I want to simplify the geometry of a chainmail bikini top (classic Red Sonja costume).

There are these little "bracket" pieces connecting the chainmail disks and I want to remove them. (See the b&w pic with the blue highlights.)

I opened the OBJ file in Hexagon and figured out how to select and delete the pieces.

I saved the file as an OBJ:

I tried both "Save As" and "Export" as OBJ

I left the settings to default

In both cases, I kept the name of the original Geometry file (don't panic, I lept a back-up of the original).

When I open Poser Pro 11, the new Geometry file loads (the brackets are gone), however:

The top no longer fits properly.

The breasts are too small

I cannot morph the top with the properties dials: they no longer work.

Clearly, I am doing something wrong (probably when I save/export the OBJ file). Or is there something I need to fix in the CR2 file?

What can I do to fix this?

HEXAGON with the "brackets" selected.

The bikini top rendered in Poser Pro 11 in Comic Book Preview mode.

Close up of the little brackets I want to delete (blue color added for emphasis).

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