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    [Plugin] Import OBJ with Materials v2.1 20131118

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    • Chris FullmerC Offline
      Chris Fullmer
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      Another thought, if you have them in Max already, why not export as .3ds?

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        Kgon
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        Hey Chris , It's quite simple. There is a limited number of faces that the .3ds allows per model. The 3ds file format only supports 64 000 faces and the Highly detailed vegetation may contain more than 540 000 and a .obj supports that quantity of faceS. That's why can't converte my trees into .3ds. Well, i could import a Xfrog tree..but ....DAM !! THERE IS NOT TEXTURES...it's not supposed that this .obj Importer would keep the texture cordenates or the UV mapping?? iT WOULD BE IMPOSIBLE TO MAP 540 000 faces PROPERLY with a texture wich is a .tiff Leaf

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          Here's v1.3 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=172790#p172790

          I've trapped errors stopping most files importing - it works fine for all modestly sized OBJs, though some very complex ones still just won't take the textures - however, since these are added to the model they could be manually applied to the group/faces afterwards...

          TIG

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          • K Offline
            Khai
            last edited by

            oh thats nice 😄
            thank you... everything I've tried is coming in fine now 😄

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            • K Offline
              Kgon
              last edited by

              Thank you very much TIG , i got a xfrogg with 675000 lines-faces(don't remember)into Su but still there is textures missing ( i know, i read YOU MENTION THIS BEFORE " with complex model wont keep the textures coordinates but you can re-apply them by hand afterward..)How this can be done if every sigle face is different than the other 674999 ?(...I'M TALKING ABOUT TO MAP A TREE) i mean it would be easy if the faces were components so this could make to re-map a tree a easier work. However I REALLY REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT AND TIME YOU ARE PUTTING ON THIS PLUGIN TO MAKE IT WORK.

              THANK YOU SO MUCH

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              • R Offline
                raduteo
                last edited by

                Howdy, guess this deserves a bump, hopefully we will be able to import high poly count models into SU with textures.

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                • D Offline
                  d12dozr
                  last edited by

                  Thanks TIG, the plugin works great for importing geometry, but the UV mapped texture is coming in all black. Am I doing something wrong? I have attached a ZIP with the .obj, .mtl and 3 textures (for different times of day).

                  Thanks!


                  Includes .obj, .mtl, and 3 .jpgs

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
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                    @d12dozr said:

                    Thanks TIG, the plugin works great for importing geometry, but the UV mapped texture is coming in all black. Am I doing something wrong? I have attached a ZIP with the .obj, .mtl and 3 textures (for different times of day).
                    Thanks!

                    The files/folders in your set aren't right.
                    The mtl file is looking for an image in the same folder as itself NOT the 'tex' folder. Copy the images into that base folder and it works - ensure 'textures' are switched on too...
                    There's only one image called in the mtl file - you included three ?

                    Open the obj and mtl files in a text editor to see what I mean...
                    I attach an image of what I get with the file move fix...t_13.png

                    TIG

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                    • D Offline
                      d12dozr
                      last edited by

                      Works perfect now!! Thanks, TIG...I am a complete newbie with .obj's and .mtl's so please forgive my ignorance 😳 I'm guessing that I'll have to manually change the .mtl to use the other 2 textures...Once again, thanks for the great plugin

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Good. If you manually change the mtl file make sure that image's file name matches exactly...

                        TIG

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                        • rami_lpmR Offline
                          rami_lpm
                          last edited by

                          haha! Xfrog trees in SU models, that'll be the day.

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                          • thomthomT Offline
                            thomthom
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                            @rami_lpm said:

                            haha! Xfrog trees in SU models, that'll be the day.

                            If you look over at ASGvis' forum you'll see a number of models rendered with Xfrog trees...

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                              notareal
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                                tomot
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                                Thank you Tig for this wonderful OBJ importer. It means I can now delete all my DXF files which I needed first so I could import into SU.

                                I'm baffled why this Import feature has not been made part of SU at this late stage of SU development. If it were not for a small group of talented Ruby Scripters, my Plugins folder would not be descending past the bottom of my monitor display. Perhaps Google could, when they find some time, add a scroll bar to the Plugins Folder, or better yet the ability to add more Plugin folders to the menu bar.

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                                tomot

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                                  sepo
                                  last edited by

                                  I tried to import .obj form Modo. It keeps telling me to change import units without creating any geometry. I tried with several ones but without success.

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
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                                    @sepo said:

                                    I tried to import .obj form Modo. It keeps telling me to change import units without creating any geometry. I tried with several ones but without success.

                                    It guesses the units if there are none set in the obj file.
                                    The dialog let's you select the units.
                                    Have you tried all of the unit options ?
                                    Sometimes large/small units in the obj file affect SUp's ability to make the meshes...
                                    Post a problem obj file [PM me if desired] - not too large !
                                    👊

                                    TIG

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                                      sepo
                                      last edited by

                                      It is 40mb scene. I tried several units but without real success.

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        @sepo said:

                                        It is 40mb scene. I tried several units but without real success.

                                        What does it zip down to ? OBJ files are very compressible...
                                        I'd try the range of metric from mm to cm and m.
                                        Some very complex meshes won't import but most do...

                                        TIG

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                                        • mitcorbM Offline
                                          mitcorb
                                          last edited by

                                          Am I reading that this Plugin works with any version of Sketchup, free or Pro?

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                                          • TIGT Offline
                                            TIG Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            @mitcorb said:

                                            Am I reading that this Plugin works with any version of Sketchup, free or Pro?

                                            Should be no difference with either version...

                                            TIG

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