PRODUCT NAME: WW2 Battleship - USS Missouri
COPYRIGHT: Copyright © RPublishing

AUTHOR: John T. Martzahn and purchased and sold exclusively by RPublishing
OWNERSHIP STATEMENT: All of this product's content is owned by RPublishing. Files are not to be redistributed in any way.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
The four Iowa-class battleships were the most powerful such ships ever built.  RPublishing is proud 
to present the most famous of these, the USS Missouri!

This model is fully functional, and boasts 257 body parts.  The larger guns (16-in, 5-in & 40mm) 
use ERC dials to make posing easier.  There are also ERC dials to pose the aircraft crane and 
catapults, directors for the 5-in guns, radar, range finders, and to hide the anchors.  The directors 
for the 40mm guns are slaved to their respective guns.  The props include three floatplanes, tarps for 
the whale boats, 48-star flags, jack flags, a full set of signal flags, and anchor chain props.

RPublishing is always available to offer support for products at RPublishing@renderosity.com, but this 
document has been carefully written to answer most of your questions.  Please read the pertinent 
sections below; they will save you much time, and make use as easy as possible.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: PC/MAC, Poser 5 and above


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
If you use WinZip, be sure to check "Use folder names" and extract to your Poser 'Content' folder, not the "Runtime" folder.

All files must go to the file folder paths indicated in the zip file in order for the product to work properly.  The templates are provided for making your own textures. 
They are outside the Runtime, and may be placed wherever you wish.



USAGE TIPS/LIMITATIONS:
Figure: Found under the RPublishing "Ships" folder (Highlight thumbnail, then click on double-checkmark to add 
the figure to your scene.

Poses: In Poses library, category "RPublishing\Ships"  (Highlight thumbnail, then click on checkmark to add the 
figure to your scene.  Be sure that the proper figure is selected first.

Props: In Props library, category "Ships"  (Highlight thumbnail, then click on checkmark to add the figure to 
your scene.  These are smart props; be sure the correct figure is selected.


Posing:

Guns: The ship has 84 posable guns, ranging from the 16-in main armament to the 20mm AA (anti-aircraft) guns. 
All except the 20mm, because of their number, may be posed from the Body of the ship (ERC).  Where possible, 
limits have been set to match the movement of the actual guns.  See list below:

16-in Guns: These are limited in train and elevation.  The ERC dials (Body) consist of two for each gun, 
identified by the letter in the name (A, B or C).  The elevation dials move all barrels (bbl) in unison.  
The barrels may be elevated individually by selecting the body parts themselves.

5-in DP Guns: These also have their movements limited.  The barrels always elevate together in each gun. 
These are known as dual-purpose (DP) guns.  They could be used against surface targets and, with the VT fuse, 
they were devastating against aircraft.  They were radar-guided by the four Mk.37 directors.

40mm AA Guns: These are limited in elevation, but not in train.  Each of the twenty mounts have four guns, 
which all move together.  These are the medium-range AA guns.  They had rather a large crew, as each gun had 
to be constantly fed the 4-round clips they used.  Each mount has its own Mk.51 director mounted separately. 
On the model, these are slaved to their respective guns, whether the guns are moved by their ERC dials or by 
the body part dials.  In reality the relationship was reversed, the directors moving the guns, but the model 
setup is more intuitive for the user.

20mm AA Cannon: Again, these are limited in elevation only.  Aimed and fired by a single sailor, there were 
also loaders to change the ammunition drums.  They do not have ERC dials, as 102 would be needed.  Because 
the body parts list is extremely long, they may safely be selected by clicking on them.  The unused 
translation parameters have been frozen to prevent accidental movement.

Aircraft Catapults: Each has an ERC dial (CPLtrain or CPRtrain) limited to 30 degrees outboard.  The dials 
for the carriages (CPLlaunch and CPRlaunch) are limited in translation.

Aircraft Crane: ERC dial (CraneTurn) limited to 90 degrees in either direction.

Spotlights: The 11 spotlights do not use ERC, and are not limited.  Again, they may be selected by clicking 
on them.

Air-Search Radar: ERC dial (RadarTurn).

Mk.37 Directors: No ERC, or limits.

Range Finders: Limited in train, but not elevation.

Anchors: ERC dials to hide anchors when using the anchor chain props.

An advantage of using the ERC dials is that direction of rotation has been corrected.  Dragging a dial to the 
right will train a gun clockwise, and vice versa.  Similarly, elevation dials will always lift the barrels 
when dragged to the right.


Props:

Boat Tarps: The tarps load on both boats, smart-propped, and need no further action by you.

Floatplanes: The three separate floatplanes are loaded individually, depending on your preferences.  There are 
copies for the catapults (Port = left, Stbd = right), and one as a spare on the deck.  The catapult versions 
are smart-propped to their respective carriages.  There are ERC dials to move the carriages (CPL or CPRlaunch).
Animation of takeoff would use the standard method of having an unparented copy at the pertinent frame, and 
switching visibilty between the parented and unparented objects.  There is no provision for using the planes 
with the crane.

National and Jack Flags: There are two versions of each flag, the 48-star flag smart-propped to the the line 
at the rear of the mizzen mast, and the Jack loads on the staff at the bow.  "Flying" and "At Rest" versions 
of each are provided.

