I have imported a character with a shirt into Vue 6 Pro and want to erase a part of the clothing.

For example, I want to erase the straps on a ladies shirt but keep the rest.

Is there a way to erase or remove a part of an imported texture in Vue?

Depending on the specific situation, there could be several solutions.

If the part you want to delete is a separate object, you can just select it and delete it.

If the part you want to delete is a separate material, you can make it 100% transparent. This doesn't delete it but you won't see it in the render.

If neither of the above is true, a possible solution would be to create a transparency map where the parts you don't want are white (transparent) and all rest is black (opaque). To create the transparency map you could export the texture map, convert it in a 2D image editor in a black and white image, and do as I described.

Could you help me out and tell me how I go about exporting a texture map in Vue and convert it to s 2d image?  I can do the rest, just not sure how to find the texture map to export it.

Quote - Could you help me out and tell me how I go about exporting a texture map in Vue and convert it to s 2d image?  I can do the rest, just not sure how to find the texture map to export it.

Well, m.behr, I hate to sound like I'm echoing a bit of Rutra's response, but -- depending on the imported shirt, you may already have an existing texture map for it... unless the original texture is entirely procedural.

The only suggestion I can make is to check all the original files that came with the shirt, and see if any image maps came with it. If so, you are easily in business! You will only have to do as Rutra said...

If, on the other hand, it turns out that you are dealing with a single mesh (the straps aren't separate objects), and a single material, and the material is entirely procedural, I would do a quick & dirty trick of hiding the straps via Vue's boolean feature (combining it with something simple, like a primitive that has a completely transparent material)...

AnyHOO, let us know how you fare! If you still have trouble, there are plenty here far more knowledgeable than myself who can help.

m. behr, in the advanced material editor, in the color&alpha tab it should say if you your object uses a mapped picture or  procedural colors. If its a mapped picture it will specify underneath which file its using for the map. Find the file on your disk, edit (a copy of) it and generate a transparancy map. The easiest way to import this transp map back to vue is in the basic material editor - load it up as a 'alpha map'.

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It could happen that the texture image is embedded in the object itself and you have no access to the individual file itself (or it's too difficult to find). No worries, you can easily export the image from Vue. See attached image. In the "Link" tab when you have the material selected, you right click on it and choose "Export link". This will export the embedded image into a separate file.