Little_Dragon's Stockings for V4, A4, and G4


Files Included in this Archive:
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\Runtime\Geometries\LDStockings\LDStockingsV4.obj
\Runtime\Libraries\Character\LDStockings\Stockings V4.cr2
\Runtime\Libraries\Character\LDStockings\Stockings V4.png
\Runtime\Libraries\Materials\LDStockings\MAT Stockings Fishnet.mc6
\Runtime\Libraries\Materials\LDStockings\MAT Stockings Fishnet.png
\Runtime\Libraries\Materials\LDStockings\MAT Stockings Nylons.mc6
\Runtime\Libraries\Materials\LDStockings\MAT Stockings Nylons.png
\Runtime\Libraries\Materials\LDStockings\MAT Stockings Rainbow.mc6
\Runtime\Libraries\Materials\LDStockings\MAT Stockings Rainbow.png
\Runtime\Libraries\Materials\LDStockings\MAT Stockings Stripes.mc6
\Runtime\Libraries\Materials\LDStockings\MAT Stockings Stripes.png
\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\MAT LDStockings\MAT Stockings Fishnet.pz2
\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\MAT LDStockings\MAT Stockings Fishnet.png
\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\MAT LDStockings\MAT Stockings Fishnet.ds
\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\MAT LDStockings\MAT Stockings Nylons.pz2
\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\MAT LDStockings\MAT Stockings Nylons.png
\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\MAT LDStockings\MAT Stockings Nylons.ds
\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\MAT LDStockings\MAT Stockings Rainbow.pz2
\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\MAT LDStockings\MAT Stockings Rainbow.png
\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\MAT LDStockings\MAT Stockings Rainbow.ds
\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\MAT LDStockings\MAT Stockings Stripes.pz2
\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\MAT LDStockings\MAT Stockings Stripes.png
\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\MAT LDStockings\MAT Stockings Stripes.ds
\Runtime\Textures\LDStockings\LDStockings_FishnetTr.jpg
\Runtime\Textures\LDStockings\LDStockings_KnittedB.jpg
\Runtime\Textures\LDStockings\LDStockings_NylonsTr.jpg
\Runtime\Textures\LDStockings\LDStockings_RainbowT.jpg
\Runtime\Textures\LDStockings\LDStockings_StripesT.jpg
UV_LDStockings.gif
LDStockingsV4_Readme.txt


Installation Instructions:
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All important files are archived with their filepaths intact, so if you extract to your Poser folder everything should go to the right place.  Just to be thorough, however, here are the manual installation paths:

Install the .cr2 file and its .png thumbnail in one of Poser's Runtime\Libraries\Character folders.  The default folder is LDStockings.

Install the .mc6 files and their .png thumbnail in one of Poser's Runtime\Libraries\Materials folders.  The default folder is LDStockings.

Install the .pz2 files, their .png thumbnails, and related .ds files somewhere in Poser's Runtime\Libraries\Pose folders.  The default folder is MAT LDStockings.

Install the .obj file in the \Runtime\Geometries\LDStockings folder.

Install the JPEG files in the \Runtime\Textures\LDStockings folder.

A UV template is provided in GIF format, should you wish to create your own textures.


Operating Instructions:
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Load the clothing item from the Library.  Conform to Victoria 4, Aiko 4, or The Girl 4.

V4, A4, and G4 make heavy use of built-in magnets.  To reduce pokethrough, Poser users will need to apply one of the Magnetize utility poses (provided by DAZ) to magnetise the stockings.  This step is not necessary in DAZ|Studio, as Studio automatically magnetises conformers.



Notes:
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To ensure that the joint-controlled morphs work properly, make certain that V4, A4, or G4 is selected before loading the stockings into the scene.

The stockings are untextured by default.  Use the included .mc6 material collections (in Posers 6-7) or MAT poses (Poser 5) to apply all necessary materials.  I recommend resaving the textured figures to the library afterward to avoid repeating this step.

Studio users may use the included MAT pose in Poses\MAT LDStockings.  In more recent versions of Studio, this should automatically apply the appropriate DS material presets.

All four texture sets utilise displacement mapping.  Enable displacement in Poser's Firefly render options to get the full effect.  Displacement is enabled by default in Studio.

Morphs marked with "pbm" or "fbm" prefixs are part of a set of morphs spanning multiple body parts.  They are controlled from the BODY node.

All morphs and channels are organized using Poser's dial-grouping feature.  Partial-body and joint-controlled morphs have been tucked out of the way in their own PBM and JCM groups.  This feature does not work in versions prior to P5.

This clothing item supports over two dozen body morphs from the V4/A4/G4/Creature Creator packages, along with a clothing morph to make the stockings thinner/thicker.  Poser users will need to set the body morphs manually.  Since all significant controls are located in the BODY root node, it should be a relatively simple matter to copy-and-paste from the character to the clothing.



Legal Mumbo-Jumbo:
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Feel free to use these items in your renders for any purpose, personal or commercial.  Do not redistribute without permission.  Otherwise, anything goes.

No olden days were shocked during the glimpsing of this item.
