https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4087&p=45781#p45781
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Nik
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 01:28 PM

Lock And Load !!
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A lot seems to depend on the actual model. I'd managed to find a nice, free arched door-way. Yes, is DS, but door-leaves conveniently supplied as 'Poser friendly' OBJs. I parented them to arch-way, set their 'origins' and 'y-rotate' to swing from shut to ~165º.
https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/73217/zceneic-route-4

Okay, there were nice plates and grab-rings on door, but needed a lock...

After much hunting, I found a budget model of a traditional 'rim lock', set to work. 
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/interior/house-interior/vintage-internal-door-handle-and-lock
I did not have to 'Boolean' much, everything was already sub-divided to logical groups.
As there were no 'fixings', I added 5+2 small brass hemi-spheres, think 'mirror screws' with screw-on caps. Also prevents decorators varnishing / painting over lock's screw-slots every decade for a century: Been there, sawn / chipped such free...

'Some assembly required'. The lock components' Poser import scale was 0.05%, but this was internally rounded to 0.1% when it offers next one. After some confusion, I had to remember to change the '0.1 %' shown to necessary '0.05 %'.

So, piece by piece, I re-assembled the lock. Position, scale for door thickness, parent to case or striker, which were parented to door leaves. I also set 'translate' ranges to draw the bolt or latch.

The key is too short, I'll have to edit that...

A further 'gotcha': Although the doorway's 'front view' rendered well, Poser reckoned the 'reverse' view was 'too [b][i]something[/i][/b]', refused to render with my twin GPU cards. After a couple of blanks, I shrugged and sent render-job to 'Box'...

My apologies for terse text as I've been up half the night with first ghastly cold of season: streaming sinuses, coughing up snot etc etc. By curious coincidence, this morning's post brought an invitation to book my Covid booster and 'Seasonal Flu' vaccinations...

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