Using Daz's Michael 3 for Unit Creation

[Vuldacon]

That was concerning saving a re-scaled Figure...

 

[zulu9812]

Well, I'm lost now. Whatever, I'm not fussed.

 

[NavyDawg]

Yeah, Zulu's right. The nice thing about the M3 pose is that it scales clothes too. Any way you'll make one for V3? I could use it, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

 

[Plotinus]

adding the pose to the library in the normal way will only save the manner in which the body parts are articulated - not their size. I edited the pz2 file in a text editor to do my thing.

I understand better now. How did you edit it, though? I've done something similar for Apollo Maximus, so it would be handy to be able to turn it into a reusable pose too.

 

[Supa]

Thanks for the custom sizing, Zulu!

Is there a free texture map for M3 available somewhere ? Even a "blank" one is enough.

 

[zulu9812]

I really would advise against using a skin texture for a unit - the detail would be lost at that size, and it would probably look a mess.

 

[Supa]

Indeed, but an unit I'm working on will use the skin texture for a full body suit with Civ-scale visible motifs.

 

[Plotinus]

Skin textures are very useful for clothes. For example, if you want your unit to wear a shirt with the sleeves rolled up, or a vest, or something like that, it's easiest to paint it onto the skin. MoscaTNT made most of his military uniforms by simply painting them direct onto the skins. The problem with this method is that you really do need old-fashioned artistic skill to do it well.