I know that I can create a material collection file and use it from the materials library, but I'd rather have a mat pose file for a prop in the pose library. Is there a way to do this? Is there a simple code change to append or change in a pz2 file? I have tried to just rename a .mc6 file to .pz2, but it does not work. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance :-) Davo

Yikes, nevermind, I can just move a .mc6 file into the pose library and it'll work from there as is.

https://community.hivewire3d.com/threads/for-ds-users-mc6-to-pz2-conversion.122/

This link will explain how to convert the file from a material collection to a MATPose file. You will need to edit the file through either a text editor or notepad++. Disregard the DS portion of the post.

I tried to do that already, but it didn't seem to work. I can try again.

A pose can only be applied to a prop if the prop is parented to a figure.

Is it parented or just a figure present in the scene?

I'm pretty sure I recently saw a Python script to do this automatically.

...only possible if parented to a figure. Always been that way. There's a text hack that allows you to change the pz2 to a camera file cm2 and apply with only the prop in scene. Reading on this some and there's suggestion that 'figure in scene' might be enough in a particular instance.

I found the script I was thinking of. It might be of help, as a starting point for making a newer better one that works across more types. Google for: MatFile_gui.py and Python script for creating MAT pose files

The prop is not parented to anything in the scene. I was able to simply rename an .mc6 to .pz2 and stick it in the pose library with my other material pose files so people don't have to navigate all over the place to simply change a texture. That might be a cheat, but it works just fine:-)

this script ( needs modifying ) will allow you to apply an mt5/mz5 to to the preview material on a prop

import os.path
import poser                                                # get poser
reset = False                                               # set reparent variable
scene = poser.Scene()                                       # define scene
actor = scene.CurrentActor()                                # get the actor

if len( actor.Materials() ) > 0:                            # make sure the actor has materials
    if actor.IsProp():                                      # is this actor a prop?
        if actor.Parent().Name() == "UNIVERSE":             # is this actor parented?
            actor.SetParent( scene.Actor("GROUND") )        # set actor parent
            reset = True                                    # inform script we need to reparent prop

    material = actor.Materials()[0]                         # get actors preview material
    material.LoadMaterialSet( 
        os.path.join(poser.TempLocation(), "test.mt5" ))    # load material
    if reset:
        actor.SetParent( scene.Actor( "UNIVERSE") )         # if we need to reparent - do so

    scene.DrawAll()

for an mc6/mcz use

    actor.LoadMaterialCollection( file )

How it Works:

it tests the currently selected actor to see if it is a prop and has a parent

if there is no parent ( UNIVERSE will be the parent ) it temporarily parents the prop to the GROUND

after applying the material ( in this case a temporary mat ) if the prop was not parented

it reparents the prop to the UNIVERSE

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Long live Poser 6 lol.