billrobertson42 opened this issue on May 24, 2005 ยท 9 posts
billrobertson42 posted Tue, 24 May 2005 at 8:01 PM
Is there such a thing? I'd like to import a model into poser and give it bones, but all of the group names are pretty weird. I don't see a way to do that in poser. Is there a free tool out there that will help me with this? Thanks.
DCArt posted Tue, 24 May 2005 at 8:18 PM
Actually the group names are pretty standardized. Also keep in mind that if you rename the group names on the model, you'd also have to rename them the same in every piece of clothing you create or purchase for the model. It might be best all the way around to leave them alone.
billrobertson42 posted Tue, 24 May 2005 at 8:23 PM
I created the model in Silo. It has names like object0, object1 etc...
DCArt posted Tue, 24 May 2005 at 8:38 PM
Hmmm ... silo doesn't let you assign names to the groups? Another thing you can do is take the OBJ file into a text editor (WordPad works), and do a global search and replace. Start backwards, though, because if you rename object1 to lForeArm, then object10 through object19 will get named lForeArm0 through lForeArm9. 8-)
Helgard posted Tue, 24 May 2005 at 8:39 PM
You could use the free version of UV Mapper. That allows you to rename and combine object and material groups, or to turn material groups into objects, and vice versa. Can't you alter the object names in Silo? I can alter them in Cinema4D and Wings. (You could also use Wings, or any of the other free modelling programs out there. But check and make sure if Silo can't do this in the program)
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xantor posted Wed, 25 May 2005 at 10:00 AM
I use a free version of cinema 4d version 5 (you get free versions with magazines at times) for naming materials and groups.
zukeprime posted Wed, 25 May 2005 at 10:58 AM
Attached Link: http://www.uvmapper.com/downloads.html
Just use UV Mapper (link to download area). The free version is very functional. You can assign groups, materials, and "regions" (normally just used in UV Mapper to help organize your stuff). Plus, you'll want a decent program to help lay out your UV Map if you plan on texturing.
diolma posted Wed, 25 May 2005 at 2:36 PM
Anthony Appleyard has a utility called "Makeobj" available in the freestuff which allows you to change group names (among other uses). I don't expect he'll mind me pointing that out..:-) Cheers, Diolma
billrobertson42 posted Wed, 25 May 2005 at 5:38 PM
I think that's what I'm looking for. And it has source code too. Bonus! Thanks.