Zulu9812 asked that I post some of the items that I use for Kinboat's paperdoll for others to use, if they so wish. So, here is the first batch. I'll post more, as I make them. I have not posted everything, so if there is something that you would like that has not been posted, ask me via PM or e-mail--I might still have the file somewhere. I'm just not sure. The problem is that every so often I burn the folders containing the files for my units onto CD's and then deleted them from my hard drive. Therefore, not everything is always handy. I will edit the first post each time I upload new items.

Please, post only if you are uploading Poser props and figures made specifically for the paperdoll. There are other threads for posting general 3D models.

Update #1 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=2929744&postcount=12), post 12 (July 18, 2005)
Update #2 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3596919#post3596919), post 25 (January 19, 2006)
Update #3 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3643173#post3643173), post 27 (January 30, 2006)
Update #4 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3690437#post3690437), post 30 (February 11, 2006)
Update #5 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3704937#post3704937), post 34 (February 14, 2006)
Update #6 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3773691#post3773691), post 37 (March 4, 2006)
Update #7 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=4316729#post4316729), post 39 (July 25, 2006)
Update #8 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=5321963#post5321963), post 108 (April 13, 2007)
Update #9 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=5521066#post5521066), post 110 (June 5, 2007)
Update #10 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=5628050#post5628050), post 121 (July 1, 2007)
Update #11 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=5895871#post5895871), post 138 (August 31, 2007)
Update #12 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=6767606&postcount=148), post 148 (April 28, 2008)
Update #13 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=6998808#post6998808), post 149 (July 4, 2008)
Update #14 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=7041376&postcount=169), post 169 (July 17, 2008)
Update #15 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=7072566&postcount=176), post 176 (July 26, 2008)

CONFORMING FIGURES


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Burgundian_7.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Burgundian_7.zip). Top used for my Polmee.



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Head_Cloth.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Head_Cloth.zip). This is a head covering used for my Longbowman. It's designed to be worn with Kinboat's Serf Suit.



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Long_Hair.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Long_Hair.zip). This is long hair that fits with just the paperdoll--no clothing.



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Long_Hair_With_Cape.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Long_Hair_With_Cape.zip). This long hair fits with the paperdoll and the cape prop posted below.



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Sandals.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Sandals.zip). These are sandals that I made for my Oscan Companion.



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Sea_Armor.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Sea_Armor.zip). This is the body armor for my Sherdan Swordsman.



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Sea_Shinguards.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Sea_Shinguards.zip). These are the shinguards with cloth underneath that the Sherdan Swordsman wore.



PROPS

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Cape.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Cape.zip). This is a morphable cape. It should be parented to the paperdoll's chest. With resizing, it should pass over most clothing figures.



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Celtic_Helmet_1.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Celtic_Helmet_1.zip). This is a helmet to be parented to the paperdoll's head. It's designed to be worn over the long hair figure that fits with the cape above. With a little resizing, it should fit just the paperdoll's head.



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Longbow.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/Longbow.zip). This is the longbow prop that I used for my longbowman. There is a draw morph for it. It's not the best, but it works.



Update #1 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=2929744&postcount=12), post 12 (July 18, 2005)
Update #2 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3596919#post3596919), post 25 (January 19, 2006)
Update #3 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3643173#post3643173), post 27 (January 30, 2006)
Update #4 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3690437#post3690437), post 30 (February 11, 2006)
Update #5 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3704937#post3704937), post 34 (February 14, 2006)
Update #6 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3773691#post3773691), post 37 (March 4, 2006)
Update #7 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=4316729#post4316729), post 39 (July 25, 2006)
Update #8 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=5321963#post5321963), post 108 (April 13, 2007)
Update #9 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=5521066#post5521066), post 110 (June 5, 2007)
Update #10 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=5628050#post5628050), post 121 (July 1, 2007)
Update #11 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=5895871#post5895871), post 138 (August 31, 2007)
Update #12 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=6767606&postcount=148), post 148 (April 28, 2008)
Update #13 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=6998808#post6998808), post 149 (July 4, 2008)
Update #14 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=7041376&postcount=169), post 169 (July 17, 2008)
Update #15 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=7072566&postcount=176), post 176 (July 26, 2008)

Awesome. Special thanks for the Sherden armor!

Btw, if the shield prop for the Carthaginian soldier is yours, I'd love to see it posted here...

Actually the Shield prop for the Carthaginian figure came from a package over at PoserPros, so I can't distribute it here. I could always post the texture map here, and you could buy the Atlantean Guard - it is only $2.49, after all

Well, the texture isn't of much interest for me, really.
I want it, cause it's exactly the mycenean greek traditionally used sheild(8-shaped).
Thanks for the heads up though. I think I have that one under consideration, but, I've managed to put my card in a condition I can't use it so much(at all really).

Utahjazz7, what software do u use to produce that props?
BTW, thanks for sharing these cool creations! :goodjob:

I'm using Rhinoceros 2.0 to model. Then I save them in .3ds format and import them into Poser5. Then, I either parent the models to a body part and add them to my Poser library as smart props. Or, I enter the Setup room and convert the models into conforming figures for Kinboat's paperdoll.

CivArmy, any 3d software will do, have in mind, providing it can save in formats Poser can recognize(of hand, 3ds, lwo, dxf and wrl, though there were others I haven't imported).

Utahzazz, Flamescreen, thanks! :)
I'll check Rhinoceros 2.0 and these others softwares for 3D objects and I hope start make some props to be used in Poser soon :goodjob:

Utahzazz, Flamescreen, thanks! :)
I'll check Rhinoceros 2.0 and these others softwares for 3D objects and I hope start make some props to be used in Poser soon :goodjob:

It's Rhino 3.0 now. 2.0 is old.

A correction. It can't read .lwo. That was my mistake. Not Poser 4.0 at least.

Poser 5 and 6 can import lwo formats.

Here are a couple of new things I've used in my most recent units.

CONFORMING FIGURES


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads10/PDM_Pants_Wide.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads10/PDM_Pants_Wide.zip). This is a pair of Kinboat's pants with a morph applied to them. I used them with my Russian Horse Archer to make it look like he had a long coat on.


PROPS


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads10/Celt_Shield.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads10/Celt_Shield.zip). This is the shield from my Celtic Warrior. Texture map included.


