For making composite props I found these PROs and CONs in the forum:

Assembled on Stage:
PRO: Can layer other items within object easily.
CON: Edit each part one at a time.
CON: Reassemble for each project.

Assembled in Composer Mode:
CON: Can not layer with other objects.
PRO: Edit all parts of object in composer mode.
PRO: Can save as one object to reuse (assembly once).

I wish that in a future version all PROs would be combined allowing to save (!) a "layered composite prop" making it unnecessary to reassemble everything for each project. E.g. the most normal thing on earth is that person drives a car and at the end this person would like to open the door (which could easily realized using a deform tool applicable for props and not only characters) and leave the car. This really simple situation makes it necessary to layer other items [props as well as character(s)] within a composite prop. The more complex the composite prop is, the less is anybody motivated to reassemble everything for each project. Especially because one can use only a single scene per project ;-((

Thank you for your feedback. This will be reviewed by the CrazyTalk Animator team.

                                                                

Peter
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