How can I tell a Python script to read a geometry from an .OBJ geometry file?

Hello Anthony,

I promised to get back to you sooner. Apologize for the delay.

The shortest example one I have ready at hand is this: (you will ned to set the filename correct for your system)

#---------------------------------
# Get the actor and the Import-Export object
#---------------------------------
scene = poser.Scene()
print "preparing ..."
imExObject = scene.ImExporter()


print ""
print "getting OBJ Export Options..."
imoptions = imExObject.ImportOptions("obj", None)
for key in imoptions.keys():
       print key, ':', imExObject.ImportOptionString("obj", None, key), '=', imoptions[key]

print "setting options"
imoptions[7] = 1
imoptions[poser.kImOptCodeCENTERED] = 0
for key in imoptions.keys():
       print key, ':', imExObject.ImportOptionString("obj", None, key), '=', imoptions[key]

try:
#---------------------------------
# import it
#---------------------------------
  imExObject.Import("obj", "File Format Wavefront", "C:UsersPublicDocumentsPoserMDForMD.obj", imoptions)

  print "Import succeeded"

except:
  print "Import failed -- please check the file name"

further control over the import options can be through setting the full bunch of import options:

imoptions[poser.kImOptCodeMAKEPOLYNORMSCONSISTENT] = 0 
imoptions[poser.kImOptCodeOFFSETX] = 0.0
imoptions[poser.kImOptCodeOFFSETY] = 0.0
imoptions[poser.kImOptCodeOFFSETZ] = 0.0 
imoptions[poser.kImOptCodeFLIPUTEXTCOORDS] = 0
imoptions[poser.kImOptCodeFLIPVTEXTCOORDS] = 0
imoptions[poser.kImOptCodeWELDIDENTICALVERTS] = 1
imoptions[poser.kImOptCodeCENTERED] = 0
imoptions[poser.kImOptCodePERCENTFIGSIZE] = -1
imoptions[poser.kImOptCodeFLIPNORMS] = 0
imoptions[poser.kImOptCodePLACEONFLOOR] = 0

I hope this answers your question. One thing: In the present public version of Poser imoptions[poser.kImOptCodeWELDIDENTICALVERTS] = 1 does not work. You cannot at this moment fake welded export by unwelded export, import as a prop with the welding option, and re-export. This works under manual control but not when called from Python.