Pleaseeeeeee, is there a way to make a pose file for a prop? and if so how? i'm running P6. any help is appreciated it! thanks so much!

From the Material Room, you could simply save a material collection to the library. Poses usually won't work on props unless they're parented to a figure.

You can use the free utility "MAT Pose Edit", to make the MAT file.

Normally a pose file won't work on a prop unless the prop is parented to a figure, but if you do need to apply a pose to an un-parented prop, there is a way.

Open the pz2 in a text editor. Replace "prop " with "actor ". See below:

{<br></br>version<br></br> {<br></br>   number 3<br></br>    }<br></br><strike>prop box_1</strike><br></br> box_1<br></br>        {<br></br>   material Preview<br></br>            {<br></br>           KdColor 1 0.501961 0.501961 1<br></br>               KaColor 0 0 0 1<br></br>             KsColor 1 1 1 1<br></br>             TextureColor 1 1 1 1<br></br>                NsExponent 10<br></br>               tMin 0<br></br>              tMax 0<br></br>              tExpo 0.6<br></br>           bumpStrength 1<br></br>              ksIgnoreTexture 0<br></br>           reflectThruLights 1<br></br>         reflectThruKd 0<br></br>             textureMap ":Runtime:Textures:Ground Default Texture.tif"<br></br>                           0 0<br></br>         bumpMap NO_MAP<br></br>              reflectionMap NO_MAP<br></br>                transparencyMap NO_MAP<br></br>              ReflectionColor 1 1 1 1<br></br>             reflectionStrength 1<br></br>                }<br></br>   }<br></br>}

This method of replacing "prop " with "actor " works for any type of pose (pz2).

Note that a figure must be present in the Poser scene before any pose file will work, but the prop does not need to be parented to it. Also note that a pose for "someProp_1" will not work on "someProp_2".

Just apply the materials you want to the prop and resave the prop with a new name. It is effectively a mat file except it lives in your props folder. If the geometry of the prop is external the new file will be approx thew same size as a "mat file". You may need to create a .png file for the library pic depending upon what version of Poser you are using. Richard

"It is effectively a mat file except it lives in your props folder."

I beg to differ. The purpose of a poze file is to inject new data into an item that is already loaded in a Poser scene. A pp2 can't do that.

ty for all the help :) will give it a go!