The following will fall somewhere between a rant and a desperate plea for answers. At this point I'm practically willing to give my soul for the answers, so if you are in that business, just let me know.

My question is regarding creating morph injections for V4. First I will tell you what I've done, then I will say where my issues are.

I created what I believe to be a pure dev version of V4. All of her morphs stripped out.

Using that dev version I have created a custom character for V4. The main character morphs were in obj form. And I was able to create inj and remove files for these just fine using Binary Morph Editor. They even load in at the values I set and under the Group name I gave them. Hallelujah.

Now unfortunately due to the custom morphs, I found that some of V4s bends needed correction. I didn't want to put out a character that looks great in T position, but distorts upon basic bending.

I have purchased about 60$ worth of tutorials to help me through this point as this is the first character I am doing all by myself from start to finish.

It was my understanding that the best way to achieve these bend fix morphs was to use GOZ and pmd injections.

NOT WORKING.

I saved the cr2 with a single bend fix test morph on it. In addition to the morphs for this character. I checked use 'external binary morph targets' so that the pmd would be created. I edited that PMD to make it a pz2. I put this in the pose folder. I inject it onto a new V4 (also dev version). It clearly loads a morph of some sort when I use it, named correctly, but doesn't look anything like the one I saved. (which I still have loaded right next to it for a visual comparison).

I have PhilCs Poser File Editor, as well as Dimension 3Ds Poser File Editor. (there was a lovely stumbling block in learning that these were different programs named the same)

I have also Binary Morph Editor as I mentioned before.

When I simply load the CR2 into Binary Morph Editor, it tells me the figure has no morphs in it. At this point, I start wishing I was just a mechanic so I could start chucking wrenches around the room. Pause for coffee and Xanax, and attempt to continue.

PhilCs Poser File Editor - When I attempt to create morph INJ and REM files, it pops up a window asking which morphs I want to include. The only morphs shown in this box are all of V4s default morphs which I THOUGHT I had stripped out when making my dev version. Where are these coming from????? How the heck are they there??? Where are MY morphs?

Dimension 3Ds Poser File Editor - Honestly...I can't even go there. No it didn't work. No I don't know why. No I can't figure out how to use this program to do what I want. Yes I have read the pdf. I follow directions, and I get no results. Clearly I'm missing something.

'Then there's the unknown unknown'
yeah, that's a real thing and that's where I'm at.

Is there actually any way at all to create a custom morph on a posed figure that can be applied to other figures?  Is this really best achieved with PMD?  Is there any other way to save that morph after using GOZ (on posed)?

Another thing that didn't save at all was the 'Dial Teaching' that I did for that morph. It was suppose to be set at if thigh bends at a than morph goes to b.  Is there a way to save dial teaching into an injectable morph?

There are some people who believe that IQ can not be quantified. I think if they really want the answer to this, they should simply look at the Poser community. There are levels, and I am about a good 20 points shy of the people who write these programs and tutorials. I'm not embarassed to admit this, because those people should actually be working for NASA.

I need help. I need answers. Yes I want to get this character out, but more than anything I just want to comprehend this process. I want to find that one person in the world who is able to explain to me what I need to do in a way that I can understand. The chimp version if possible.

I'm willing to pay, split profit, exchange work, promote you tirelessly. I am willing to do anything at all to just get some help on how to do this. I have been at this about 2 months now. So I'm desperate.

If there is anyone willing to actually LOOK at the files, that would be amazing too.

It's probably a good thing that PhilC doesn't live anywhere near me at this point, because I'd probably show up on his doorstep looking like a lost puppy....

Thanks in advance.
(ps this was all typed out pre xanax)

I am:  aka Velocity3d