Quote - They can carry the same things... From what I see (might be wrong) the only difference is that, when you save as .hr2, it will always smart-prop to the head.

Usually, .cr2 is used for hair when it needs movable body parts.

The .obj file carries the mesh information. Poser refers to it to know the shae of an object.

 

Conformers are needed for body parts. Many hair creators like to make hair so that the lower parts will move along with the chest. In my Nienna Hair I needed to make it a .cr2 because that long braid has many body parts for movement. Prop/.hr2 movement can only be done by morphs.

 

I thought the only way you can save a .Hr2 file to the Hair library is if it is already designated as a .Hr2 file? If that is not the case then I should be able to save my uncooperative conforming hair into the Hair Library and they should work like all my other Hair Products....right?

Hmm But I have hair products with braids for instance that have multiple braid sections that move beautifully but are not conforming hair but .Cr2 files.

You said:

"The .obj file carries the mesh information. Poser refers to it to know the shae of an object."

I know that but why would DAZ store advertise that if it is already understood that the .obj file is needed for the conforming hair to work? I thought there was another hair item in the package to make it more versatile but it seems I am wrong...again.

I have found that some conforming hair have difficulty working as hoped for with extreme poses too as well as with extreme figure morphs. Whereas if they were individually set up as .Hr2 products they work independantly of the body and therefore more versatile and better poseable. Not to mention that Conforming hair is extremely unversatile, being unable to work with other figures (if you want all the morphs and motions to work properly that is).

There is hair made by one well know artist that is distributed as both Conformers as well as individual .Hr2 items and I love that. Very well made and very versatile, their products have been available in the commubit for a long time. I just wish more content creators thought like this person (who has been selling hair here for a long time and is now also at DAZ).

 

Oh goodness...I am sorry I went of topic here...please forgive all but I really needed to know!  :(