Forum: Blender


Subject: exporting meta primitives as .obj or other 3d format

pakled opened this issue on Nov 09, 2004 ยท 8 posts


pakled posted Tue, 09 November 2004 at 12:04 PM

Just started with this, but was wondering what's going on in relation to the meta-primitives. I've been playing with them in Blender, but if I try to export them as a model, they don't transfer. Regular primitives seem to work fine. I just wondered if there's something special about them, that needs some sort of preperation in exporting..thanks..

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)


casey_42 posted Tue, 09 November 2004 at 7:40 PM

Mind if I ask what meta-primitives are?


pakled posted Tue, 09 November 2004 at 8:01 PM

I made it up, sorry. There seem to be 2 kinds of primitives (spheres, cubes, etc.), and meta-forms of them (interactive primitives, you can have them flow into each other depending on proximity). I've gotten some very interesting shapes in Blender, but when I try to export them out of Blender, they just don't show up..let me know if I'm missing something..

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)


Niteowl posted Sun, 14 November 2004 at 6:52 PM

What version of Blender are you currently using? I'm using 2.34 and it works fine for me.


Niteowl posted Sun, 14 November 2004 at 7:00 PM

In object mode, try converting the meta to a mesh (alt+c) and then export the .obj.


ysvry posted Fri, 19 November 2004 at 2:16 PM

yes its easy as owl says. you can also rightclick on the object and in the menu that pops up choose the convert object option under object. i tried it and exported the mesh as .obj to bryce see the picture those metaobjects work so smooth i was amazed.

for some free stuff i made
and for almost daily fotos


ysvry posted Sat, 20 November 2004 at 6:35 PM

now show me those shapes you made, plz :) rendered in bryce lol

for some free stuff i made
and for almost daily fotos


pakled posted Sat, 27 November 2004 at 10:57 AM

thanks, I actually figured it out on my own (should come in here more often)..I'll post my results sometime today..

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)