Hi everyone, total beginner to 3D but really looking forward to getting started as being a long time freehand artist in pencil it looks perfect !! So much quicker too as first thing I did was read the Newbie help thread and already Andy has gone so thanks !

Also saw don't be afraid to ask questions which I am a bit, but I'm having big problems trying to find the longest long hair female models as most are only to mid back. However I've seen much longer on one or two websites but can't find them on here....

Much appreciate any help !

Thanks in advance :-)

well if you want bangs at the front the best hair is mitzu hair which I think was from daz

Love esther

Thanks for the tip !

Attached Link: http://www.daz3d.com/shop/mitsu-hair-for-aiko

Love esther

PS being able to draw is really useful in poser.  even if you can just draw over your renders a little it helps eg to make a tshrit hang right or something.

Another two suggestions are ...

the "Fantasy Warrior" hair by Pretty3D here at RMP, where the pony tail can be made extremely long.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/fantasy-warrior-hair/89444

Or the "Rhene Hair", which can be found over at DAZ. Also with extreme "make-long" morphs.

http://www.daz3d.com/shop/rhene-hair

Tho, I have no idea how the state of the DAZ online store currently is, as I read a few posts about some issues over there, since their relaunch.

Quote - okay I found it..  this is one of the most popular long hair for poser figures.

Love esther

PS being able to draw is really useful in poser.  even if you can just draw over your renders a little it helps eg to make a tshrit hang right or something.

Thanks again looking forward to it all especially how it will relate to freehand drawing....

Quote - Another two suggestions are ...

the "Fantasy Warrior" hair by Pretty3D here at RMP, where the pony tail can be made extremely long.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/fantasy-warrior-hair/89444

 

Or the "Rhene Hair", which can be found over at DAZ. Also with extreme "make-long" morphs.

http://www.daz3d.com/shop/rhene-hair

Tho, I have no idea how the state of the DAZ online store currently is, as I read a few posts about some issues over there, since their relaunch.

Just great (!!) also Rhene Hair was the one I'd seen previously and had been trying to find. Must try Daz too, is it the only altenative option or are there others similar ?

Many thanks

Attached Link: http://www.runtimedna.com

Aery Soul (Now Alfaseed) had a few long hair styles when they sold stuff here.  Now they're at Runtime DNA but I think they got rid of most of their old stuff when they moved.  I guess if all else fails, you could go over there and ask 'em if they'd sell you one of their old products.

Ah, Esther beat me to it.  :) 

Thank you both couple more nice ones found, now to try and understand it all !

Attached Link: Mooch Tail

It's for Victoria 3 (well, the "Millenium Generation 3" figures), but should be fairly easy to fit to any other figure.

Do be aware that it's a bit resource heavy, and renders can go rather slow with it.

Attached Link: http://irapunzel.deviantart.com/

Wonderful thank you four more I would never have found ! Whenever I get time, rarely (!), I like to sketch romantic mythical creatures and why I'd like to learn more about 3d, so would it be too much to ask where would I find more mermaids and centauresses....? The interesting point about mermaids is how often they're depicted with knees bent, whereas in your link it's the first time I've seen two very realistic ones with shark bodies and tails the way I've always drawn them too....

I believe that DAZ has centaurs for some of their figures. Also search at 

http://www.sharecg.com

There are some there - one for the DAZ Aiko3 figer for example. That one and probably the others at DAZ will require the DAZ Millenium Horse figure. They used to have a free l'lte ' version of the horse that would work fine but I'm not sure it's still available. If you search freestuff here, there is a centauress by Nerd3D made using the very old Poser 4 female (aka Posette) and the Poser 4 horse. I'm not sure if those are available for Debut.  Ditto mermaids search at DAZ and ShareCG.

 http://mystic-nights.com/directory/index.php  is a good search resource for free Poser items as well. Just remember to look carefully at which base figures are required to make the creatures e.g. Victoria 4 (aka V4), Aiko 3 (aka A3) etc.

Thank you and everyone previously !! It's all been a really great help as I'm already finding that it's helping my drawing enormously by being able to move the screen model in all directions for different 3D realism and perspectives, miles better than the old wooden human figure the limbs and head of which you had to keep twisting into different positions. Invaluable in another sense too as you're seeing the final drawing on the screen before ever putting pencil to paper, rather than trying to keep improving vague pictures in your mind with dozens of tiring preliminary sketches.

Thanks again

(Are the Daz ones compatible with Poser ?)

Quote - (Are the Daz ones compatible with Poser ?)

You can check the product page, under "Additional Information" to see compatible programs.

However, the majority of older content will work in Poser, most products made for the Millenium 4 (Victoria, Michael, any "Name 4" figures) and the earlier figures are usable in Poser.