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads10/Partisan_Hat.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads10/Partisan_Hat.zip). The hat from my Partisan unit.


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads10/Pistol_Large.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads10/Pistol_Large.zip). The larger of my Partisan's two guns.


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads10/Russian_Helmet_1.jpg
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads10/Russian_Helmet_1.zip). The helmet of my Russian Horse Archer.

Hey great additions, thanks!

I just tried these a few days ago and couldn't.
You're obviously using some Poser version higher than 4/pro.
Could you make them a .pz file in case I could use them that way?
The way they are my version can't read them and I'll be forced to use the obj's only as a final solution.

These props are really great! Thank you so much.

Utahjazz7, would it be possible for you or any other modeler with a kind heart to post a version of your celtic warrior without those two extra bump things on the front? I've been trying to put one flat image over it and its incredibly hard to get everything to line up. If it would take you a while just tell me and I'll try something else, but I think it should just be a few clicks.

@gunner

Simply set the "bumps" to be invisible. That'll take care of the problem.

@gunner

Simply set the "bumps" to be invisible. That'll take care of the problem.
How can I do that? In Daz Studio at least, the whole shield is treated as one item. Is there a way I could somehow set the "bumps" invisible through their part of the texture?

It isn't really that big of a deal anymore. I changed the design of the shield to actually use the "bumps" rather than try to ignore them. But I'd still like to know how to do it in the future.

Well, I really have no idea about DAZ Studio, just Poser. But, in Poser, the shield is also one item: Shield. However, the shield has, I think, five different materials. There's the back, front trim, front, and the two "bumps". Each of these seperate materials can be changed independently of the others; you can make just the bumps invisible without affecting the other elements.

Ah, I found the problem I had, turns out I can read them, but misplaced them, under new figures. I just relocated the .cr2's search path for reading my folder and the problem was fixed. Nice work indeed!

Okay, good. I really didn't know what the problem would have been. I'm glad you figured it out.

а для лошадей шмотья случайно нет?

..... wha?

Looks Russian, but babelfish doesn't give a satisfactory translation:
"and for the horses tyuere is no shmot'ya randomly?"

But it sure is funny as hell, no doubt!!! :D

oh he needs a horse for poser and probably the stirrup and other props. He posted it in another thread

PROPS


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Lancer_Hat.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/lancer_hat.zip). This is the hat from my old Lancer unit; Sword_of_Geddon requested it. Texture map (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/lancer_hat_texture.zip).

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Bow_1.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/bow_1.zip). Here's the bow from my Russian territorial Cavalry--just because.


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Cape_Open_Neck.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/cape_open.zip). Here's my cape with an extra morph added to make the neck open.

Thanks a bunch Utah!

PROPS


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/egypt_shield.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/egypt_shield.zip). R8XFT needed an Egyptian shield prop, so I whipped this one up for him. It comes with two .jpg images. One is a blank texture map, if you want to create your own texture. The other one is the texture map that you see if the preview image; at some point, you will probably need to tell Poser where to find this file.

Thank-you very much!! It will be in action soon ;) !!

can you release some generic spears and swords?

PROPS


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Round_Shield.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/round_shield.zip). This is a simple round shield. It comes with the texture seen in the preview as well as a texture map. It's divided into front and back, but the front wraps around the edge of the shield just a bit.



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Round_Shield_Ringed.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/round_shield_ringed.zip). This is the same shield as posted above, except that the front of the shield has three materials. There's a center area and two rings. You can see the two rings clearly in the preview. This also comes with the texture seen in the preview and a texture map.



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Shield_Stuff.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/shield_stuff.zip). This is a smart prop parented to the left forearm. It is supposed to create the look of having the shield strapped to the arm. It's only a prop, so don't move the left hand--the handle will not move with it. There's no texture or texture map for this.

can you release your horse? and a poser file of a paper doll already on the horse?

can you release your horse? and a poser file of a paper doll already on the horse?

I just use the standard Poser horse, but I edited some of the settings: thickening the legs, shortening the body, etc. Eventually I found something that I like. I don't think I can release it though, since the model actually came with Poser.

As for the figure, that's all you have to do is move the body around and turn off the IK-chain for the feet. Then, I just parent the figure to the horse's waist/abdomen.

But can you realse the poser file (just the file, not the props or characters) so when you open the file in poser everything is right there ready. The .PZ3 file.

POSER FILE


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/horse.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/new_horse_unit_2.zip). This is the poser setup that I use for all of my mounted units. It uses the Poser horse and Kinboat's paperdoll. Neither model is actually located in this download. The Poser horse will load with some altered proportions, and the paperdoll will be parented to the horse's abdomen. Shiro tells me that if you're using Poser 6, when you open the file, Poser will ask you to locate horse.obj, but you need find horseHIP3.obj instead.



CONFORMING FIGURES


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/horse_saddle.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/saddle.zip). This is a saddle that will conform to the Poser horse. If you are using my setup file, after conforming the figure to the horse, you will have to set the body's z-scale to 86%. (In my Poser setup file the horse's body z-scale is set to 86%.)



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/horse_hair.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/horse_hair.zip). This is a hair figure for the Poser horse. If you are using my setup file, after conforming the figure to the horse, you will have to set the body's z-scale to 86%. (In my Poser setup file the horse's body z-scale is set to 86%.)

УРА!!! Лошадиное Шмотье!!
Большое спасибо.
transcription:
HURAY!! Horse's Stuffs!!
Thankyou very much.


Could some one post Horse animation? I dont know why but my poser5 has bugs when I turn on walk designer and choose horse figure. So my horse not walking it stands and shakes instead of moving "legs" :(

@Utah: Are these pics of your horse or the default Poser horse... Cos real horses (well most of them, and those fat legged war horses were not used so much) have thinner legs..

FIGURES


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/asian_swordsman_figure.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/asian_swordsman_figure.zip). This is my complete Asian Swordsman figure. It's basically Kinboat's armor figure (knight) with a lot of parts made invisible and stuff I made added to it. This is my first attempt at posting a full figure, so I don't know if it'll work or not.



CONFORMING FIGURES


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/japanese_pants.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/japanese_pants.zip). These are a pair of Kinboat's pants with two props attached to the shins. Kinboat's pants ended at the knees, so I made the props to look like ties and the bottom part of the pants.



