I was spending the day reading tutorials and there something I need help with. I have poser pro 2012.

Are weight maps just for figures or can you set up clothing with weight maps instead of rigging bones.

My head is spinning right now so if someone could tell me the difference. I can do rigging for conforming clothing but not well.

 

Thanks

You can weight map clothing.

Laurie

Quote - You can weight map clothing.

Laurie

 

Thanks.

I've been doing some reading and weight map is more or less what I have been doing. Thanks ...  Back to learning how to do a dress. fun fun

Quote - I've been doing some reading and weight map is more or less what I have been doing. Thanks ...  Back to learning how to do a dress. fun fun

Poser 2012 Pro automagically transfers the weight map from the weight-mapped figure to the clothing when rigging in the setup room, since that's basically what the rigging is, anyway. (Or, it can do this with a simple toggle or a click. I haven't rigged anything in there, yet, but I've been playing with the weight-mapping existing on certain figures.)

Weight mapping is awesome, but it can be tricky to get it just right. For some applications, Poser's standard falloff zone's work pretty good.

Quote - > Quote - I've been doing some reading and weight map is more or less what I have been doing. Thanks ...  Back to learning how to do a dress. fun fun

Poser 2012 Pro automagically transfers the weight map from the weight-mapped figure to the clothing when rigging in the setup room, since that's basically what the rigging is, anyway. (Or, it can do this with a simple toggle or a click. I haven't rigged anything in there, yet, but I've been playing with the weight-mapping existing on certain figures.)

Weight mapping is awesome, but it can be tricky to get it just right. For some applications, Poser's standard falloff zone's work pretty good.

 

I am looking at getting this tutor http://www.runtimedna.com/Poser-9-and-Poser-2012-Creating-Conforming-Clothing.html

 

Any thought about it? Is it worth getting?

 

I'm not knocking that tutorial, it looks well worth the money, however, one PhilC's site are severa free tutorials on rigging for poser that are free. They don;t go into weight mapping but you might want to start with the learning poser falloff rigging then jump to the RDNA tutorial once you feel a but more comfortable. I learned originally to do Poser clothing from Phil's DVD MANY years ago and found his teaching style to be very easy to follow.

Here's his site

http://www.philc.net/index.php

Quote - I'm not knocking that tutorial, it looks well worth the money, however, one PhilC's site are severa free tutorials on rigging for poser that are free. They don;t go into weight mapping but you might want to start with the learning poser falloff rigging then jump to the RDNA tutorial once you feel a but more comfortable. I learned originally to do Poser clothing from Phil's DVD MANY years ago and found his teaching style to be very easy to follow.

Here's his site

http://www.philc.net/index.php

 

I've been through Philc site many time as well as other tutors. I'm just can't get a dress to work correctly. I hoped to put the video on dvd to watch on my TV where I can pause and rewatch would be helpful to understanding what I am doing wrong.

 

 

kimbersue what figure are you making clothing for and is it a long skirt or a short skirt? Typically I make skirts with a single group "hip" then use body handles to control movement.

lDo you use skype? Perhaps I can help you work thru your problems

 

I have been watching these tutor tonight and learned a lot so far.  But, what software do you use as a poser file editor? 

I keep crashing poser working on deleting bone So the pose editor look much better. I have 2012 version. 

Thanks. 

I use PhilC's PZ3Editor, it has several very useful plugins that come with it. Dimension3D has a good editor here in Rendo's marketplace.

I use PhilC's PZ3Editor, it has several very useful plugins that come with it. Dimension3D has a good editor here in Rendo's marketplace.

I going to look at Philc today. I like this stuff. 

I've learned so much more being able to sit in bed and watch DVD's that I downing a ton of them today.  I simple can't sit and watch on a computer.

Quote - I have been watching these tutor tonight and learned a lot so far.  But, what software do you use as a poser file editor? 

I keep crashing poser working on deleting bone So the pose editor look much better. I have 2012 version. 

Thanks. 

 

you should look at updating to the latest service release.. that crashing in the bone room was cleared up for me in SR2 I believe.

Someone on this forum explain about grouping the thigh bones on a skirt to make it move better but for the life of me, I can't find my notes or the posting.  So can someone please tell me again on a dress like the attached photo if I do one long hip bone or group to thigh bones.  In the picture, the dress is not nearly done. I just wanted to get started on rigging weight map notes while I finish this dress.  This is Miki 4.