LenseOnLife Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Hi, The geriatric is returning to AM after a break of about 5 years. During the interval I've created a big library of models using SketchUp (free version) and there is really only Collada DAE or STL export options available in SketchUp for me. The DAE also has an option to include texture data in the export. So the question that just about everyone must ask - is there any way of converting DAE to any of the AM import formats (without breaking the bank)? OR Is it possible to re-texturise / paint the STL imported model? Any help will probably allow me keep a bit more of the ever thinning thatch on top of the brain cells, Cheers, Oliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted October 26, 2015 Hash Fellow Share Posted October 26, 2015 Welcome back to A:M! If you import a polygon object into a model window rather than import it into the PWS as a "prop" it will get "converted" into splines which can be textured or decaled like any other model. Note that these conversions from polygon to spline are usually grim, especially if the polygons are of the all-triangle sort. Try it with a small one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuchur Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Dae is not yet supported by A:M neighter as prop nor as spline import. what could work is unwrap3d or fragmotion. but the problem with sketchup is that it creates not very nice polygone topologies as far as I know. See you *Fuchur* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemyax Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 LenseOnLife You can also try Blender (which imports both .dae and .stl) with the MDL exporter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelplucker Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Blender might be a good converter in this case to export out textured obj files to use as props. If your props need to be animated then you may need to link them to nulls with orient like and rotate like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LenseOnLife Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 Hello All, Thanks for the suggestions and sorry for being so late in replying and thanking you all - been away and then I lost my password I've decided that it probably isn't worth the hassle importing from Sketchup, so I'm taking the plunge and starting to venture into the spline world. Should be interesting. Maybe in a year or so I'll even understand what everyone is talking about back to the 'drawing board' Oliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted November 1, 2015 Admin Share Posted November 1, 2015 Oliver, Glad to have you with us. You'll be up to speed in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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