1) I'm taking the figure-matching, prop-positioning, and hand-posing parameters out of the scripts and putting them into a simple CSV format datafile.
2) I'm adding a few extra figures to the supported list - the list's up from 28 to 53 figures:
Aiko 3 Antonia Apollo Maximus Behemoth 2010 Behemoth David Don P5 F202 Dollie G2 James G2 Jessi Genesis (basic figure) Hiro 3 James P6 Jessi P6 Judy P5 Kirwyn's K Laura 3 Luke 3 MayaDoll Michael 3 Michael 4 Hiro 4 The FREAK 4 Miki 2 Project Human Female Project Human Male Stephanie Petite 3 The FREAK The Girl Victoria 3 Victoria 4 Aiko 4 Stephanie 4 She-Freak 4 The Girl 4 Simon P7 Sydney P7 Alyson2 P8 Alyson P8 Ryan2 P8 Ryan P8 Victoria 1-2 Michael 1-2 Matt Maddie 3 Stephanie 1 Aiko 1 Preteen Boy Girl GG31 The Princess HER PollyGon Thrusty Miki 4
3) I'm extending the Smart+ idea to cover stuff that goes on the head, i.e. hats and helmets.
Status? I'm testing with a simple bowler hat prop I knocked up. All the figure-matching and hat-fitting data is now in the CSV file. I have both a PoserPython script and a DAZ Script that read the data from the file, use it to match the figure, and use the appropriate fitting data for that figure. So I have a bowler hat that (under most circumstances) will smartprop, (more-or-less) correctly fitted to any of 53 different figures with just two clicks (1st click on the Smart+ Bowler icon in the library, 2nd click to confirm the figure match). And it works in Poser 6 & 9 and DAZ Studio 3 & 4.5
Main focus at present is making a generic Smart+ script (Poser and DAZ Studio) with the bulk of the functionality, and separate prop-specific scripts that do any prop-specific stuff (e.g. apply DS materials) and then call the generic script, passing a few parameters so the generic script knows e.g. whether to put the prop in the figure's hand or on its head.
Once that's sorted the hand-held props should be fairly straightforward. I've already released four props - a sword and three shields - that use the hard-coded Smart+ script, and I've already proven the method for getting that data from the CSV file instead. Of course, I still need to create the individual hand poses for the new figures - but I can use one I've already got as a start for each of them.
No ETA yet, and it's not going to be soon if I try to do all this. So maybe I'll do an initial release of just the hat-fitting stuff, with the bowler hat? If I get things right I can then simply release updates to the CSV file, generic Smart+ script (Poser and DAZ Studio), and Smart+ sword and shields.
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