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When I save something as an OBJ file the texture does not save with it, why?
.OBJ (Wavefront) file itself only stores geometry data, it does not keep anything regarding materials or textures.
Materials (including references [paths] to textures) are stored in companion .MTL ...
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How do I open an obj file?
Only .blend files can be opened by Blender. Other file formats can be only imported.
Obj Import
Go to File ‣ Import ‣ Wavefront (.obj) and choose the file.
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When I save something as an OBJ file the texture does not save with it, why?
When you export an OBJ, you have some options that need paying attention to...
'Write Materials' is most notable, make sure it is checked.
Try that 1st, if you are still having troubles, try ...
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When I save something as an OBJ file the texture does not save with it, why?
I also faced a similar issue. The issue is turned out in the .mtl file. it doesn't get map names correctly.
I added my map name and then save the .mtl file. it's solved!!
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What is the python script to export the selected meshes in .obj?
export obj to relative file path script:
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How to display and use Vertex Color from OBJ model
As others stated, the OBJ format specification officially does not have the ability to contain any vertex color information, but some apps extend the format to support this feature (RGB values are ...
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Why OBJ export writes face normals instead of vertex normals
They are vertex normals. But because your cube is flat shaded, there are only 6 unique vector directions. In the obj file there are no duplicates. If you smooth shade your cube, you'll get 8 ...
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How to display and use Vertex Color from OBJ model
Thanks to Carlo's comment. Meshlab did it ! I just had to import the OBJ mesh and export it as PLY. Then, I import the mesh in Blender, add a material and just check ...
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Export multiple objects to .obj
Working example for Blender 2.8 to batch export, just change the path
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Remove extra digits in OBJ file export
Edit the exporter.
Will run thru how to edit changes into addon to do this, .. although for the most part do not recommend making edits to addons....
The addon used to export blend scene to obj is ...
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How to properly export into .obj and .mtl file
Are you having trouble exporting in general, or exporting that specific material?
In general with Blender, the .mtl export settings are in the .obj exporter. Check the Write Materials box to have ...
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Link obj files into blender?
You can't do this with Blender and OBJ files. Using Alembic files referencing geometry is possible.
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What's the difference between the normal and legacy wavefront .obj exporter?
The "normal one" is a new OBJ importer/exporter. The old OBJ addon (the legacy one) is in the process of being phased out and replaced by the new one. When that's done there will only be one ...
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Voronoi object for CNC mill
Here's a GN group which takes a shot at a parametric version of your tile:
It exposes box-size in XYZ,mesh resolution, Voronoi scale and offset, and cell-depth, to the modifier interface. You'd have ...
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Why does Blender export texture coordinates for obj files even though I'm not using a texture?
If the object has a UV Map it is exported. Textures and texture coordinates are separate things. If you do not want your object to have a UV map, delete it before exporting:
Or simply don't export it:...
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Trying to import .OBJ from Magicavoxel to Blender, but it imports as a single large object?
Fortunately a plugin to import a .vox file without the need to convert to .obj https://github.com/RichysHub/MagicaVoxel-VOX-importer . Instructions on how to use it and caveats are on that page but ...
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Export .obj file with png texture
The .mtl file is only a material definition file which contains references to textures.
if you want to export obj with .mtl and textures you need to make sure you follow these steps:
In your OBJ ...
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Export Vertex Normals into Obj File
Did you check the "Write Normals" option in the export dialog?
The tooltip for that says: "Export one normal per vertex and per face, to represent flat faces and sharp edges"
To test it I edited ...
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OBJ files coming out gray, no color
Depends in what way the mesh is colored. Vertex colors or texture. Obj file format is officially not able to transfer Vertex color. You would need another file format to do so. FBX for example.
When ...
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triangulate faces obj format problem
In the Wavefront file-format, the second number for every element for a face is the texture-coordinate
The quick way to get it running:
Select your object, go into edit-mode, press ...
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How to make an object automatically take the same height as another object?
Maybe the Shrinkwrap Modifier can help you out. (I think i unlikely but i though I'd propose the idea anyway, just in case.)
Both cities have to be one object each though (Separate > By Loose ...
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How to include normals in my obj export
I think the problem was i was using a very simple model , a cubelike model , which didnot have any normals but the 90 deg so i tried to export the monkey model and it worked
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Blender not saving new orientation after applying all transforms when saving as .OBJ file
OBJ files do not contain transform information. The rotation after importing comes from the "Transform" import options, which performs axis conversion. The default one (-Z Forward, Y Up) ...
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Voronoi object for CNC mill
Sounds like the job for a displacement modifier with a Voronoi texture.
Extrude a plane the desired thickness and add only the top vertex to a vertex group.
Subdivide the plane sufficiently for the ...
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Unable to see anything after importing .obj file
The easiest solution is FIRST checking the Dimensions. Select the object in the Outliner and press N then change the dimension to something below 20m (The cube is 2m) but use the Scale field so it's ...
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How can I import an obj sequence into blender?
This answer is a bit late, but I recently developed a Blender add-on for importing OBJ sequences (it also supports STL and PLY). It's called Stop Motion OBJ. It supports objects with changing topology ...
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Link obj files into blender?
There's a paid addon for that https://gum.co/VdfWk which supports both obj and fbx:
Linker is an addon for Blender which provides a functionality to link fbx and obj files inside Blender. Whenever ...
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Merging multiple OBJ files into one file with shape keys
You can use this script to accomplish an obj sequence import to shapekeys.
Paste the script into the text editor in blender, and click the Run Script button.
This will add a new command in the file ...
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When import OBJ the edge becomes 'strong'
These light blue edges are marked sharp.
It means they will be sharp when you Shade Smooth the object and Auto Smooth the Normals
You can remove them by selecting them, pressing Right mouse button ...
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