Are materials the same as textures?
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Hi All Im new to sketchup.
I have made a cool tank model in SU and I applied some basic green colors with hopes of bringing into CS4 so I can color it. Except when i try to paint directly on the model paint goes all over the place.
I read somewhere that you need to apply a texture first but I thought the colors I applied were textures.
I could really use some help. Im vaugely familiar with the concept of uvw unwrap but cs4 is supposed to be direct application.
What am doing wrong?
Thank you in advance
Jason
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Did you turn the tank into one complete component?
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Hi thanks for replying. I did a bunch of stuff lol.
Right now Im trying to do just one wheel. Do you think I should make one component out of the whole thing and try it that way instead?
Heres a pic of my current setup.
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No, or at least not until the end. I would make the exactly same objects components, like all four wheels. If you do all the work to one wheel, and make it a component, you can open up the components box under "Window(s)" and install more (in this case 3) of a component. I haven't encountered a problem like yours. But, I suspect making things that are going to be the same color/ texture/ material (their the same thing) under one component would work. Then make it one big component and right click- explode it. If you plan on uploading the model, make it a big, exploadable component. Any thing else you need help on?
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Ok so if I upload it explode everything?
I missed a command in CS4 called reparameterize that made my wheel paintable directly. But the colors are all washed out. I was hoping to avoid the uv unwrap business.
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No, make it one big component.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z_Br6AQZhI
watch some videos on YouTube for some SketchUp "StartUp" tips
I've been using SU for a year and found out many new things watching the video -
thank you cody i have been watching these videos and the ones on lynda.com which are not to shabby either.
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