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Morphing Tools
Poser's true power is largely derived from morph targets.
Morph targets allow you to modify the appearance of Poser
figures and can range from something as simple as eyes moving
left and right to something as complex as being able to age a
figure by adjusting a parameter dial. Poser comes with plenty
of morph targets out of the box, but to fully realize the
power of Poser, you will want to create your own morph
targets.
In previous versions of Poser, creating morph targets was
something reserved for a small portion of power users. In
order to do is well, a third-party application was usually
needed to adjust the geometry of the Poser models. However,
Poser 7 adds a new morphing tool that makes creating your own
morph targets an intuitive part of Poser itself.
The Morphing Tool palette has two tabs; Create and Combine.
By using the Create tab, you have access to a powerful toolset
for creating your own morph targets by drawing onto the
geometry of existing figures as shown below. This is an
amazing new feature and is alone worth the price of an upgrade
if you're an existing Poser user.
The new Morphing Tool is worth the price of
the upgrade for existing Poser users.
Conclusion
The new features in Poser 7 are exciting and definitely
worth the upgrade. I was a little disappointed in the
out-of-the-box renderings of the female model in Poser 7, but
that's easily resolved using the Materials workspace. All in
all, Poser 7 is a must-upgrade for existing Poser users, and
it's a wonderful starting point for those of you who have
never experienced this amazing application.
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