Puppet Master: Quadruped
(Click here for Puppet Master Biped)

Puppet Master Quadruped is a joint project by PhilC Designs and Kamilche Consulting

Concept, Python scripting, & figure support: Kamilche Consulting
Help documentation and customer service: PhilC Designs

This software is no longer available through the PhilC store.

Click here for an on screen flash video overview of how the Puppet Master series of Poser plug ins work.

 

 

(Thanks go to Wyndwalker for the images)

Introduction.
Puppet Master accurately transfers poses created for one Poser character to another. With it, you can transfer poses developed for one four legged figure to another. The reason a pose created for one figure will not always work with another is because their zero poses and joint parameters are different. This program takes that difference into account when transferring the pose, to obtain a more accurate conversion than you can get with Poser alone.

Method.
1) Use the Poser menu Window\Python Scripts to open the Python Scripts window. (You do not need to have any knowledge of Python scripting to be able to use this plug in.)
2) Go to File\Run Python Script and browse to Runtime\Python\poserScripts\PhilC\Puppet Master\Biped\Puppet Master Quadruped Menu.py This will set the Puppet Master buttons.
3) Load the two desired animals into a blank Poser scene. Select the one that has the poses you wish to transfer, and click on the. 'Set Source Figure' button. Next select the other figure, and click on the 'Set Target Figure.' button. Then apply the pose you wish to the source figure, and click 'Copy Pose', or if you have a multi-frame animation, 'Copy Pose All Frames'. Your pose will be transferred to the target figure.

A comprehensive set of additional tools and utilities are also included. A large number of animals are already set up. Tools are included to allow you to set up new ones.

Poses.
Garbage in, garbage out. If your existing pose over stretches a joint then using Puppet Master to copy it to another figure will probably make it worse. Check your source figure, possibly turn on "Use Limits" to see if any body part has been over rotated. A Repose button has been included as an aid in these situations. See the included documentation for details.

Compatibility
Suitable for Poser Pro Pack, Poser 5 and Poser 6 on both the Windows and Mac platforms.

Tutorial
Setting up new figure