Editing Tools

The Editing Tools display contains the tools you use most often when posing figures/props.

By selecting a body part or prop followed by the desired Editing tool, you can pose objects in various ways such as translating (moving side to side or back and forth), rotating, twisting, etc. You can also perform other functions such as editing Inverse Kinematic (IK) chains and working with element/material groups. Each Editing tool is a little different, but their basic usage is as follows:

The Editing Tools.

1. Select your desired body part or prop (referred to as an element or actor) in your scene by clicking that actor.
2. Select the desired Editing tool. You can only have one Editing tool selected at a time. The currently selected Editing tool appears yellow within the Poser interface.
3. Click and drag to perform the selected tool’s function.

You can use the Editing tools in any combination to create a virtually infinite number of still or animated poses. Please refer to The Editing Tools for more information. In addition, each tool is discussed in depth where appropriate in this manual.