Just wondering if anyone has had any luck in creating clothes for Poser figures using Carrara.  And if so, are there any tutorials out there specifically for it.
Just wondering aloud....

You cant rig models in Carrara touse in Poser. You can use Carrara as a modeler to create the mesh.

I wouldn't use them in Poser, I'd use them on Poser figures in Carrara.  Is that still not doable?

Great question, but I think that you can assing another mesh to the Vic rig... never tried

 Yes.

This question comes up enough, in various forms, that a search here should turn up a few threads.

Basically, though -- Carrara is fine for making a Poser mesh.  It lacks several things that other modeling applications offer for this task.  In return, though, it offers a GUI and workflow that some of us find too comfortable to leave easily!

Once built, you can of course rig your new item as a Carrara Native figure.  The Carrara joint system is in many ways more powerful than the Poser joint system.  And if you are using Carrara Native mode to import Poser content, your new figures should be right at home.

As for making something that is useable in Poser or DAZStudio, though...

As of this moment the ONLY tool that allows you to do the final tweaking of joint parameters is Poser itself.  You don't need the latest version of Poser, but you do need Poser to go from a "sort of works" to "works pretty well" figure.

However, before that final step you have a number of different options.  At least one of those options does not involve Poser at all; to wit, using a text editor to change a few lines in the cr2 of a different figure, so as to give that figure your new mesh.

Actually there is software at DAZ the proports to be able to create poser figures from scatch and provide all or most of the tools available in Poser without actually having poser. Please not I DO NOT have this software so I can;t vouch for it, but I have seen it at DAZ. It may have a better control interface (Poser;s joint editing tool set is VERY primative and finicky to use, particularly the latest in Version 7), which is why I've looked at this software incase it would be an alternative, however at the rather high (IMHO), price I think it's really cheaper to buy Poser, so I haven't had the courage to take the plunge. Still here is a link so you can look for yourselves.

http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/shop/itemdetails/-/?item=3144&cat=363

mike

Thanks for all the info!  Since I do most everything in Carrara now (except for the occasional setup or dynamic cloth in Poser), it sounds like I just might be able to do this!
Now I just need to learn how.  ;)