PROPS


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/sword_sheath.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/sword_sheath.zip). Here's the sheath prop. Here's what I did. I took a normal sphere prop, made it invisible, and parented it the the PDM hip. Then, I parented the sheath to the sphere in order to move it realistically.



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/japanese_sword.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/japanese_sword.zip). Here's the sword. It has two morphs. One makes it a short sword. The other makes it really short--that's how I was able to make draw and sheath animations without the sword poking through the sheath. When the sword was sheathed, it too was parented to the invisible sphere--just like the sheath was.



http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/japanese_helmet.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/japanese_helmet.zip). This is the helmet that I created for the Asian Swordsman.



MATERIALS


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/armor_japan_material.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/armor_japan_material.zip). This is the material that I used for the Armor and Kilt that the Asian Swordsman wears. I suspect that you might need it if you wanted to use the Asian Swordsman figure (above). It was created from the standard Poser5 tile material; I just switched some settings and colors.

thanks alot for the unit and clothing/props!!

Okay, I'm finally updating this thread. Hopefully some of you out there will find some of this useful.



USEFUL INFORMATION


This might be known by some of you, but I just found this out recently. Poser files (.pz3) are editible with a text editor. I would suggest notepad, or textedit for mac users. A couple weeks ago, I had been having problems when I opened up my poser files. Everytime I opened one, I would have to locate some .obj files for Poser. Then I found out that the path to the .obj files was written wrong in the Poser file. The path simply has to be rewritten. This will eliminate the problem that I wrote about when using my Poser setup for mounted units.

For each figure in the scene, there are two lines that begin with "figureResFile" followed by the path to the geometry file (.obj). For example,

figureResFile :Runtime:libraries:character:Civ3:Paperdoll Male.obj

If the path is written incorrectly for your computer, then simple write the path correctly. You have to do this for both "figureResFile" entries though.



CONFORMING FIGURES


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads12/Horse_Drape.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads12/horse_drape.zip). This is the horse drape or barding that I used for my Aztec Knight. It's not perfect by any means, but it is useable. If you're using my Poser setup for mounted units, than you will have to make some changes to the proportions of the horse drape to get it to conform properly. After conforming the figure to the horse, you will have to set the body's z-scale to 86%. (In my Poser setup file the horse's body z-scale is set to 86%.) Also, you will have to lower the z-scale of the upper neck to around 76%. And, the various scales of the head will have to be edited.


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads12/PDM_Shirt.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads12/pdm_shirt.zip). This is just Kinboat's PDM Tshirt but with everything as one material. Kinboat's original had like five different materials, and it was a bit tiresome to change them all to the same settings, so I made this edited version.



PROPS


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads12/Wagon.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads12/Wagon.zip). I thought this could maybe be used by a worker or something. This is actually a collection of various props. I'll explain how to use it as best I can. The various parts of the wagon and parented to each other in some way. First, everything is parented to the WagonBALL_1 prop. I would strongly recommend parenting this prop to the ROTATE BALL. Secondly, the WagonAxel_1 prop controlls the wheels; change the x-rotate to turn the wheels. Third, the Cart_Ball_1 prop controls the basket and handles. Again, change the x-rotate of this prop to rotate the basket and make it look like it's rotating on the axel. Finally, to get it to stay in the paperdoll's hands, turn on the IK-chains for both of the paperdolls hands and parent them to the WagonCart_1 prop.


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads12/Hair_Short.pnghttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads12/Hat_Soft_Cap.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads12/cap_and_hair.zip). These are to props that I made for MoscaTNT. The first is some hair. The second is a cap to fit over the hair. They're combined in one download from when I sent them to MoscaTNT, so they are here too.



ANIMATIONS


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads12/Run_Horse.png
Download (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads12/run_horse_animation.zip). I already posted this in another thread, but I thought that I would throw it up here as well. It a 10 frame running animation for the Poser horse.

Thanks Utah! :)

Like what I said in the other thread, thankyou Utah for posting this. I hope to see some more cavalry from you, hopefully Kal-el's Zulu/African Knight(I got dibbs on Kal-el's American Knight hehe). I could give it a shot, but it wouldn't have the quality that only you, Mosca, Aaglo and Kinboat can produce at the moment. But give me some time...and I'm sure I will be as good as you.

im going to include this in my library...

Personally, I think that utahjazz7's cavalry units are among his best units - they are really superb. So thanks enormously for posting some of your work from them for others to use.

Personally, I think that utahjazz7's cavalry units are among his best units - they are really superb. So thanks enormously for posting some of your work from them for others to use.

No problem. And, thank you for the kind words . . . I like my cavalry units too! :)

No problem. And, thank you for the kind words . . . I like my cavalry units too! :)
Yes they are long live the chubby horse it has charecter and looks great in game. I would love to see a Native American cavalry unit from you.

Oh! That Sioux mounted carbine Goldy requested would be awesome from you!

Wow, Kharma, it took me like, 46.2 seconds to get trought that post of yours! :lol:

U should rly use interpunction man respond :crazyeye:

Aaah, `chopperz, where is he now.. Probably somewhere getting yelled at. :satan:

wasn't it not kingkannon who said "respond"?
yeah, kharma, alot of your posts are.. difficult. punctuation would be a big help :)

Um, I think kingkannon and headchooperz are the same person ;)

I`d like to second that mounted six-pack thingy! :crazyeye:

Hey Utah, i was doing a worker for my Wasteworld mod and I had problems with the pickaxe anim(I couldn't create it). Do you have or know were I can find some poses for it so I get me started? I will need them for future-made units. I've been searching for threee weeks, but no light.

Hey Utah, i was doing a worker for my Wasteworld mod and I had problems with the pickaxe anim(I couldn't create it). Do you have or know were I can find some poses for it so I get me started? I will need them for future-made units. I've been searching for threee weeks, but no light.

MoscaTNT made a pickaxe animation, but I'm not sure where he made off to. I don't think he's been around for awhile. You could try to e-mail him or something, I suppose. I personally don't have anything for you though. Sorry.

That's ok. Thanks for the help anyway. :)

can you give me a template for the cape?

