Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Can't get Poser 5 hair from Library to work right.

bobca44 opened this issue on Oct 21, 2002 ยท 5 posts


bobca44 posted Mon, 21 October 2002 at 5:54 PM

I'm new to Poser but have spent a lot more than I want trying to put hair on Judy. I get the equivalent of four inch part in her hair and one side of her hair is blonde and the other brown. Isn't the hair in the Library supposed to populate itself without the populate hair in the Hair Room? Without the populate button it is very thin. Are my problems due to inexperience or are there some bugs in this progam?


EricofSD posted Mon, 21 October 2002 at 8:53 PM

Are you looking at her hair before or after you render? Sounds like a pre render description.


Artist3D posted Mon, 21 October 2002 at 9:42 PM

Wow,you are having a problem with Poser5?How odd.


Zenman53186 posted Tue, 22 October 2002 at 12:13 PM

Poser 5 comes with two type of wigs; polygonal (3d objects in the shape of hair that use trans maps for realism) and dynamic hair props. When loaded, they are supposed to "parent" to the head automatically, but depending on what modifications you've made to your model, they may not sit properly on the head. I'm assuming you are using a Dynamic hair prop. To ensure it is positioned correctly, you need to make the skullcap (on which the hair grows) visible. You do this in the material room. Select the skullcap prop, and in the material window, select the skullcap group from the dropdown. Then set the Transparency setting to 0. The skullcap will be visible. Use the X,Y,Z trans to position it proper on the head (as close as possible without skin showing through). No other settings should be required for it to render properly. Your description implies that you did not render the image (from titlebar menu: Render->Render).


bobca44 posted Wed, 23 October 2002 at 8:02 AM

Thanks for clueing me in. Now I don't have to wait until someone pubishes a book on Poser 5.