A Short Overview:




• Why SASHA 16?

 "SASHA-16" was hitherto called "SASHA 2.0". To avoid conflicts in the denomination system generally used for Daz/Poser figures (here: STEPHANIE S1 /S2 etc.), I decided to call the figure after it's first year of production. To further differentiate it from future incarnations of STEPHANIE, I added the dash.

So it's "SASHA-16", or "S-16" for short, or simply "Sasha".

[EDIT:]
As the recent sudden jump in the DAZ Genesis figures numbering scheme from G3 to G8 shows, this was probably a good decision.)



• What is SASHA-16?

 SASHA-16 basically is just another version of Daz3D's "Victoria 4" (V4). But she was optimized to make use of the features of the latest Poser versions (Poser 9 / Poser Pro 2012 and later). She has a completely new rig and almost all joints are weight mapped for better joint-bending. All the cumbersome magnets are gone, some vintage stuff no longer needed was removed and the original "dial groups" were completely replaced with a logical and easy to use concept.

 I also introduced a new concept for posing SASHA which makes it as easy as never before to pose the figure or fix bad click-poses. A couple of switches and parameters can help you to avoid the dreaded distortions made by some bad click-poses too. All this can be switched on or off anytime as you need it.

 You can use SASHA exactly how you used V4.2 before. All "Victoria 4" textures can be applied and all poses and expressions will work. All injection characters can be applied as usual. Fitting hair and clothing isn't a problem either and needs only a few extra clicks.

 To use SASHA, you need Daz3D's V4.2 installed in your runtime and you also need the "Morphs++" pack from Daz3D. That's all.



• How do I install SASHA-16?

 After you've unpacked the ZIP file, you'll find a folder called "SASHA-16 (2019 Edition)" and in it some files and folders:


"1. Documentation"
Here you'll find a link to open the full SASHA manual, plus some other files.

"2. For The Poser Application Runtime"
Inside you'll find another runtime with the Python scripts.
Copy all into the runtime of the Poser application(!):
(Usually it's something like: "{drive}:\Program Files\Smith Micro\Poser Pro 2014\runtime" or some such).

"SASHA's Runtime"
This the actual SASHA runtime with the files and subfolders, like "Data", "Geometries", "libraries" and "Textures". • "SASHA's runtime"
This the actual runtime with the usual subfolders, like "Geometries", "libraries", "Python", and "Textures".

"4. Extras"
Here you can find some optional utilities, some stickers to watermark your renders, and a UV template to make your own KV textures .


To get a more detailed overview of what is installed where, click here for a complete list.



• Where are the SASHA-16 files in my Runtime?

 SASHA comes along with a lot of files, comprising the main figure, INJection/REMove files, about 100 poses for the body, some hand poses, the latest version of "Karina's Tool Box", some props, and the textures.

Grosso modo, these are:

LIBRARY FILES:

• FIGURES / SASHA-16:
This folder contains the SASHA configuration files. If you customize SASHA to your own preferences, you should save the customized figure here too. There's also a folder for backups.

• POSE / SASHA-16:
- The Sasha Character BODY and FACE Injections.
- The S-16 pose collection
- The "Karina's Tool Box"

• PROPS / ALEKS PROPS:
- a few props and accessories which might be of use, with friendly permission of their creator Aleks.

• MATERIALS / SASHA-16:
- A folder which contains the default SASHA shader injection. Works on any V4-based figure.
- An empty folder for you to store your own modified shaders for your characters.

OTHER FILES:

runtime:Data:! Karina:...:
- Contains the SASHA setup which is needed in the configuration process, plus some files that are called from various functions in the library.

runtime:Geometries:! Karina:...:
- Three folders which contain the geometries (meshes) for the KV MkV and some helper bones and props.

runtime:Textures:! Karina:...:
- A folder which contains all texture maps that come with Sasha

for a full list of all files, see the separate "File List.txt" file)


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