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    • jujuJ Offline
      juju
      last edited by

      also, there is this tool in development, I don't think it will integrate with SU though...

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      • thomthomT Offline
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        @juju said:

        also, there is this tool in development, I don't think it will integrate with SU though...

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        Oh! Interesting link!
        Well, if it export OBJs with quads then the importer should handle it.

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        • xiombargX Offline
          xiombarg
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          That's great news Thom. I'll be seriously looking forward to it. For now I'll probably stick with building certain parts in SU and then exporting out to put together in Modo, but thanks for the offer.

          Topologica looks interesting too. It would be nice to have an affordable option for reorganizing bad topology.

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by

            Version 0.9.0

            • OBJ Importer (File > Import... > "OBJ Files - QuadFace Tools"

            Note that I expect there will be issues with the importer as there are probably many variations of exporters I'd not accounted for. If you experience issues please keep your Ruby Console open and report back the errors and example model.

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            • xiombargX Offline
              xiombarg
              last edited by

              Appreciate the importer Thom!

              One thing I've found as I've been experimenting with importing and exporting between various programs is that collada .dae files always import and export surprisingly cleanly between programs. I don't hear much talk about collada files being used, but almost every program supports them, and where obj files often create artifacts when dealing with bad geometry, collada files don't seem to have a problem with this.

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              • ithilI Offline
                ithil
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                Greetings thomthom
                Thanks again for your scripts. It's just a bomb.
                I'm happy as a kid ๐Ÿ˜ƒ โ˜€

                There is another question.

                I tried to export an OBJ file using your plugin.
                The program UVLayout imported excellent correct poly mesh!
                No need to deal with triangles and mapinga is a 3 times faster.

                I save the finished OBJ file in UVLayout.
                But it is imported in SketchUp without texture.
                I thought QuadFaceTools did not know how to import textures. But another model from SketchUp saved opens with texture.

                Maybe there is some kind of setup?
                In UVLayout seen the name of the material - it is assigned by the model.

                Before that, I used the plug-in SketchUV to communicate with SketchUp and UVLayout.
                ExportUVs, ImportUVs. But it turns out OBJ broken into triangles. And it is very difficult to work in the program. UVLayout works with polygon mesh.
                Do you plan to make an analog ExportUVs, ImportUVs but with your excellent polygons?

                ps. I checked.
                After mapping in 3D max OBJ file also imports without texture.

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
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                  For Windows 8.1 and I suppose some all versions ? ๐Ÿค“

                  If you want install QuadFace tool, Install first TT-LIb2 else you will obtain a very beautiful "Bug SPlatch" and of course no possibility to use Sketchup! ๐Ÿ˜‰

                  I have started the French manual of it! ๐Ÿ˜‰ Done! โ˜€
                  Other French Manual SUbD done ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                  • pilouP Offline
                    pilou
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                    @unknownuser said:

                    After mapping in 3D max OBJ file also imports without texture.

                    Thats's true ? Seems incredible ! I suppose you have choice yes or no ? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

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                    • ithilI Offline
                      ithil
                      last edited by

                      I tested again and recorded video.
                      From 3D MAX imported black material without texture.
                      But with UVLayout happened.
                      Apparently up to this program is not the path to texture. This is strange. I have 5 times the same thing done ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
                      I think. texture file must be in the same folder as an OBJ file.

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                      • thomthomT Offline
                        thomthom
                        last edited by

                        Can you share the OBJ along with the MTL and textures? Zip them up please?

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                        • panixiaP Offline
                          panixia
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                          thomas i rememember we had the same problems in beta.. the zbrush obj were running fine but the 3dsmax ones gave same problem.
                          if i don't remember wrong, you said that was a matter of the texture-files path.. and also i remember you fixed those models in some way.. maybe reloading the texture from sketchp material editor from a new path? can't remember..

                          also i remember there was something related to the upside-down flipping, but maybe that was from the zbrush models? not sure.. i'm trying to find those obj models to check the path of the textures..

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                          • ithilI Offline
                            ithil
                            last edited by

                            Yes of course. Here are all these files

                            obj.zip

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                            • thomthomT Offline
                              thomthom
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                              @ithil said:

                              Yes of course. Here are all these files

                              [attachment=0:16xvwwwa]<!-- ia0 -->obj.zip<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:16xvwwwa]

                              Something in your export process hard code the full path to the textures - instead of relatives.

                              
                              # 3ds Max Wavefront OBJ Exporter v0.97b - (c)2007 guruware
                              # File Created; 19.01.2016 12;57;08
                              
                              newmtl CHECKER_V1
                              	Ns 30.0000
                              	Ni 1.5000
                              	d 1.0000
                              	Tr 0.0000
                              	Tf 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 
                              	illum 2
                              	Ka 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
                              	Kd 0.3882 0.3922 0.3882
                              	Ks 0.3300 0.3300 0.3300
                              	Ke 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
                              	map_Ka C;\temp4\pod_1_sk\CHECKER_V1.jpg
                              	map_Kd C;\temp4\pod_1_sk\CHECKER_V1.jpg
                              
                              

                              However on your own machine you'd think it'd stil work...

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                              • ely862meE Offline
                                ely862me
                                last edited by

                                Can I select the place where loops are inserted? They usually are inserted at the half of the line you choose, is there any way that would change ?

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                                • C Offline
                                  cuttingedge
                                  last edited by

                                  HI Thomas, Just to drop a note that i really did appreciate QFT now that SubD is out and prove to be one of the most useful plugin.

                                  Just wondering if we have a "relax tool" in the QFT suite or in any plugin you authored. I hope I know what im saying by relax which means to kind of smooth out the geometry without subdividing it but not destroying the quadface integrity of the model.

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                                  • BoxB Offline
                                    Box
                                    last edited by

                                    @ely862me said:

                                    Can I select the place where loops are inserted? They usually are inserted at the half of the line you choose, is there any way that would change ?

                                    Probably the easiest way is to add more loops and delete the ones you don't need.
                                    Select the ring, then connect edges to create more loops then use the remove loop button.


                                    loops.gif

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                                    • pilouP Offline
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      In this particular case maybe this is more speedy! ๐Ÿ˜„

                                      3 times Edge Tools / Divide faces by Thomthom
                                      and copy the last edge
                                      Like this there no internal face created

                                      GIF_div.gif

                                      menhir.jpg

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                                      • BoxB Offline
                                        Box
                                        last edited by

                                        Try that with a more complex shape pilou.
                                        QFT doesn't create internal faces either.


                                        complex loop.gif

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                                        • thomthomT Offline
                                          thomthom
                                          last edited by

                                          @ely862me said:

                                          Can I select the place where loops are inserted? They usually are inserted at the half of the line you choose, is there any way that would change ?

                                          Not with the Insert Loop function, no. I have been looking into a new tool for this - but its not complete.

                                          There is an experimental prototype in the latest versions, but it got some flaws. Need to rethink it.

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                                          • C Offline
                                            cuttingedge
                                            last edited by

                                            @thomthom said:

                                            You mean something like this?

                                            http://sketchucation.com/forums/download/file.php?id=131939

                                            http://sketchucation.com/forums/download/file.php?id=131940

                                            http://sketchucation.com/forums/download/file.php?id=131941

                                            Sorry, do image display on my browser.

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