Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Deleting Materials??

Futureman opened this issue on May 03, 2000 ยท 5 posts


Futureman posted Wed, 03 May 2000 at 7:18 PM

Hey all, Wondering if there is a way to delete materials (selectable in the render/materials menu in P4) for an object, either through group mode, editing the cr2, or any way possible? I know using the group editor lets you create/assign materials, but i cant find any way to get rid of them? Thanks in advance!


DEL posted Wed, 03 May 2000 at 7:23 PM

On a Pc file I think you can open the CR2 file in notepade (Text Editor) and delete the materials. I'll have to try it sometime.


Jaager posted Wed, 03 May 2000 at 10:49 PM

A lot of CR2 files have legacy materials and if you delete all material entrys - they stay gone. But, when you open at CR2 file in Poser, it will rewrite the materials that are assigned in the OBJ file (an entry for every discrete Usemtl_*** line in the "f" section. The only way to permanently get rid of a material is to delete it from the OBJ file. If you are playing with textures in Poser and have accumulated a long list , just save the CR2 and close Poser. When reopened, the CR2 will only list the textures that are actually used, the others are gone.


LoboUK posted Thu, 04 May 2000 at 3:49 AM

I will have to check, but I think Jaager is correct - you have to delete materials from the OBJ file rather than the CR2 Paul


bloodsong posted Thu, 04 May 2000 at 6:32 PM

heya; how about this trick: getting rid of the preview material. it never stays at the bottom of the list, out of the way, where i stick it, and it is always selected when i am trying to change some USEFUL material, like the skin. argh! :)