character preset.. will it update a character in place.

alan bard newcomer

I created my cat characters (genesis based) several years ago... they have since been upgraded particularly with new iray shaders etc.
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If I reopen an old scene --- will "character preset" or any of the presets... just let me apply it to the old figure... in it's place without  "zeroing" it's location or it's pose?  etc...  just change the shaders etc, maps and possibly the clothes if they've been updated... 
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currently all my charachers and buildings etc are saved as scene subsets and I just add them as needed... which is fine for new scenes... but I have a lot of old ones that I need to work on again. 

 

Richard Haseltine

I'm not sure what you mean - usually a character preset will chnage shape and materials if theer is a figure of the right type selected (if not it can load a new figure too).

alan bard newcomer

the figures are already loaded into the scenes ... but as they are from a couple years ago ... they have the settings from back then.... 
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they now have new textures etc (and in some cases outfits etc) ... the new figures are currently saved as scene subsets but in a neutral pose and at ground zero... 
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is there a preset I can use to save the new info and then place it directly on the older character version in one step... 
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or do I save the old figure as a pose preset? import the new figure and apply the pose preset to the new figure.. will that place the up to date figure where the old one was?
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I know the character preset should load the new materials etc... but will it leave the old character in the same place with the same pose?
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thanks...

 

Richard Haseltine

Character prsets won't chnage pose, including placement in the scene. A wearables preset can affect the pose, but only if you tell it to.