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    • M Offline
      Mainline411
      last edited by

      @tig said:

      The MTL path is 'absolute' NOT relative
      map_Kd **C:\**london_map.tga etc
      For the code to find the image it must either be in the root of the drive [bad idea] or in the same folder as the MTL, so edit it to read
      map_Kd london_map.tga etc
      Can't guarantee the TGA file is 'good' but we won't know until you set the paths right...

      I put the files in the root of the drive.

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        But... why ???
        Keep them with the MTL file where they belong, and change the path to a relative path inside the MTL file's code.
        Not even sure that a \ works in MTL absolute paths - it should be a / ???
        The originator needs shooting for making the MTL file that way in the first place... 😒

        Does it work ?
        Either way ??

        Have you tried fixing the TGA file otherwise ??? 😕

        TIG

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          Mainline411
          last edited by

          @tig said:

          But... why ???
          Keep them with the MTL file where they belong, and change the path to a relative path inside the MTL file's code.
          Not even sure that a \ works in MTL absolute paths - it should be a / ???
          The originator needs shooting for making the MTL file that way in the first place... 😒

          Does it work ?
          Either way ??

          Have you tried fixing the TGA file otherwise ??? 😕

          Fixed the problem by changing
          map_Kd C:\london_map.tga
          to
          map_Kd london_map.tga

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            mingjae
            last edited by

            Hi, I want to uninstall the FluidImporter,
            but I use revoUninstaller to do the job,
            but revo is make a mistake, it even bold the vray registry to be deleted so i skip the registry deletion and i found this to verify if i can delete these 3 files:

            http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9527/85977293.jpg

            are those fluidimporter files? is it save if I delete them?

            coz fluidimporter is crashes with my vray so vray wont render any image from imported object..

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              Do not remove any of the other Importer's .dll files.
              If you have you need to reinstall the affected products...

              To stop the Fluid-OBJimporter loading simply run its Uninstaller and it will be removed...


              Capture.PNG

              TIG

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                Lost_Arkitekt
                last edited by

                I have three .OBJ files I'm trying to import. The largest one imports without crashing, but half of all the facets are not filled in, so I can't really change the material.

                The other two files (one without an MTL) crash as soon about 2 seconds after starting to parse file.

                Here are the files that crash totally. (One isn't zipped...no MTL).

                Thanks.


                arne-jacobsen-ant-obj.rar

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                  Lost_Arkitekt
                  last edited by

                  The other file didn't attach. Here it is.


                  chair-obj.rar

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    Try checking that the units size is correct - very small facets cannot be formed in SketchUp.

                    Some app's make OBJ files in odd ways...
                    So if that doesn't work try importing it into another app - like Blender: if it is OK it that app, then re-export from that - the new OBJ format might be made more compatible with this SketchUp's importer ?

                    TIG

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                      Vaile
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                      @thomthom said:

                      I'm getting crashes when I try to import an .obj file I got. (120MB)
                      I've tried different options - triangulate on/off, material on/off - but it bugsplats every time. Memory usage of Sketchup.exe doesn't exceed 300MB.

                      Any ideas?

                      I am having this very same issue.

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                        macmac12
                        last edited by

                        guys have you tried installing this in su 2013? ❓ I tried but I can't see it in file menu, wondering if anyone here installed it successfully inside 2013

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          You haven't completed your User-Profile... OS, version etc ??
                          Help us to help you...

                          It is Win 32bit, by default it tries to install into the SketchUp 8 Importers folder, you can redirect it to SketchUp 2013, but when it installs the dll it doesn't load as the OBJ importer in the Import list...
                          I suspect that the author will need to make a v2013 compatible version... 😒

                          Perhaps if you PM him he'll respond...

                          TIG

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                            macmac12
                            last edited by

                            thanks Tig for the reply. yah, sorry about my profile, I will complete them now.

                            Hope the author of this plugin release some update for 2013. I think this is the best importer for obj in sketchup

                            thanks Tig

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              I've been in touch with the author...
                              He will look at a v2013 compliant version...
                              But don't hold your breath...

                              TIG

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                                archigrafix
                                last edited by

                                I now always get bugsplat when using the obj importer...
                                I am on Win7Pro64 SU7
                                Anyone with the same problem?

                                Agir comme un homme de pensée, et penser comme un homme d'action...

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                                  guaucorreo
                                  last edited by

                                  hi, there is a problem on the official page of http://www.fluidray.com/ (Internal Server Error)
                                  an its imposible to download the fluidimporter win 32
                                  please can someone share
                                  thanks in advance

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                                    guaucorreo
                                    last edited by

                                    thanks, i have now the fluidimporter from direct download (11,7MB)
                                    I try how it works

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                                      fluid
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi,
                                      We just released FluidImporter 2.0 for SketchUp 2013. We decided to make it available for a small fee to help support the development. You can download the 30-Day trial (full-featured) in the download page: http://www.fluidray.com/downloads

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                                        RTM
                                        last edited by

                                        This is what I was looking for !!! thanks TIG and fluid you are my hero ! 😄

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                                          Mikaelo
                                          last edited by

                                          HELP WANTED - OBJ IMPORT OPTION DOES NOT APPEAR
                                          I am a happy SketchUp user (version 8.0.16846), mostly for hobby purposes. I used the FluidImporter (v 1.0.5 32 bit) to import OBJ files into SketchUp with no problems at all for more than one year. I am running Win XP pro SP3 32 bit.

                                          Last week I format my HD and start installing again all programs - no problem so far. After installing the SketchUp (version 8.0.16846) & FluidImporter (v 1.0.5 32 bit) which I used to work for long time without problems, I found that I cannot import OBJ files. Actually, under the "Import" table, the "OBJ files" options is now missing (screenshots follwoing). The FluidImporter seems to be installed normaly, the files "FluidImporter.dll" and "Uninstall.exe" seems to be OK under C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Importers folder (exactly as before HD format and Win XP new instalation)... but the OBJ importing option is missing!

                                          As said before, I am running a SketchUp 8.0.16846 with FluidImporter 1.0.5 (Win XP 32 bit version downloaded from http://www.fluidray.com/downloads link) on a Win XP SP3. The most weird is that I installed the exact same setup files as before HD format and new Win XP, so it should work but unfortunatelly it does not!

                                          Any ideas or advices please?

                                          http://s28.postimg.org/psxdlvpvx/Screen_01.jpg

                                          http://s28.postimg.org/lu063218t/Screen_02.jpg

                                          http://s28.postimg.org/tb9di9qrx/Screen_03.jpg

                                          http://s28.postimg.org/cq1r2lznx/Screen_04.jpg

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                                            Mikaelo
                                            last edited by

                                            @mikaelo said:

                                            HELP WANTED - OBJ IMPORT OPTION DOES NOT APPEAR
                                            Any ideas or advices please?
                                            Anybody? Come ooon people. Am I the only one person facing this problem? There MUST be a way! OBJ files importing option is still not available and I have no idea what should be done to make it work...

                                            ...ANY idea, ANY advice could be usefull

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