Hope someone can help me out. I noticed that when I first started importing 3DS files into Poser 4.0.3 ...some won't load textures at all. WHY? I also noticed that most of the 3DS files that I downloaded from 3D Cafe won't work in loading textures but the 3DS files I get from Chemical Studios (GREAT SITE) does. WHY? Are there different types of 3DS files? I was told to try and open them up in another 3D program and save the problem file as an obj and then load textures from that. Didn't work. Can anyone educate me as to why I'm having trouble with these 3DS files. Also some obj's don't work either. Does it have something to do with how the file was saved as? Like needing texture coordinates...etc? PLEASE HELP??? Example...try loading the Haunted House 3DS file from 3D Cafe and adding textures to it. I can't....only change the colors.

The most likely reason for this is probably due to the model not haveing a UV map associated with it. I had this problem as well. Also remember that most bitmap textures will not be visible until you do the final render. If it is a unmapped object then your only recourse is to open the object in MAX or another modeling program and apply a UV map to it. If the object does not have some type of map applied then it will not export a OBJ material file nor will anything other than a color change take on the object.