Now I'm back into Civ 3 unit making for Anno Domini in a big way, Partizanac has requested this to be made into a unit:

http://shop.011shop.co.yu/user/include/011/images/items/Despot-Stefan.jpg

That helmet's giving me problems for starters; any chance you could help with an outfit for this character? I'm sure that if you had the time and inclination to do this, the outfit could be amended to suit other units as well. Furthermore, whilst I'm being cheeky, could you point me in the right direction for creating templates for your existing models? The Greek armour, for example, could be made to look like a Viking tunic if I were able to use a template to make it look like it, rather than just altering the colours of each of the body parts. Ideally, I'd like to use the PDM (and PDF!!) for all my future units because I like working with it rather than M3, but the variation is limited and would be given a big boost by being able to amend the existing "collection" myself.

would his plomee outfit or kin's knight outfit work?

would his plomee outfit or kin's knight outfit work?
It might do. It could be again that if I were to get a template for the Greek armour, I could create the tunic, the cape's already been done; with a template for one of the trouser sets, I could make the trousers look like the picture above....but I'm still struggling with the helmet, which Partizanac would love to be "spot on." I'm sure I'll have no problems sorting myself out with the sword and shield.

http://lynnart.net/models/armor/
just for furure reference, this is a great site for models.

http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_details.aspx?id_product=1125
is this any good?

I can do a horned helmet, no problem, but I was wanting to know if utahjazz7 would do a helmet with that balaclava on it that meets in a tassel underneath the helmet. I'm certain he's got the capability, but am unsure whether he has the time and inclination ;) .

ooh right, sorry :) i misunderstood.

sorry for the double post, but i wonder if a PDM compatible trenchcoat is out of the question?..

I'd love to have a trenchcoat too. Or a tutorial on how Kinboat and Utah make all this great stuff...

As far as creating texture maps for the models, I just checked, and this was discussed briefly in my tutorial. See Building the Model, Part 5, Another Conforming Figure.

In the tutorial, you open up runtime\libraries\character\CivIII figures\Kilt 4.obj. But, you can open up any .obj file that you want to, including the Greek Armor.

When you open the file, UVMapper will preview the texture map as the model is currently constructed. With the *\Greek Armor.obj file, you'll see that it looks kind of funky. On the left are things like the straps, belt, and chest emblem. On the right are things like the armor trim, kilt, and armor.

If you don't like this setup, you can change it. To make a map for the whole .obj file at once, don't select anything, just use the commands in the Map menu. Or, use the Select menu to pick out materials or body parts that you want to change. Then use the commands in the Map menu to control how you want the selected surface areas to be mapped. You can move them around to fit in the image properly as well.

When you've got it the way you like it. Export the texture map, and export the model. I always just overwrite the existing .obj file. That should do it.

I can do a horned helmet, no problem, but I was wanting to know if utahjazz7 would do a helmet with that balaclava on it that meets in a tassel underneath the helmet. I'm certain he's got the capability, but am unsure whether he has the time and inclination ;) .

My apologies, but I don't think I can do that just now.

I could make the helmet and scarf, but I could not make it a smart prop. But, I can't make it for a week or so. Would you need it textured, or only the OBJ?

I could make the helmet and scarf, but I could not make it a smart prop. But, I can't make it for a week or so. Would you need it textured, or only the OBJ?
That would be great thank-you :goodjob: ; it would be terrific if you could texture it as well. It wouldn't matter that it wasn't a smart prop because it's just a helmet; I can parent it to the head. One more thing is to make you aware that I'm purely using it for a unit, so the level of detail wouldn't need to be too high (because of the scale of the model). As you might image, I was thinking that the scarf could be civ-coloured. Thanks again Bjornlo and just to let you know I won't be getting around to animating the unit for a couple of weeks anyway.

Thanks also Torey for your comments about how to get the texture. I'll give this a go. I hadn't noticed the texture part in your tutorial :blush: so I apologise for not checking. Hopefully, it'll lead me to be able to use the existing models you've created as templates for a whole range of clothes for the PDM!

I hadn't noticed the texture part in your tutorial :blush: so I apologise for not checking. Hopefully, it'll lead me to be able to use the existing models you've created as templates for a whole range of clothes for the PDM!

Not a problem. I just wanted to make you aware of it, so I didn't have to type it out again. :) Yeah, you can get quite different looks by useing textures and transparency maps together. Good luck.

That would be great thank-you :goodjob: ; it would be terrific if you could texture it as well. It wouldn't matter that it wasn't a smart prop because it's just a helmet; I can parent it to the head. One more thing is to make you aware that I'm purely using it for a unit, so the level of detail wouldn't need to be too high (because of the scale of the model). As you might image, I was thinking that the scarf could be civ-coloured. Thanks again Bjornlo and just to let you know I won't be getting around to animating the unit for a couple of weeks anyway.

Thanks also Torey for your comments about how to get the texture. I'll give this a go. I hadn't noticed the texture part in your tutorial :blush: so I apologise for not checking. Hopefully, it'll lead me to be able to use the existing models you've created as templates for a whole range of clothes for the PDM!
I just now noticed that the scarf is thicker on one side than the other. So I will fix that. Any other comments / complaints?
Again, remember this is a simple prop, not conforming or morphing (unless you apply your own morphs to it). But I have checked it in Poser.
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/6154/helmetfl0.jpg

So, how does it work if its not conforming? You have to make the PDM head invisible so it doesn`t poke trough or something? Looks great, BTW! :)

Looks brilliant so far, Bjornlo - thanks again!!

So, how does it work if its not conforming? You have to make the PDM head invisible so it doesn`t poke trough or something? Looks great, BTW! :)

No, it just means you have to position it yourself. A conforming figure is one with joints, as it were, that flexes as your main figure moves. For example, most of Kinboat's clothes models are conforming figures, which means that you conform them to the PDM and they move with him, as clothes should. A non-conforming prop is rigid, as it were, so you attach it to the relevant part of the body and leave it. There's no reason why hats, helmets, weapons, etc should be conforming, since in real life these things don't usually have parts that need to move as the wearer moves. An exception to this might be Kinboat's Aiel Turban, which covers the whole head, neck, and chest, and flexes as the character turns his head.

Ach, so...

