Merry Christmas!
This package includes cut crystal punch bowl cup and a ladle for Poser and DAZ Studio.
All props have accompanying DS material scripts so should automatically load with proper material settings in both D|S and Poser. Additional Mat Poses are contained in the Pose folder.
Note:By default, the props load without refraction and use mapped reflections to ensure fast renders. These should look fine if they are just background accessories but applying the raytraced materials will give more realistic effects for close-ups.
Raytraced refraction and reflection can slow down renders substantially. The decrease in speed is most noticeable in Poser and DS 2 where render times can increase by as much as 2000%. DAZ Studio 3 appears to have much improved raytracing and was surprisingly fast with the raytraced materials when rendering. The Christmas card image (Posted in the Daz forum... A portion of which was used in the thumbnail above) rendered in only a few minutes at 900x1200 px.
Also note, for these raytraced materials to look correct, raytracing must be turned on in your render settings and set to a depth/bounce of 5 or higher. Additionally, other items must be in the scene to show in the reflections and refraction. I recommend a sky dome or lighted room for best results.
Extract the zip folder to a location containing a Poser mapped runtime directory. The props should appear under "Props/DAZ_PAs_2010/PunchBowl" in the browser from within Poser, DS or Carrara.
The included files are copyright William Hurt 2010 however you are welcome to use these in any renders, private or commercial. No credit is required or expected.
These were tested in Poser 7 and DAZ Studio 2-3. If you find any glitches please let me know.
Happy Holidays,
William