i have a model, i import it in poser and add it to library. if i want to upload the model here, what files do i need to upload?

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adh3d website

Just the .pp2 file. When you add an imported item to your prop library it embeds the geometry into the pp2 file.

This could get tricky down the road, because if anyone wants to distribute their customized versions of your pp2 (with morphs, etc), they will be distributing the geometry you made with it (bad news, especially if you are selling the item). It may be better for you to make a copy of a pp2 that comes with poser, and change the object references to your obj, open the pp2 in Poser and resave to your library to make the thumbnail.

Hope this helps.

Do you want to say i take ,f.e, the ball prop and chage it?

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adh3d website

Step-by-step:

• Have your .obj file somewhere in your Runtime:Geometries: directories.
• Do a test import of your obj into Poser to make sure it imports with the correct scale and position without any of the import boxes checked.
• Make of copy of the ball prop's pp2. Open it up in a text editor.
• Find the file path references to the obj file. CR2 files generally have 2 references, I can't remember off hand if obj's have 1 or 2. Either way, change them so they represent the path to your .obj file. Save.
• Open up Poser and find your new prop in your Props library. It will have a shrugging Poser-dude Icon.
• Load it into your scene, apply material colors and such, then add it back to your props library.
• For distribution, you will need to include the .pp2, .rsr (thumbnail) and the .obj file. Also the image files for any textures.

Hope this helps.

thanks, but i have a problem, my prop is composed of multiples models. There are 6 .obj files in the prop..

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adh3d website

Can you combine them as one .obj? If the model is meant to be poseable, you will need to make it a figure and not a prop.

Just a sidenote. If you import a object into poser and save it as a prop the file-size will be in most cases 20% smaller then the object filesize. What also had to think about is the fact that everyone with poser can import the object spawn it and also distribute then the file. Looks for me just as more work with the pp2-reference to the object. SHARKEY

Robert,
True, referencing an obj won't protect you from people illegally distributing the file, as you've stated. Heck, they could just distribute the obj file. What referencing the obj does is give people the opportunity to legally distribute pp2's with morphs and such for your prop (if your selling the item, this could be good for business). It's certainly not a requirement, and not as necessary for props as it is with character .cr2's, but it could be worth the effort. Plus, if people have the seperate .obj file it's easier for them to make morphs in modelling programs and re-map the .obj for texturing purposes.

Sorry, haven't thinked anytime about this possibility. Thanks much. Robert (Sharkey)

i need the .obj are independent because the model is a posable model. How can i make it a figure ?, and sorry for so many questions.

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adh3d website

If it's a figure, it should be one object file. With each poseable part being a different group. Then you make a PHI hierarchy for it and turn it into a Poser figure. Converting a PHI file in Poser will create a CR2 that references the obj.

When I say "should be," that's not your only option. It really depends on what this is for. If you're selling it, I'm personally of the opinion that it should be set-up as "professionally" as any DAZ product. If you're just planning on sharing this with a few friends, you can certainly take some short-cuts.