Thanks, Plotinus! That cleares alot of things for me :cool:

One question. When I try to mix a PDM and a Trolloc, give it a Trolloc head preciesely, I do this:

Open the PDM, and then open the Trolloc. I make everything on the Trolloc invisible except for the head and neck, maybe chest too, can`t remember. Then I make the PDM head invisible cos it pokes trough the back of T`s neck.

Will the move together now (haven`t gotten to animating yet, I`m still fidlling with the design)? I tried to conform the T`s head to PDM but then Poser flips it on the side, at waist height? :confused:

You shouldn't try to conform one to the other like that. You should parent the Trolloc to the PDM's head. Then move it into position so that its head is where the PDM's head would be.

That should work, but it's rather clumsy. A neater way of doing this would be to use the Grouping Tool to create a new prop that is just the Trolloc's head.

This is how you do it. I don't have the Trollog but I'm trying it with the Ushabti, and the same principles apply. Select the Trollog and open the Grouping Tool. Now select the Head from the list of body parts. You may find that you have to select the Trollog's head first and then open the Grouping Tool. When you've done this and selected the Head within the Grouping Tool, the head should turn red. This indicates that all the polygons in the head are part of the Head body part. Now click on Create Prop. This simply creates a brand new prop consisting of all the selected polygons. It doesn't alter the original figure in any way. So now you can close the Grouping Tool and get rid of the Trollog figure, and you should have a nice replica of his head which you can now move into position and parent to the PDM's neck.

The Grouping Tool is a bugger to use but very powerful. Notice the + and - signs near the top. These allow you to select and deselect polygons within the selected group. So if you wanted to make a replica of the Trollog's head but without the ears, you could simply use the - tool to deselect the polygons in the ears from the group before you spawn the prop.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/37977/PropSpawn.jpg

... :wow:...

:thanx:

:bounce:

Thank you Plotinus! Wow, I can get rid of so much annoying stuff like that! Thanks! :woohoo: I`m supposed to get up in 6 hours, but I`m not sure if I`ll be able to go to sleep now!

Plot, another way to make props (as well as custom Morph targets, if you know what you're doing) is to select a body part and use Export as Mesh option, then select .obj A menu will pop up that allows you to select what parts of the current model(s) you want to export... Just deselect all, then select the head and export that. Now you can re-import the head and either (a) parent it to the new base figure or (b) select the new base figure's head and choose "Replace body part with prop" from the menu, which will replace the figures head with your imported one.

The reason I mentioned it was non-conforming is the scarf. I was a little concerned it might poke through the fella wearing it from time to time. as a partial work around, I will release the helmet with seperate props as follows:
Helmet
helmet with horns
helmet with horns and scarf
just horn
just scarf
thus you can mix and match as you wish, and hopefully work around stuff.

[Hikaro] That's a good idea. I didn't know you could do that. Sounds less fiddly than the method I described.

The reason I mentioned it was non-conforming is the scarf. I was a little concerned it might poke through the fella wearing it from time to time. as a partial work around, I will release the helmet with seperate props as follows:
Helmet
helmet with horns
helmet with horns and scarf
just horn
just scarf
thus you can mix and match as you wish, and hopefully work around stuff.
Sounds wonderful!! It's intended for a unit, but it looks like you're doing such a good job on it, I might also use it for a leaderhead :) .

Sounds wonderful!! It's intended for a unit, but it looks like you're doing such a good job on it, I might also use it for a leaderhead :) .
Glad you like it. The modeling is done. But something is screwy with the UVMaps. Gonna re-dl the tool and try it again. Somewhere I should have DeepUV as well. Can't find the darn disk, I hate re-installs.

Just an FYI, to everyone (especially Quinzy) next up (once the UV maps for the helmet are sorted out) are the props for you. Gonna stop playing with my mechs until I get caught up on promises made.

thanks a bunch Bjorn :)

Hikaro, Plotinus.. the Trolloc head has lots of parts.. and I can`t find that Export as Mesh option anywhere.. :help:

file/export maybe?

There is File. There is Export. There is no Mesh.. :hmm: Is there another word for Mesh? I`m trying to remember it from my Morrowind modding days, but I can`t!

when you go Export there's a whole plethora of files (3ds, obj, lwo) named there

But which one means mesh? Or are they all mesh? In that case which one do I choose! :bounce:

Life is so easy on the Playstation.. :shake:

any of the mesh ones: obj, lwo, 2ds and probably more. they're just the ones i'm used to. obj i'd say, seeing as thats the main poser filetype.

Utahjazz7 or can you Bjornlo, can anyone make these props?
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=192426

Those shoes could use Kinboat's pointy shoes colored black. Utah's patisian gun would work well for that gun, and the socks and shirt could be hand drawn on the pdm shirt and shoes bmp things.

moved to here:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=226111

WOW! I love it thanks Bjorn! I think the third one is the best! :goodjob: can't wait Rob to finish the unit! and LH!

moved to here:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=226111

Ooh! You rock, man!

Glad you guys like them. I finally got my software problems sortted out. I still can't find my UVMapper, but I figured out the free one. Plus found a few other old tools.

I will be releasing a few more items later today. A couple of swords, a couple of axes, some armor and some other misc items.

note to self: Must do a better job organizing backups.

Thanks Bjornlo.

@Partizanac : please note that I haven't actually started the unit or LH yet, as I was waiting for this to be released, then got sidetracked with Anno Domini Classic. Would you want the leader to be carrying the helmet as in the image you sent, or wearing it? Oh, and I will only have time to do the single era for the LH.

Sweet! Thanks Bjorn!

@Rob for LH the helmet like in the picture but as the unit I was thinking like he doesn't wear it in default but in all other animations he has it on, like in that Saxon spearman! in the Rood scenario (don't know if you made that unit) and I would be most grateful if you made the king unit animation too! and a shovel work animation too!

moved to here:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=226111

Bjorn, Fantastic job on these new props.:clap: I know these will go a long ways for other unit makers. You should make your own thread for this stuff.

Wow.. just great!

Seriously, make your own thread! You have enough stuff (including your holster belt and this stuff).

Great work, Bjorn. I agree that you should start your own thread - I'd like to see more of the same on its way too...

Ok I will start a new thread the next time I post something. I know there is a holster, and a dozen or so other props out there... but I just can't remember who I gave them all too. I think there were some pitchforks. A couple of helmets. and so on.... I just never kept track of them.

