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Subject: About props?

bandolin opened this issue on Sep 07, 2005 ยท 6 posts
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bandolin ( ) posted Wed, 07 September 2005 at 3:38 PM ยท edited Sat, 10 August 2024 at 8:08 AM

So I just created a sword in Wings3D. I've imported it into Poser 5 and I've even saved it as a Smart Prop I'm so proud of myself. I need help with applying materials. Is there a tut out there on the materials room? How do I make my own Mats and import them into Poser to apply to the sword?


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randym77 ( ) posted Wed, 07 September 2005 at 11:17 PM

Have you UV mapped the sword? If you don't have UVMapper, get it. (There's a free version, I believe.)

To make MATs, download another free program called MAT Pose Edit.

Keep in mind that MATs don't work on props, unless they are parented to a figure.

nomuse ( ) posted Thu, 08 September 2005 at 4:09 AM

Just to clarify -- Materials are fine on props. You just need to use the Material Room to apply them. Creating MAT-poses is another matter; those won't work unless the prop has been parented to a figure. There is a difference between the two! Wings may have given you an okay UVmap to work with already. It may be you can apply different proceedural textures or simple tiling textures to the various materials zones of the sword and it will look fine for you purposes. Still, UV mapping is a skill that is good to have, and a proper UV map will give you ever-so-much more flexibility and general neatness in texturing. Steve Cox's UVmapper is still free. Do a quick google for it.

bandolin ( ) posted Thu, 08 September 2005 at 6:38 AM

I've tried UVmapper, but I just can't seem to understand it. I'll look for some tutorials and try it. Thanks for the info.


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Singular3D ( ) posted Thu, 08 September 2005 at 7:54 AM

I normally don't map a complex object at once. Just separate the sword into several parts and map them individually. Them put the mapped parts together again. That's so much easier. Look at www.uvmapper.com. I think they have some tutorials there.

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