To the pose experts ...
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I often buy pose sets from vendors that create individual body part poses ... top/bottom, arms, legs, head, etc. vs full poses. So far, all of the ones I have are for v4.
How do I piece part poses myself for m4, though? I want to keep the lower body pose I have but do something else with the top part. Any semi-quick way of doing this?
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You can try a V4 pose...often they'll work fine or need very minor adjustments. If it does need adjustment, you can save it out, as a new pose, after tweaking.
How do I save out a pose? That would be a handy ability since I often tweak after poses to suit needs, then get frustrated when I can't duplicate a pose I like ... lol. I'm working in DS3A, if that makes a difference.
File > Save As > Pose Preset
Does it get saved in a special file or something?
For Part poses remember to only check the parts of the body you wish to keep in your pose preset. IE the lower body in this example.
Does it get saved in a special file or something?
It gets saved as a DS script, e.g. .dsa file.
So I pose m4 in the full pose that I want the bottom of, select the individual parts I want to save out (all of them or just hips?), then save them in maybe a sub-folder so I can locate it again. Right?
It gets saved as a DS script, e.g. .dsa file.
That's good to know ... lol ... I could just see me getting and far and start swearing ... lol.
Now, once I utilize all of these individual poses, I can then save the completed full pose as a full pose itself, right?
So I pose m4 in the full pose that I want the bottom of, select the individual parts I want to save out (all of them or just hips?), then save them in maybe a sub-folder so I can locate it again. Right?If it's full lower start at Hips and then select all nodes below the hips. For Arms I do Shoulder (some times collar) on down to the tip of each finger. I also double check that each node is selected before I save. I keep my poses in my own folder I added to DS.
Can I save or export the pose while it's in the scene, or should I clear everything else out like I do for an obj export?
You don't need to clear everything else out, it only saves the pose settings for the selected figure.
Quick Tip for all Users: Saving out Parts Poses from the basic poses that come with some figure bundles is a free and easy way to have a large collection of fast pose files that when re-combined in new ways can create some very pretty and useful poses. This would be just for your own use but is allowed (I hope). I do many sets this way and go so far as to do just Hips as a pose (for the Icon I hide the rest of the body and use a Zoom with that part centered for the render), in one folder. I can quick pose my G4 figures very fast this way.
It should be fine to save it from the scene, without clearing everything else out.
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Definitely adding PoseMaster to my cart. Thanks for the heads-up.
I followed the steps above, but don't see my poses in my content tab. Am I forgetting a step?
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Not really ... lol
I saved the pose presets, but I don't see how to use the presets. What's the point of saving them if I can't use them later?
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The Poser Format Exporter can save the partial poses you need. It's a free product download. The product page also includes a tutorial by MattyManx on how to use it.
http://www.daz3d.com/shop/poser-format-exporter-pfe
I'm definitely sold ... I just need to get paid first ... lol. Curious: I see I can transfer poser for genesis to m4/v4, but can I also transfer poser from older generations?
Thanks. I'll check it out.
I thought I followed the directions on how to save my pose now that it's made, but I can't seem to be able to utilize the saved pose ... I guess I'm still confused about something.
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PoseMaster ships with data files for transferring poses between V4/M4 and Genesis (both ways) and there is a new People Pack about to be released which allows transfers between all DAZ figures (see the thread here http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/9157/).
Does PM only work in DS4?
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Does PM only work in DS4?
No also in DS3. I wrote it in DS3 and it has been tested and is working in DS4 and DS4.5. I'm busy doing an update as we speak, you can find the details near the end of this thread http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/6445/
Whew! I was about to be heart broken ... lol. I am a DS3 person. I have DS4, but I don't use it.
Thanks. I'll check it out.
I thought I followed the directions on how to save my pose now that it's made, but I can't seem to be able to utilize the saved pose ... I guess I'm still confused about something.
After you save a pose (full or partial) there are two ways to use it in DS.
1. Use the Import option to load the pose from the folder you saved it to on to the selected figure.
2. Move the saved pose into your Pose folder. The one that is in your Poser Runtime Library.
If you are not clear on the whole folder structure, please go here - http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/5436/
For option 2, there are two ways you can place the pose there. Either manually or by zipping it up in a Runtime folder structure and installing it like you would any purchased content that comes in a zip file.
Do you have DS4 or DS4.5 ?
I ask cause I myself prefered DS3 over DS4 BUT DS4.5 is so much better then DS4 that I have yet to go back since I upgraded to DS4.5
I also ask because DS4 and DS4.5 render faster then DS3 does so you can do the same work in less tinme.
After you save a pose (full or partial) there are two ways to use it in DS.
1. Use the Import option to load the pose from the folder you saved it to on to the selected figure.
2. Move the saved pose into your Pose folder. The one that is in your Poser Runtime Library.
If you are not clear on the whole folder structure, please go here - http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/5436/
For option 2, there are two ways you can place the pose there. Either manually or by zipping it up in a Runtime folder structure and installing it like you would any purchased content that comes in a zip file.
For Option 2..make sure you have an icon with the pose...otherwise you'll end up with a bunch of the generic icons. That means make sure you move the pose file and its associated png, if one was generated. If one wasn't...make one. For DS3 that means a 91x91 square png render...
Do you have DS4 or DS4.5 ?
I ask cause I myself prefered DS3 over DS4 BUT DS4.5 is so much better then DS4 that I have yet to go back since I upgraded to DS4.5
I also ask because DS4 and DS4.5 render faster then DS3 does so you can do the same work in less tinme.
I prefer DS3, also.
I saved the files in my pose runtime, but I can't see them. I'll try again.
I prefer DS3, also.
I saved the files in my pose runtime, but I can't see them. I'll try again.
In DS3, you need to refresh your runtime.
Go to 'Edit > Preferences' then on the window that comes up go to the Directories tab, click on Advanced, then click on Accept in the smaller window and then clikc accept on the preferences window and that should hopefully do it.
If that does not work, double check that you are following the Runtime structure properly. For example...
"Runtime > Libraries > Pose > Folder name of choice"
Folder names in Red must be followed or it will not show up.