Is there a tutorial on how to make props?

yes, bjorn made one. its in this subforum.

Ok I will start a new thread the next time I post something. I know there is a holster, and a dozen or so other props out there... but I just can't remember who I gave them all too. I think there were some pitchforks. A couple of helmets. and so on.... I just never kept track of them.The pitchforks can be found on a thread I started : http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=185230 Quinzy will make a good use of them if I don't :)

I was wondering if anyone had a long sleeve plain collared shirt for the paperdoll as well as some plain pants....

The "T shirt" that Kinboat provides for the PDM is actually a long-sleeved shirt - it's just got an invisible material on the sleeves to turn it into a short-sleeved one. Just remove it and there you go. I think utahjazz7 posted a version with that already done so that you don't even have to do that.

ok, ill check it out....thanks

PROPS


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//cape%20big_B1D.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=4584&act=down).
The cape I modeled for my Sumerian Infantry unit. It's actually just a morphed version of my original cape prop. It comes with a texture map.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//helmet_sumerian_MZb.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=4585&act=down).
The helmet worn by my Sumerian Infantry unit.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//spear_sumerian_R91.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=4586&act=down).
The spear from my Sumerian Infantry unit.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//shield_sumerian_em6.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=4587&act=down).
The shield used by my Sumerian Infantry unit.




TEXTURES


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//long%20kilt%20fur_M36_thumb.gif
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=4588&act=down).
The texture and transparency map used on the the long kilt prop worn by my Sumerian Infantry unit. Note that the long kilt prop used was the one redone by me, not Kinboat's original.

Thank you so much! If you could post the props from each unit you make here in the future, I would be indebted.

Here are the figure and props that I created for my Bronze Axeman unit. Be warned that the models have a lot of polygons and render slowly. I'm also distributing the textures that I used for the unit, but I would really, really prefer it if I did not see the textures used for other units without some strong modification. For example, I don't want to see other units running around with the same shield design. If that happens, I won't post things in the future. :)

CONFORMING FIGURES


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//greek%20armor%202_fjD.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=5810&act=down). Armor figure. There is a morph for the hips that makes the cloth fit with the legs. Don't change the setting, or the legs will poke through at the top.




PROPS


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//axe_greek_R5l.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=5811&act=down). Axe prop.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//helmet_greek_6id.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=5812&act=down). Helmet prop.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//scabbard_greek_Sm2.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=5813&act=down). Scabbard prop.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//shield_cresent_zBC.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=5814&act=down). Shield prop.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//shin_greek_left_0OX.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=5815&act=down). Left shin guard prop.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//shin_greek_right_RhW.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=5816&act=down). Right shin guard prop.

All of 'em will go straight into my library, along with all of the other models you've so graciously contributed. (and yes I'll honor your request concerning the textures ;))
Thanks utah! :thumbsup:

Thank-you very much for once again sharing your figures and props with lesser mortals such as I ;) !

Utah, These are really great. Thanks for sharing!

Utah - Thanks for all of the models! They have been immensely invaluable as I begin unit making.

Now after flattering you, I was wondering if you could post one of your basic bridle and rein combos? One like what you used for the Territorial Cavalry or the Rohirrim? That would be awesome!

Utahjazz,
I noticed that your morphable cape does not UV map correctly. I fixed it (mirrored over the rough parts). I then tried to use "replace body part with prop" to replace your cloak with a modified version of it. But the morphs no longer work. What is the best way to transfer the morphs?

Utahjazz,
I noticed that your morphable cape does not UV map correctly. I fixed it (mirrored over the rough parts). I then tried to use "replace body part with prop" to replace your cloak with a modified version of it. But the morphs no longer work. What is the best way to transfer the morphs?

Ehh, that's a bit tedious. In order to do that you need to export a model for each morph. Basically, load my cape into the scene and export it as a model (e.g., .3ds). Then, dial the first morph to 1.000 and export it again. Reset the first morph dial to 0.000 and move on to the second morph. Do this until you end up with a separate, exported model for the cape and each morph (e.g., swing back, swing left, etc.)

Then, take the regular model that you exported and make your UV map for it. Then, save the model. Import the model into a new Poser scene.

Then, with the object selected, click Object > Load Morph Target

For Geometry file, locate the model for the first morph that you exported. Name the morph. Repeat for all the remaining morphs.

Thanks for the info... it has to be OBJs not 3ds files, btw (found out). But since in the process of fixing the mesh so that it could take a UV map I changed the number of verticies, it is not possible to use this method (poser complained). Ah well.

When I've done this in the past, I'm pretty sure that I used .3ds as the exported models' file type. But, I'm using Poser5, so perhaps something has changed.

Utahjazz,
I noticed that your morphable cape does not UV map correctly. I fixed it (mirrored over the rough parts). I then tried to use "replace body part with prop" to replace your cloak with a modified version of it. But the morphs no longer work. What is the best way to transfer the morphs?

Perhaps Morph Manager (http://www.morphography.uk.vu/dlutility.html) would help you out?

Perhaps Morph Manager (http://www.morphography.uk.vu/dlutility.html) would help you out?

Thanks I'll give that a try. I suspect that the cape will have to be entirely remade to be UV mappable though. The present mesh can not be UV Mapped. Fixing it, like I did, changed the vertexs enough that Poser would not reapply the morphs. Based on a little reading I just did, I am not certain, but I "think" that morphs are based on these vertexs (like a grid co-ordinate of what to bend) so even if I had gotten the morphs to apply the results would have been strange.
But, it is a free utility and I want to use the cape UV mapped myself, so I will try it and see.

Here are the props and figures I made for my Tribal Fanatic unit. Use them well, and, please, be original. :) I'm also posting the sickle prop I made for Plotinus's soviet worker.



CONFORMING FIGURES


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//body_wrap_Ax0.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6023&act=down). A clothing figure which conforms to Kinboat's paperdoll figure. The hip moves with morphs, like Kinboat's kilt. Unfortunately, the chest doesn't bend forward well; after about 10 degrees the figure goes crazy.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//necklace_tribal_d1u.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6025&act=down). A necklace figure which conforms to Kinboat's paperdoll.



