggest you DO take it up against Bryce, Carrara, Shade and other software. Let's see what it can do against a REAL 3D renderer, not the poor little preview render engine in P4 - although it can compete after a fashion.

Watching this thread with some amusement and I'm amazed it's taken "them" so long to get this far. Well, it was originally created for amusement for someone I consider "friend" but somehow it's far too suited as an opinion here. Seeing as I'm not actually saying anything, I wonder how long this will stay... and how long it'll be before I get a warning for rude gestures. Carefull people, that's a possibility you know. The thought police have arrived. Anyway, my own personal feelings regarding the "new" enforcement protocols.

The second one at the bbc link I already have a model of. Ookami, if you email me so I know where to send it I can have the first one made for you later today and I'll mail it out to you.

Stewer pretty much answered the question for you, there's also some information buried in the Cinema 4D forum on this site. The location for the version 7 (and 8) Amazones plugin is http://www.amazonescity.com/