Fix texture addresses in 3ds max?

omid3098 · Jan 2011

After I build a scene in 3ds max, and assigned textures (textures were in different place not in abstract directory as max file), I had to move my max file and textures to other place. and now when I reopen max file, max asks me where is textures? by adding new path it will show textures in viewport but it do not replace new address with previous address in materials slots. so when I want to export scene, textures will not export as there is a false address in material slots.
is there any way to solve this?

renderhjs · Jan 2011

my first bet would be to look at script spot for some asset management script. Because one could access all used bitmap urls and copy the files to a new folder.

anyway I searched the web and found:

http://www.scriptspot.com/forums/3ds-max/general-scripting/exporting-textures-from-scene wrote:

Have you looked into the max Resource Collector? Its under the Utilities tab.
Two new scripts pretty basic. First one creates a .txt file of all the maps used in a scene. Second script copies all the maps from a list file to a designated folder.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=527443

monster · Jan 2011

In the utility panel there is a tool called Bitmap/Photometric Maps. You can use that to edit the texture path's referenced in your max file.

omid3098 · Jan 2011

renderhjs, actually I have no problem with exporting textures with exporter I use. the problem was to replace address in material slot that refers to missed texture. which can be solve with Bitmap/Photometric Maps that monster told.

thank you VERY much guys. :thumbup:

THE 5 · Jan 2011

Even though this has been solved already, I would recommend this script called Relink Bitmaps.

Mark Dygert · Jan 2011

File > Manage > Asset Tracking. Highlight the paths you want to retarget, right click and choose set path. This works for more than just bitmaps, it works for any external files you have plugged into your scene, sounds, animation clips, batch render paths ect...

omid3098 · Jan 2011

using asset tracking and set paths there seems easier than Bitmap/Photometric and Relink Bitmaps script.
thanks again

Fix texture addresses in 3ds max?

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