Prologue - I posted a shorter version of this in the "tech forum" but I am posting it here, also, in the hope that it will help you "sort out" some of the problems associated with Poser "names." cheers, dr geep ;=] ------------------------------------------------------------ ***** Poser Naming Conventions ***** Poser keeps track of Figures (and props) with numbers appended to the object's name. ************************************************************ For figures, it's Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. For props, it's prop_1 (the first one loaded), prop_2, etc. [the above only applies if the same (with identical name) prop is loaded twice - or more] ************************************************************ Poser actually has two names for figures and props, et al. An INTERNAL name (IN) and an EXTERNAL name (EN). [there are actually three names when the library is included] ************************************************************ INTERNAL NAME The "internal name" [from object "properties"] is the name that is attached to, and saved with, the figure or prop when they are stored in the library. This is a name that you can change using the (menu) "Object" ----> "Properties" "Name:". This may [or may not] be the same name that you use when you save the object (i.e., "save as") and you assign a name. The "save as" name (SN) is the name that appears under the thumbnail in the library. The "IN" will come back with the object when it is loaded from the library. In other words, the "IN" [in the file being loaded] becomes the "EN" when a figure or prop is loaded from the library. ************************************************************ EXTERNAL NAME The "external name" [from object "properties"] is the name that is displayed on the screen (e.g., Figure 1, etc) while Poser is running -and- can be changed "on the fly." If this object is exported, the exported file will contain both the "IN" and the "EN" [which may or may not be the same]. Note: the IN and EN will be the same when you do the export unless you have changed the EN while Poser is running. ************************************************************ SUMMARY There are three (3) names associated with a figures or props. (i.e., object) 1. (EN) EXTERNAL NAME [shown on the screen] 2. (IN) INTERNAL NAME [attached and saved with the object] 3. (SN) "SAVED AS" NAME [shown under the thumbnail in library] The SN is the "filename" for the object that was saved. All three names MAY be the same. [but they are NOT linked, i.e., if you change one, it does NOT automatically change either one of the other two names] FOR CHARACTERS Poser will generate a .cr2 AND .rsr with the same name as the SN. [2 files] FOR PROPS Poser will generate a .pp2 AND .rsr with the same name as the SN. [2 files] Other libraries are the same except for the file extension used. Examples: Hair will be .hr2 and .rsr [2 files] Lights will be .lt2 and .rsr [2 files] Hands will be .hd2 and .rsr [2 files] Faces will be .fc2 and .rsr [2 files] Cameras will be .cm2 and .rsr [2 files] Poses will be .pz2 and .rsr [2 files] DO NOT confuse .pz2 (pose) files with .pz3 (complete) files. A .pz3 file contains ALL the information used when you load Poser, i.e., figures, poses, cameras, lights, props, etc. Note: the .xx2 file is a text file that can be modified with a word procesor. [at your own risk!] The .rsr is a binary file that is created from the .xx2 text file with the same filename. Poser actually uses the binary (.rsr) because it loads much faster. CAUTION: ..... If you modify a .xx2 file, make sure you DELETE the .rsr file with the same filename before you try and use the modified .xx2 file. Poser will only CREATE a NEW .rsr file if the file DOES NOT EXIST! So, if you modified a .xx2 file and DID NOT DELETE the corresponding .rsr file, you will NOT see the changes when you load the .xx2 file because Poser will just use the old (unchanged) .rsr file. ************************************************************ How I do it: Before I save a figure in the library, I change the "EN" like this ...... (menu) "Object" ----> "Properties" "Name:" --->"Susan" (EN) Now I do a "save as" ----> "Susan" (SN) When I load "Susan" (SN) from the library, the name that appears under the studio window is [you guessed it ... "Susan" (IN-->EN) ... and NOT "Figure 1"] so that I can load "Susan", and "Harry", and "Mike", and "Vickey", and ....... well, you get the idea. ************************************************************ Whew, I'm writing a book here! I didn't mean to go this long but that's how much space it takes me to explain it. I hope this information will help you sort things out. cheers, dr geep ;=]

Remember ... "With Poser, all things are possible, and poseable!"

cheers,

dr geep ... :o]

edited 10/5/2019