The Genesis figure and anything requiring it will not work properly in Poser for a number of reasons that have been hashed and re-hashed plenty of times on this forum.

Thanks for the info. just bought my first item, very lucky to discover it was ok for Poser ! Only problem is whilst it downloaded ok and I clicked on Run I can't find it anywhere....??

Sorry to be a bother....

When you downloaded it did you click "run" in the download window or did you tell it to "save" the file?

I just clicked on Run in the download window....

Marcuse, when you are ready, you can purchase Poser 8 (yes it is one generation behind the current Poser 9)  at Amazon.com for $70.  It is a fully operational package with all the goodies.  Other folks here might know of reputable places that sell it cheaper.

Jan

I would suggest downloading the file and saving it somewhere on your drive.  It will make it easier to reinstall if you don't have network service for some reason.

Thanks for all the info.... There was only the one option of Run, no Save at all....

Quote - Marcuse, when you are ready, you can purchase Poser 8 (yes it is one generation behind the current Poser 9)  at Amazon.com for $70.  It is a fully operational package with all the goodies.  Other folks here might know of reputable places that sell it cheaper.

Jan

Thanks I'm doing the one month free trial of Debut to see how things go and then decide. About 27 days or so left....

Terrible timing.  Debut was offered free about a month back.

Remember that Deput is very limited in what it can do so don't base your decision on it.  Ask the folks here.  All DAZ figures (V4 and below are fully compatible with Poser 8).

Additional you can combine Aiko, The Girl, Stephanie, together for some pretty good morphs.  All dynamic clothing from everywhere can be used.  Other folks can add info too.

Quote - Terrible timing.  Debut was offered free about a month back.

Haven't paid anything yet as they can only take it if you don't cancel at the end of the month allowed. I chose Debut because I hoped it would be simpler....at the moment it's a real uphill struggle !

Quote - Remember that Deput is very limited in what it can do so don't base your decision on it.  Ask the folks here.  All DAZ figures (V4 and below are fully compatible with Poser 8).

Additional you can combine Aiko, The Girl, Stephanie, together for some pretty good morphs.  All dynamic clothing from everywhere can be used.  Other folks can add info too.

I had to print out the full Debut manual as there was far too much to take in all at once, but from what little I've learned what you say does sound interesting. This is because luckily I'm able to work "backwards" so to speak from the artwork I normally do to what I'm trying to grasp now. Is this quite a common approach for others too ?

All software programs are difficult to begin with.  Just keep on trucking and do your exploring and experimenting with the program, eg if I click on this what will it do and remember the Cntrl Z function on your keyboard, it is the undo function standard for most all types of Software including Poser, Carrara, DAZ, Hexagon, Zbrush, Wings, Blender etc.

By the way, Blender, Wings, Sculptris, Hexagon are wonderful model creation tools and best of all they are all FREE, full versions, no time limits.  Sorry to derail the thread..Jan

Quote - All software programs are difficult to begin with.  Just keep on trucking and do your exploring and experimenting with the program, eg if I click on this what will it do and remember the Cntrl Z function on your keyboard, it is the undo function standard for most all types of Software including Poser, Carrara, DAZ, Hexagon, Zbrush, Wings, Blender etc.

By the way, Blender, Wings, Sculptris, Hexagon are wonderful model creation tools and best of all they are all FREE, full versions, no time limits.  Sorry to derail the thread..Jan

 

Yes I agree about exploring and experimenting will do, and thanks for the tips I've learnt so much on here already. However I'm still at the ridiculous stage at the moment trying to get a wig onto Jessie's head and it's impossible ! :biggrin:

The "wig" is probably conforming which means that it is rigged similarily to it's base model.  The manual should cover this topic.  Keep in mind also, most forum individuals use either regular Poser or Poser Pro (there is only one other regular which uses Poser Debut).  As Plutom posted, PD is very limited and some advice might not work because of those limitations.  I, myself, took advantage of the free offer but have not installed the app on my computer yet.  If there is an increase number of users, I just might need to install so I can be on the same level as the newbies.

Thanks for the conforming point, I'm onto chapter 6 and so anxious to get started properly !! :biggrin:

Creating references for drawing is what Poser was originally designed for so you're keeping the tradition alive :-)

Thank you. It's very useful indeed

Out of my depth on this one as I'm still having problems trying to open a file I bought from Daz yesterday. Downloaded ok after clicking on Run which I gather is a zip file but it now keeps asking which programme to choose to open the file. There's several options but I've no idea which one's correct as it's rejecting the ones I click on at random - Firefox, Internet Explorer, VLC media player.