PROPS


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//staff_tribal_YxE.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6024&act=down). A staff prop.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//beard_tribal_KtS.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6026&act=down). A beard prop.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//band_wrist_right_RXA.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6027&act=down). A wrist band prop for the right forearm.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//band_wrist_left_K7q.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6028&act=down). A wrist band prop for the left forearm.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//band_shoulder_right_MO6.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6029&act=down). An armband prop for the right shoulder.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//band_shoulder_left_Ydj.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6030&act=down). An armband prop for the left shoulder.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//sickle_hzf.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=5895&act=down). A sickle prop.



ANIMATIONS


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//run_body_wrap_J7f.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6022&act=down). This is a run animation to be used with my Body Wrap figure. It matches Kinboat's 15-frame run animation.

Thanks! That beard will be very useful to me :)

Thanks, utah! You're props are invaluable to modeling retarded unit creators like me!

Thanks utah. I can't say it enough... thank you. :thumbsup:

Thank you, utah. Those are excellent objects, and I think the two figures look especially useful.

Thanks utahjazz7!!

One quick question for you Utah, I am starting your unit creation tutorial and was wondering would it be best to make a CivIII hair folder inside the Program Files\Curious Labs\Poser 5\Runtime\libraries\hair folder and put all the hair beards etc there?

Umm . . . I don't know. I don't think it really matters. I'd say to do whatever you prefer; I prefer having all my Civ3 stuff in one place.

OK Thanks for the quick answer. I have a feeling I am in for a major learning experience.
I tried a quick experiment place the beard in both a CivIII Hair folder and in the CivIII Props folder and I could only access them from the props folder.

I also tried to make folders for each kind of stuff and it didn't work: I could only see half of the props I had. Poser prefers when it's all mixed up in one folder!

I also tried to make folders for each kind of stuff and it didn't work: I could only see half of the props I had. Poser prefers when it's all mixed up in one folder!

No, it is quite easy to have as many folders as you like. I have a seperate runtime for just Civ3 files. And, I have more than one prop folder. I have "my in work props", "my finished props", "my released props", and the general one for Utahjazz7's and Kinboats props.
But except for basically keeping track of stuff as I am making it, I keep civ3 props basically lumped together. The hair and the sheilds are not seperated, though it is possible to do so.

Yes following Utahs tutorial you make several new folders in the libraries/ charecter pose and props. I moved the CivIII Hair one to the props folder and it works fine. Maybe the libraries/Hair can only be accessed from the hair room. As I become more familiar with the program I'm sure I'll find out.

Maybe the libraries/Hair can only be accessed from the hair room.

No, the Hair Room is for making really realistic hair, follicle by follicle (as you might for a leaderhead or something that requires that kind of detail), rather than the one-piece wig sort of hair that you would use for a unit. The Hair library contains one-piece wig hairs, which do function exactly like props - I don't know what the difference is. Certainly all the objects you'll find on this site can go in either Figures or Props.

OK......follicle by follicle that sounds like a very tedious prospect.

Well, it's not really quite like that. You don't have to make every follicle, although you have great control over them individually if you want. But Poser draws the hair follicle by follicle, so it looks like realistic hair, quite different from just plonking a hair prop on top of his hair. It does take a long time to render, but it can look really good. I used it for my Haile Selassie leaderhead.

Yes following Utahs tutorial you make several new folders in the libraries/ charecter pose and props. I moved the CivIII Hair one to the props folder and it works fine. Maybe the libraries/Hair can only be accessed from the hair room. As I become more familiar with the program I'm sure I'll find out.

Most of the hair (I'm assuming you mean the Bond Hair and the Angel Hair, etc.) must be imported, as they are .3ds objects (or is it a different type of .obj files? I forget...)

Well I was referring to different beards and hair styles for the pdm which are ,pp2 and .cr2 and .obj files. The 3ds files I know have to be imported.
@plotinus that hair lab sounds very interesting.

CONFORMING FIGURES


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/surcoat_Z64.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6933&act=down). The surcoat figure made for my Shienaran unit. The sides are open. It comes with a texture map and the texture and transparency map I used for the unit.



ANIMATIONS


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/run_surcoat_bIV.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6934&act=down). This animation can be applied to my surcoat figure to match Kinboat's run animation. Some tweaking may be necessary, depending on what your unit is wearing.

That surcoat looks great and I think could be very versatile. Thank you very much for making it available.

Yes, thanks again for posting all of this stuff for other unit creators, Utah.

Yay! Another toy!

The new stuff has been gratefully accepted...and used ;) !!

Hey, I made these helmets for Sandris and moved them here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=257412)

Really good! But I think you should make your own thread.

Really good! But I think you should make your own thread.

I agrre wholeheartedly

I must also concur. And besides, that way we can hope for further creations on your part rifleman! ;)

Fair enough, I've moved everything to the 'Poser Figure and Prop Creator's Library' (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=257412) ;)

For some reason, I cannot save props as smart props at this time, sorry.

PROPS


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/gun_hand_cannon_54E.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9286&act=down). Hand Cannon prop.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/helmet_with_viser_Ml1.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9287&act=down). A helmet prop. Comes as a set of three props. The hierarchy runs (parent) head > Helmet > Viser Ball > Viser. Use the Viser Ball prop to control the rotation of the viser.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/shield_se_asian_sx0.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9300&act=down). A shield prop. It needs to be parented to the left hand.

FIGURES


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/strap_and_belt_pl1.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9930&act=down). Strap and Belt figure made to wear over the PDM Shirt/PDM Tshirt.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/kilt_long_and_shirt_tail_t05.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9927&act=down). Essentially the Kilt 4 figure that I previously uploaded with an extra morph to make it longer and appear as though there is a shirt covering the top.


PROPS


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/shield_with_boss_650.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9929&act=down). Shield prop.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/quiver_cg3.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9928&act=down). Quiver prop.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/bow_Pvm.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9926&act=down). Bow prop.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/arrow_Uz2.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9925&act=down). Arrow prop.


TEXTURES

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/a__chain_mail_R8A.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9931&act=down).

Thank you! :)

These look really useful. Thanks!

Those are great!

Now, if I can only figure out how to rig the paperdoll...

The paperdoll comes ready-rigged!

The paperdoll comes ready-rigged!

