https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=4007&p=45432#p45432
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Nik
Tuesday, 08 September 2020, 02:53 PM

Re: Transferring Morphs To Clothes
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May I make an analogy with basic MMD pose files ? They're short and plain-text, easy to study and edit in eg Notepad...

Most MMD .PMD/.PMX figures down-load in an 'A' pose, but Poser-rigging of their exported OBJ mesh is best begun with a 'T' pose.

Very tedious to pose free MMD figures in free PMX Editor, which seems to lack Poser's so-handy joint dials. So, a 'T' pose file is worth saving. Also, being plain-text, pose file is easily edited to *precisely* mirror L/R, tweak posture etc etc.

But, this pose file will only work reliably for *that* figure and its close kin. Ghastly results for any figure less related, as mesh, rigging 'bones' and/or joint positions do not match...
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I stumbled across this while learning the rudiments of Poser rigging (WIP) from DAD's classic 'How d'you Do That ?' book. Some fun MMD figures are delightfully low-poly, and copying their joint positions offered a stepping stone towards the 'Good Stuff'. Okay, I've not made much progress, been distracted by domestic plumbing problems. Could NOT focus on rigging's OCD-grade workflow, have used iterative Poser scene-building as therapy.

Meanwhile, I've found some free, minimal stick / tube PMX figures which bear comparison with DAD's low-poly examples...