Signal Flags: The signal flags come in four shapes: a notched flag for the letters A & B; a square flag for 
letters C through Z; a truncated pennant for numbers and the answer flag; and a pointed pennant for the 
repeaters, also known as substitute flags.  The charts below show the names of the texture images.

There is one smart prop for each shape, and they load on the outboard rope on the right side.  This 
arrangement will rarely be useful as it is.  Usually you will need to load duplicate props and reposition 
them, changing the texture maps.  To change the textures, go to the materials room and click on the texture 
name on the image node.  Click on the Browse button, and go to textures\RPublishing\SigFlags.

To reposition extra flags it will be easiest to use the Front & Right cameras, and it is suggested that you 
use Outline preview mode.  The edge of the flag should be within the rope mesh.  Note that the ropes are 
angled, and it may be necessary to rotate the flags slightly.  If you plan to save shapes in new positions, 
you will need to unparent the flag (Object menu--Change parent, and choose Universe as the new parent).  
After positioning, use Set Parent on the Properties tab, and choose the body part hull.  This is important, 
as they will otherwise revert to their original positions.

Anchor Chain Props: First use the ERC dials, at the bottom of the list, to hide either or both anchors.  The
 chains are smart-propped to the hull, hanging straight down.  The centers have been set so they may be easily 
 rotated around X or Z axes to position them as you wish.  A bit of translation may be needed if angled too much.

Rendering (FireFly):
The props and figures have been saved with Smooth Polygons turned off.  They will load that way in Poser 6 and 
above, but will need to have the "Smooth Polygons" box unchecked on the Properties tab in Poser 5, if polygon 
smoothing is enabled in the render settings.

Important: "Raytracing" and "Use Displacement Maps" must be enabled for the default materials.  The simple 
materials use the bump channel instead, and do not require raytracing.  Also, the texture size should be set 
to 3000 for best results at close range.

FILES LIST:

\Documentation\
WW2_Battleship_readme.txt
License.txt

\Runtime\Geometries\RPublishing\Aircraft\
os2u63.obz

\Runtime\Geometries\RPublishing\ships\
ChainPropM.obz
FlagAtRestM.obz
FlagFlyingM.obz
bb63.obz
jackatrestM.obz
jackflyingM.obz
nchflagM.obz
numflagM.obz
repeatM.obz
sqflagM.obz
tarp63.obz

\Runtime\Libraries\character\RPublishing\Ships\
WW2-Battleship_USS MO.crz
Ww2-Battleship_USS MO.png

\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\Ships\WW2_Battleship
AirAttack.p2z
AirAttack.png
BroadsidePort.p2z
BroadsidePort.png
BroadsideStarboard.p2z
BroadsideStarboard.png


\Runtime\Libraries\Props\RPublishing\Ships\WW2_Battleship
A-B Flag-M.png
A-B Flag-M.ppz
BoatTarps.png
BoatTarps.ppz
C-Z Flag-M.png
C-Z Flag-M.ppz
ChainLeft.png
ChainLeft.ppz
ChainRight.png
ChainRight.ppz
Flag At Rest-M.png
Flag At Rest-M.ppz
Flag Flying-M.png
Flag Flying-M.ppz
FloatplanePort.png
FloatplanePort.ppz
FloatplaneSpare.png
FloatplaneSpare.ppz
FloatplaneStbd.png
FloatplaneStbd.ppz
Jack At Rest-M.png
Jack At Rest-M.ppz
Jack Flying-M.png
Jack Flying-M.ppz
NumFlag-M.png
NumFlag-M.ppz
RepeatFlag-M.png
RepeatFlag-M.ppz

\Runtime\Reflection Maps\
silver3.jpg

\Runtime\Textures\RPublishing\Aircraft\
os2uBUM.tif
os2uP12.tif
os2uP19.tif
os2uP23.tif

\Runtime\Textures\RPublishing\Ships\
48-starflagTEX.tif
63BD1.tif
63BD2.jpg
63M122.tif
63M222.jpg
63M322.tif
63T1.tif
jack-TEX.tif
radialBump.tif

\Runtime\Textures\RPublishing\SigFlags\
1repeat.tif
2repeat.tif
3repeat.tif
codeans.tif
letAtex.tif
letBtex.tif
letCtex.tif
letDtex.tif
letEtex.tif
letFtex.tif
letGtex.tif
letHtex.tif
letItex.tif
letJtex.tif
letKtex.tif
letLtex.tif
letMtex.tif
letNtex.tif
letOtex.tif
letPtex.tif
letQtex.tif
letRtex.tif
letStex.tif
letTtex.tif
letUtex.tif
letVtex.tif
letWtex.tif
letXtex.tif
letYtex.tif
letZtex.tif
num0tex.tif
num1tex.tif
num2tex.tif
num3tex.tif
num4tex.tif
num5tex.tif
num6tex.tif
num7tex.tif
num8tex.tif
num9tex.tif

Runtime\Templates\RPublishing\Ships\WW2_Battleship
48-starFlagT.gif
BoatCoverT.gif
bb63Map1T.gif
bb63Map2T.gif
bb63Map3T.gif
chainpropT.gif
jackT.gif
ntchflagT.gif
numberT.gif
os2uT.gif
repeatT.gif
sigflagT.gif