My pet project for the last year has been a Poser compatible 3D editor. It's currently called ToolBox and supports the full Poser mesh and joint system so all joints move the same as in Poser (a two year project), complete with joint bulges. You can do a complete Poser rigging in ToolBox with joint angles, spherical falloff matrices, etc. Also import a fully rigged skeleton from one mesh to another and then tweak it. Supports Poser surfaces, parts and textures, morphs, skeleton and joint system, conforming, multiple figures and props in a file. It's an OpenGL tool, currently on Windows XP, includes real time on screen transparency. And real time motion when dollying the camera or posing the figure - no Bounding Boxes as the figure bends! Imports and EXPORTS cr2, obj, pp2, pz2(including Mimic), fc2 and exports INJ/REM files for morphs. Also imports and exports bvh animations. I believe it is the first editor that writes directly back to Poser file formats and the Poser directories. Hit export, go to Poser, test. Since my mesh editor will never match big time commercial ones, I import and export obj to C4D, LW and Maya so you can import meshes created in those apps and then convert them to a Poser model in ToolBox and then export direct to Poser. My goal was a tool that would let you either create a mesh from scratch or import a mesh from your favorite 3D app, and then finish it into a Poser prop or boned figure and export it directly to Poser format. It easily adds or edits morphs on a figure by converting them to a seperate object that can be edited and then put back as a new morph. I have a non-saving demo available, so you can play with how the models move. You can also download the complete manual from the ToolBox page of my site (6M+). www.GreenbriarStudio.com/3D I'm working on a film project at the moment, but I keep development going along on ToolBox. Finishing dynamic long hair at the moment, will have some demo animations soon. It is slow, but very realistic and works with very long hair. Actual geometry hair you can 'perm'. (Final Fantasy hair fan - I don't care if it is slow as long as I can do it). David

You are the man!!!!!!!! Will download, will test till I break it, lol, and tell you the results. Thank you, thank you.

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If you can developed for mac OS9 too .. pleeeease poser will need a motion tracking python or a stand alone software ! thx ;-) Andygraph

Can you explain 'motion tracking python'? What are you trying to capture or create? David

example: i import a footage in poser (in footage a real ball red move up and down) with this python i can lock the color of this ball to the hip of a character or on a prop.

i ask it for a possible motion capture or motion tracking developed for poser

look the example:

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grnbriar, this looks great! What development environment are use using and is their any prospect of a port to Mac OS X?

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Right now I'm porting my Maya tools to OSX, so ToolBox will be my last PC only app. It will be awhile before I can port it. It is currently for XP Pro (and also tested on XP Home - does not run on 2000) for the moment. All of my other tools are available for the Mac (about half written on the Mac) but most people want PC versions., so I did ToolBox on PC first this time. David

would like to try it out, where can I download the demo?? There was no link on your website..

Alphauser, you have to send David an e-mail, and he will mail it to you.

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from the site: To get a Demo copy, email a request to DavidMathews@GreenbriarStudio.com

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Bandwidth is limited, so I only have the manuals on the website. An email will get you a demo. David