"EarBells_AP" by Les Bentley.

These are conforming earrings for Antonia 1.2 and compatible figures. Featuring pseudo-gravity.

INSTALLATION:
Extract the zip to your main Poser folder, or any folder directly above a Poser Runtime. The files will be placed in the following paths:

\ReadMe's\LesBentley\EarBells_AP.txt
\Runtime\Geometries\LesBentley\Jewellery\EarBells_AP.obj
\Runtime\libraries\Character\Antonia\Clothing\Jewellery\EarBells_AP.cr2
\Runtime\libraries\Character\Antonia\Clothing\Jewellery\EarBells_AP.png
\Runtime\textures\LesBentley\EarBellsDisp.png
\Runtime\textures\LesBentley\Silver1.jpg

USE:
You will find the EarBells figure in the Poser library under; Figures > Antonia > Clothing > Jewellery.

Load the EarBells and conform them to Antonia. The rings are not well suited to direct cursor manipulation in the document window. You should pose the rings via their dials in the parameters palette. Most actions can be performed from dials in the "Rings" group of the Body actor. For some actions you may need to select individual actors to preform them.

GRAVITY:
The rings can use pseudo-gravity. Pseudo-gravity uses the Poser 'Point At' function to point the rings at an invisible actor which is parented to the BODY and positioned a long way below the floor. For pseudo-gravity to work correctly the y axis of the Body actor needs to remain vertical, so when using gravity you should not use x or z rotations of Antonia's body actor, y rotation is OK as the axis remains vertical.

By default gravity is turned off, use the 'Gravity Of-On' dial in the 'Gravity' group to turn it on. The Gravity group has a collapsed sub-group 'Gravity Strength L-R', dials in this group can be used to attenuate the strength of gravity for one or the other of the rings, this can be useful when a ring needs to lay against the neck. When using gravity you may need to adjust the xTran of the rings, the dial to do that is directly above the 'Gravity Of-On' dial. There are limits to what can be achieved via pseudo gravity, and for more extreme poses it may be better to turn gravity off, and pose the rings manually.

MATERIALS:
The rings and chain use the 'Preview' material. The bell, the link attached to the bell, and the striker, each have their own material zone. By default all materials use a reflection map. The bell also uses a displacement map. 

LICENCE:
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Unported License (the same licence as Antonia). To view a copy of this license, visit
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ or send a letter to
Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco,
California, 94105, USA.

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Les Bentley.
22/October/2011.




