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UV Mapping

Aspireman

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Hi, I'm just hopping around looking at different 3D design programs. I use SketchUp the most, but am trying to broaden my abilities on other programs. I got the gist of GMax, ,(extruding, moving, slicing, boolean, etc). Now I'd like to apply textures. Do I have to design my textures first and then apply? Every tutorial I watch shows this technique. I'd much rather have the UV map made out into a image and then texture it on Gimp.
 
That looks long and difficult. Maybe I should stick with SketchUp. I'd like to get one of my SketchUp models animated to drive down ta street. I have no idea how to import SketchUp models with textures into GMax animate it and export it to use in FSX. I tried Blender, but I've been unsuccessful.
 
you can export a 3ds file from MCX and import in Gmax, but problably you have to apply the textures again. I can't remember what the process was, you would have to see into it.
 
When you start with GMax it IS long and difficult . It is not an easy program .
Good Luck
zzip
 
Hi,

You do not need to apply textures again with a 3DS conversion, but you do need to click the little blue and white cube in each material to make them display on the model. Since all of the polygons are exported "exploded", if you want any smoothing you do need to weld all the vertices and then smooth as desired.
 
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