Solved: Can't get OBJ settings to work in dDo

RustyGuts

Hello,

I have been struggling with this for a few hours now with nobody in my modding community has been able to help me out.

I am unable to properly use dDo as seen in one of the tutorials I am watching. When I import my obj mesh it looks like this inside of dDo.



When I use the mesh that originally came with the project file I see this...



What are the best output settings for an obj file to work? I've converted my entire model to polygons and that did the trick but it can get messy and screws up other things. How does dDo recommend importing/exporting obj files?

Thanks so much,
Rusty

Billy Lundevall

This simply looks like some your normals are facing the wrong direction, something you won't see in your 3D application if it has double sided lighting turned on.

Devil_Inside

You need to triangulate your obj on export.

Billy Lundevall

Not true in all cases. I rarely do as a matter of fact. It sometimes fixes issues, but isn't always needed.

In this case it might even be the cause. I have had projects exported from Max that when imported and triangulated in Maya had normals flipped.

RustyGuts

When I triangulate using the Modifier TurnToPoly and select three sides then export the file works in DDO. Is this preferred?

Billy Lundevall

Sorry, I don't really get what you are trying to say. I also don't know what 3D application you are using or what "TurnToPoly" does.

If the model is not a polygon object to begin with and is converted from something like a nurbs object, you will also have to create UVs.

ukjackal

Hi Guys,

This is my first post so please be gentle with me.

Im having the same issues as RustyGuts.

Was you able to correct the export / import Issues ?

Cheers

ukjackal

The following method seemed to work for me :

Turn To Mesh > turn off Use Invisible Edges

Cheers

Wiktor

Glad it worked out for you ukjackal.

@RustyGuts: Did you try triangulating and exporting tangents and bi-normals?

Synaesthesia

Synaesthesia wrote: »

Models not loading properly into 3Do seem to be a common theme here. I've attached my settings that, so far, work flawlessly on any model I've loaded. This also applies to dDo Legacy's viewer as well.

Tossing in an old reply of mine that should assist here for anyone looking in the future.

Wiktor

Thank you Synaesthesia! I'm sure that'll come in handy for someone.

Robomonster

None of these solutions worked for me. Do I need to convert my editable poly to a mesh before exporting it as an Obj?

I am exporting from 3DS Max 2014 with no textures applied with the exception of the base grey material. I am also using Photoshop CC current.

Wiktor

@Robomonster: No, you shouldn't have to convert to a mesh from a poly. Poly is fine. What you could do is Reset XForm, follow the advice given in this thread (make sure the settings are 100% correct) and then it should work.

If it doesn't work, could you post a screenshot of your mesh in 3DO?

JakeRay007

Synaesthesia said:

Synaesthesia wrote: »

Models not loading properly into 3Do seem to be a common theme here. I've attached my settings that, so far, work flawlessly on any model I've loaded. This also applies to dDo Legacy's viewer as well.

Tossing in an old reply of mine that should assist here for anyone looking in the future.

How did you get the 'dDo' preset there?

Synaesthesia

I created it! The button next to dDo allows for creating custom OBJ export profiles.