 
This is the 3rd ( and final?) version of the mcjNewCastle poser/daz-compatible prop The first version which was called mcjCastle is archived here: https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjcas The "repair kit" for mcjCastle, which corrects an issue with stair handrails can be found The second version of the castle is archived here: https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts7/oldnewcastle 
April 8th 2017 - added missing secret part to the Tower prop, if you already installed the castle you only need to download install MCJNEWCASTLEMISSINGELEMENT.zip March 31st 2017 - added missing stairs part "twirls" October 16th 2016 - 16:03 Release
 Installing the Castle Prop
The installation package ( .zip ) can be found at the bottom of this page : mcjNewCastleFinal.zip note: Last minute changes: due to google-sites limits i packaged the prop as 4 zip files, MCJNEWCASTLEFINAL_NOTEXTURES.ZIP, MCJNEWCASTLEFINAL_TEXTURES_1.ZIP, MCJNEWCASTLEFINAL_TEXTURES_2.ZIP and MCJNEWCASTLEFINAL_TEXTURES_3.ZIP Unzip it into your Poser content folder Note: if you downloaded the castle before March 2017, a part of the stairs is missing so you can download/install the tiny file mcjStairsMissingTwirls.zip or the whole castle zip You can recognize a Poser Content folder by the fact it contains a Runtime folder typically: C:\program files\daz\studio\content\ or C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library once installed the prop will appear in your library in the "Poser Formats" section props/mcasual Installing the script to manage your castle Unzip it into your Daz Studio content folder typically : C:\program files\daz\studio\content\ or C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library once installed the prop will appear in your library in the "Daz Studio Formats" section /scripts/mCasual This package also includes Daz Studio compatible material presets in the folder /Presets/Materials/mcasual 
If the installation went well, the castle and stair prop will be in your content library in a "Poser Formats" subsection, probably something like MyLibrary/Props/mcasual.
If you are new to Daz Studio, be aware that Daz Studio only sees the folders
which you specified in Edit/Preferences/Content Library/Content Directory Manager.
When you load the mcjNewCastleStair prop, it should appear exactly at the proper location
There's a Floor "Trap" panel and a Ceiling "Trap" panel that needs to be deleted
simply select them with your mouse and hide or delete them.
If the installation went well, the script name mcjNewCastleSetup.dsa will be in your content library typically in MyLibrary/scripts/mcasual.
If you are new to Daz Studio, be aware that Daz Studio only sees the folders
which you specified in Edit/Preferences/Content Library/Content Directory Manager. select the desired item, then click the 'Load' button.  A few dozen material and shader presets were installed along with the mcjNewCastleSetup script To apply a material preset, you need to select an object ( a castle module for example ) and do a File/Merge with a select material preset file. There's so many props in the castle prop ( dozens of windows, dozens of doors etc etc ) that selecting them is a chore. So i added the Material/Shader presets tab to mcjNewCastleSetup.
In the Group Selector drop-down-list, select the "All Walls" item  In the "Material Presets" box, click on the browse... button select one of the material preset files in the presets/materials/mcasual folder here you can see i selected the Gold On Perfume-blue material for iRay  Click on the Apply Material Preset button  Note that almost all the materials i gave you are for the walls But the Group Selector drop-down-list will help you mass-select surfaces, for example, all the door surfaces. So if you create your own wood texture for a door and save it to disk as a material preset, then you can easily apply it to the dozens of doors. In case you wonder why i call it "perfume blue" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXAlCazm3J0  Here is the palette of colors for the wall materials there's sets for iRay renders, for 3Delight and for OpenGL, they are all in their own folders there's different colors and bump methods, for the moldings.  here's the iRay perfume blue material with the "GoldMold" moldings  The castle has hundreds (yes hundreds ) of metal surfaces Using Daz studio's mass-selection method ( select surfaces using color x ) can lead to Daz Studio crashes But luck has it, you can use mcjNewCastleSetup to perform this task If you were to do this manually, you would select a surfaces, which would also select the objects owning this surface then you can do a File/Merge with a select shader preset file. In the Group Selector drop-down-list, select the "All Metals" item  In the Shader Presets box, click on the browse button and select the iRay Uber Metal - Gold shader from Daz Studio's bundled iRay shader presets  click on the Apply Shader Preset button and there you have it.  In the Group Selector drop-down-list, select the group of surfaces or objects ex: select the "All Metals" item Click on the "Select group nodes"button or the "Select group surfaces and nodes" button then you would likely use Daz Studio's menus to apply material or shader presets I did not install hinges, door handles and locks because the polygon count would be too high and would overload many PCs. But we have just what we need to quickly install them Select a door, a window or a castle module ( click on a wall ) run mcjNewCastleSetup go in the Windows And Doors tab  if a castle module is selected, using the Open Doors and Close Doors buttons will open/close all the windows and doors for that module else, only the selected door/window will open/close Here, i selected a TypeB door frame, i clicked the "Attach Handles To Type B Doors" and 4 door handle props were loaded and parented to the 2 doors If i selected only 1 door, then only that one door would get a handle. Using the corresponding "Remove" button would remove (delete) the handle props from that/those door(s)  Here, i selected a TypeA door frame, i clicked the "Attach cremones To Type A Doors" button The locking mechanism was loaded parented and positioned Using the corresponding "Remove" button would remove (delete) the props from that/those door(s) note that our cremones are a mix between cremones and espagnolettes  Here, i selected an attic window frame i clicked the "Attach handles To Attic windows" button Two small handles were loaded positioned and parented to the 2 windows Using the corresponding "Remove" button would remove (delete) the props from that/those window(s)  Here, i selected a door frame i clicked the "Attach hinges to doors" button the 6 hinges were added to the 2 doors, quite a complex setup if you did it by hand ! Using the corresponding "Remove" button would remove (delete) the props from that/those door(s) 
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