Does it now? Maybe I'm converting it to the wrong format or something, because I've found no bones in the .3DS files I've changed it to. :confused:

Blender has no .obj support sans-python. I'll try wings or something.

Weight painting is heck. :sad:

If you convert Poser figures to 3DS format they do become solid objects without any rigging. But it's ready-rigged for Poser and anything else that can use figures in Poser format.

I'd be opening it with for example, Wings 3D. This is exclusively a modelling program: No animations or renders can be done with it. Would the rigging disappear if I didn't use poser? It's prohibitively expensive...

Daz Studio (http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/software/studio/-/?&_m=d) is compatible with Poser figures, and it's free. I haven't used it though so I don't know what it's like.

So...does anyone know how one would bring the rigging from poser into blender? I'm really loathe to work outside of it, and I love blenders animating-iness. If anyone knows how, I'd be much obliged.

Where do you all get poser? Do you buy it?

So...does anyone know how one would bring the rigging from poser into blender? I'm really loathe to work outside of it, and I love blenders animating-iness. If anyone knows how, I'd be much obliged.

That I do not know.


Where do you all get poser? Do you buy it?

It is available for purchase. I don't know where would be the best place to purchase it though. You may be able to find a used copy of an older version somewhere.

Like Plotinus said, you could get Daz Studio if you don't have the money for Poser. Daz is easy to handle, it only lacks the material room, and you can't change the props' colors. Anyone here with Poser can send you colored props the way you want them. I'd be happy to, just ask :)

CONFORMING FIGURES


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//surcoat_noB.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6933&act=down). The surcoat figure made for my Shienaran unit. The sides are open. It comes with a texture map and the texture and transparency map I used for the unit.



ANIMATIONS


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads//run%20surcoat_632.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6934&act=down). This animation can be applied to my surcoat figure to match Kinboat's run animation. Some tweaking may be necessary, depending on what your unit is wearing.
Oh and, dear Utah, if you found some time to fix this... would be cool :)

Oh and, dear Utah, if you found some time to fix this... would be cool :)

Yeah, I can take care of that in the next day or two. I was planning on uploading my Hospitaller stuff anyway.

Fix the others you posted after those as well. I didn't get them unfortunately.

Fix the others you posted after those as well. I didn't get them unfortunately.

I don't know of any props that I uploaded after those two which aren't working. Could you tell me which links aren't working?

CFC is having server problems, everything will be OK.

Where do you all get poser? Do you buy it?

In all honesty, all you [/i]really[/i] need for making units is Poser 4 Pro Pack. It dates back to about 7 or 8 years ago. I believe Creative Labs sold a repackaged version called Poser Figure Artist. Should be pretty cheap if you can still find it.

The Surcoat figure and the run animation for it have been reuploaded to the downloads database.

You can also get them here.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=5895871&postcount=138

FIGURES


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/surcoat_2_6S9.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10029&act=down). The surcoat conforms to Kinboat's paperdoll and is made to be worn over the PDM TShirt/Shirt and pants. The legs, however, do not match the paperdoll's. They are controlled on their own—almost as if you were using the morph's of one of the kilt figures or props. Left_2 and Right_2 match with the paperdoll's thighs. Left_3 and Right_3 match with the paperdoll's shins. I would not recommend moving Left_1 and Right_1; they are buffers between the hip and the legs.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/head_cloth_2_3k1.png
Download ( http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10019&act=down). A new "head cloth" figure designed to be worn with the Surcoat 2 figure. It covers more of the chest than my previous version.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/horse_armor_neck_9Lc.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10024&act=down). Armor/cloth for the horses head and neck. Made to fit over/with the Horse Front Armor prop. To use with my horse setup, the zScale of the body has to be set to 86%. Also the Upper Neck and Head settings may need to be adjusted to match the horse's settings.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/horse_saddle_2_86L.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10025&act=down). Saddle. To use with my horse setup, the zScale of the body has to be set to 86%.


PROPS


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/cape_hospitaller_short_SoO.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10017&act=down). Short cape.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/cape_hospitaller_long_hC0.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10016&act=down). Long cape.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/bracer_right_w3l.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10015&act=down). Bracer for right forearm.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/bracer_left_30s.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10014&act=down). Bracer for left forearm.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/helmet_hospitaller_1_AE6.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10020&act=down). Helmet.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/helmet_hospitaler_2_X8w.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10021&act=down). Helmet.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/horse_armor_back_6QW.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10022&act=down). Armor/cloth for the back of the horse.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/horse_armor_front_Crb.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10023&act=down). Armor/cloth for the front of the horse.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/shield_hospitaller_c5A.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10026&act=down). Shield.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/spear_hospitaller_Of6.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10027&act=down). Spear.


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/sword_hospitaller_c2S.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10028&act=down). Sword.

Thank you Utah!

Oh man, thanks Utah, these props are going to be so useful for me when I can start (and continue) my unit making again. You the man!!!

Great help for every unitmaker !!! Thank you a lot ! :)

I'm glad you guys like the props and stuff. I look forward to seeing what you can do with them.

Thank you very very much for all these new props and for re-uploading the missing ones, that's very nice of you. You may not see everything we kids do with 'em though. I spend a lot of time playing with Poser and screwing my work after an hour and not saving it. Anyway I enjoy each new toy I can find :D

Yeah, I noticed that the props and figures are downloaded a lot more than I see them being used. :)

FIGURES

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/helmet_saxon_975.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10127&act=down). This helmet is a figure, not a prop. After conforming the figure to the paperdoll, use the neck to animate the unit. Don't move the PDM's head, or weird things will happen. :)


http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/surcoat_2_new_6hQ.png
Download (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10131&act=down). This is a remake of my previously-released Surcoat 2 figure. In this version, the surcoat's legs conform to the paperdoll's legs. The joints between the thighs and shins aren't perfect, but I think they work well enough.

Here's four shield designs to go with the kite shield released by utahjazz7 in post 169:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/kiteshielddesigns_k7C.jpg

You can get them here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10140). I hope they prove useful ;).

After conforming the figure to the paperdoll, use the neck to animate the unit. Don't move the PDM's head, or weird things will happen. :) Many people do it, so that's a good reminder: the neck moves not the skull ;)
@R8XFT: thanks man ! They're nice !