Any help much appreciated as it's a file I've wanted for ages,

Thanks

What is the name of the file? DAZ changed their store and they may be providing zip files now, I don't know. You need to save the file to your computer. If you're talking 'run' from your browser, you probably need to Save it to a location where you can find it - the desktop is a convenient place. I'm assuming you're using Windows. If you have a Mac, a Mac user will have to chime in. If it's a file ending in exe then double clicking on it shouild run the installer with instructions. On Windows 7 and Vista, there are some potential problems depending on where you go from there. I use XP so again someone else will have better advice on that. If it's a file ending in zip, I'm not sure how they're packaging those. Double clicking should at least open it up so you can see the contents.

It sounds like you're trying to run something like a Poser file that you system doesn't know how to deal with. You may need a free program like Winzip to get those files to their proper location more easily. At any rate, someone will be along who can be of further help so just hang tight. If you haven't already, tell what system you have Windows or Mac and which version and if possible, where you have Poser installed. 

ps_ac2229b_CelestialPak.exe

Thanks for the help. Clicked on the .exe file which is where the next question asks which programme do you want to install it into. Poser is installed in My Documents and the file itself is now on Desktop. Using Windows 7 XP 32 bit with Firefox, I did try Explorer with the same result. I don't have Winzip so that might be the cause....?

Which is it, either Win 7 or XP?  You are listing 2 different OS.  In either case, there is a built in zipping/unzipping program already installed.

Sorry about that first time for everything (!) - XP. Well I suppose it must be in here somewhere then, but I've done a Search and other than the original files there's nothing....??

Searching for the zipping program will yield nothing.  Double click the icon and follow the prompts.  At best, I would download the exe files from DAZ and use those for installation.  I haven't tried their zipped format yet.

I've double clicked on all 3 icons but there's still nothing. Not sure if this is allowed but could I instead send someone the original email with the 3 clickable links as I would dearly love to see what I've bought after so long  !

Can you provide a screencap of the files?

That could be a either self-extracting zip file or a DAZ installer. The problem is that double clicking on either one should run it. Windows doesn't need anything else to run an exe file. It's possible that it could be have been corrupted in the download process. Try clicking once with the Right mouse button. You should get a menu that has 'Properties' as one of the choices - select that. You should see a window that among other things shows the file size. See if the size corresponds to what (hopefully) is listed on the product's description page. If the sizes differ, then the download is probably bad - especially if it is very small. It may even be a web page that got saved with the exe type. Also, note the File Type and Description in that dialog. It may be helpful.

The only thing that puzzles me is that Windows should try to run the file and if I recall correctly, tell you that it's a bad exe - rather than asking for what program to run. In theory, there could be something else tacked on after the .exe that you can't see depending on your settings, but in that case, you probably wouldn't see the .exe either.

 NOTE: Apparently, there are problems with some DAZ installers. There is supposed to be some information and I think a fix here: 

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewthread/865/ 

That may be your problem - don't know but definitely check it out and communicate with DAZ support. 

Additional info from links in that thread at DAZ

*"Anything with the old DAZ logo (the Z in a circle) as its icon is not working, as far as we know." *

If your file(s) have that icon sort of a blueish circle with a red Z in the middle and a little diskette in the corner then that may well be the problem. If it is, then the utility mentioned in the thread I linket to above will hopefully fix it. If you are hesitant to try it, then you may have to wait until DAZ gets the files repaired. Apparently, their new store software is adding some extra data to the end of the files, causing the problem. Sorry you're having a rough intro but as they say, stuff happens. Hopefully it will be resolved soon.

Support Contact

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewthread/115/ 

I've just been reading it looks like a big problem most of which is over my head but at least it doesn't sound like it's this end. What a pity just have to be patient for a while longer but very many thanks indeed everyone for all your great help.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewthread/865/P60

Back to the manual....

I agree with Imckenzie, except this is an old product which shouldn't have too many problems to install. 

And it occurred to me, please check your Poser Debut folder and verify which Poser exe file is present.  Regular Poser has Poser.exe file, PoserPro has PoserPro.exe, but what does Poser Debut have?

Is that in the File button in the top left hand corner ? If so there's nothing there....

Nope.  You need to go into the Poser Debut folder itself whereever it is installed and look for the exe file and note what it is actually called.  It should have a figure within a red circle.

There's one in Installers called "Install Poser Debut. exe"....?

This is in your Poser Debut folder installed on your computer?  Just verifying.  It might probably say PoserDebut.exe.

Yes in the Installers file "Install Poser Debut.exe" 254,994KB. The wording's correct though as it was the first one I came across there might still be other files....

If your Poser exe is actually PoserDebut.exe (from the folder in your My Documents) then your content will fail to install.  The DAZ installers are designed to look for 'Poser.exe'.  If such a file is not found, either they will quit, flag an error, or ask for a version. 

Now, describe exactly, and with as much detail as possible, what happens when you double-click the Celestial Hair exe.  This is critcal because I cannot duplicate the problems on my computer.