Using poser, objx errors when importing into milkshape, shading when normals aligned?
Warlokk:
Just saw this thread, maybe I can give some tips... :)
The magnets in Poser are mostly assigned to a target group "body", since for most of the shapes I focused on full-body meshes. However, my earlier numbered size magnets vary between body, top and bottom, depending on what type they are. It is all determined by the magnet's target, which can be changed in the properties tag of the magnet itself. What I usually do though if I am working with a part called something other than "body", is just go to the object properties tab, and rename it temporarily to "body", then switch it back before export. This is how I get alpha and reflection layers to work, it's easier than retargeting all the magnets. Initially Poser will name the group whatever the .obj filename was, and I always keep the .obj names the same as the group name in the original mesh (bodyalpha, reflection, etc), except the morphs which I usually just call Fat and Preg, 'cause ~00MORPHMOD.0 is a pain to type out :D
As for Mesh Tool, it will only work with a Maxis-made mesh that only has one group. In the GMDC in SimPE, if you see more than one thing in the checkbox area on the lower left, it will not work with mesh tool. Now, the main advantage to Mesh Tool is it will import the normals to your new mesh from the original, which saves a TON of time, since Poser pretty thoroughly screws them up when it exports. When I have to fix them in Milkshape, I find the Select Face by Vertex works best with Align Normals when trying to keep some of the edges the meshes sometimes have... often times Maxis will have built duplicate verts to create those seams and edges, and those verts will be assigned to one surface or the other... by choosing another vertex on the same face to select the face, it will grab just the verts belonging to that face, but ignore the ones they overlap that belong to another face. A prime example of this is the underside seam on the breasts... if you want to keep that seam, but align the normals around it, it works best to select the row of verts below the seam to tag those faces, and align them. Then, grab the row of verts one row out on the underside of the breast, which will select the faces along the bottom edge, and align those. This will give you a nice sharp crease, but smooth the surfaces on either side. Just keep an eye on the outside edges of the faces you aligned though, sometimes you have to re-align those as individual verts to smooth them out again.
Obviously this can be very tricky, and can take quite a while, which is why most of the clothing I've released for my recent shapes are all simple Mesh Tool conversions, as I don't have as much time lately as I used to to muck about with them all in Milkshape.
I hope that helps some! :D
MixdCrysy:
BlooM & Warlokk: Thank you so much for the help with the normals. I was going mad trying to get them right. The separetes is a big project so I decided to do them little by little. It will get me less frustrated if I take a break from it now and then. :)
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