Forum: Vue


Subject: How do you convert DXF to OBJ to create a texture map?

JoeBlack opened this issue on Feb 18, 2002 ยท 14 posts


JoeBlack posted Mon, 18 February 2002 at 4:26 PM

I've been trying to put a scene together akin to a scene in StarWars. I downloaded 2 models, both DXF, from 3DCafe.com: an Xwing fighter, and Tie-fighter. However, when I imported them in, surprise surprise they had no flippin' texture map, and just looked white all over! Even though they were shown with texture maps! (Grrr I REALLY hate that!!!!) I thought about trying to import them into Poser, export them as OBJ files, then load them into UVMapper to create a texture map. But of course they didn't produce any map when loaded. So basically: how do I convert DXF to OBJ so that they can be used in UVMapper to create a texture map, if possible? BTW: I'm really getting fed up of downloading objects from 3DCafe only to find they have no texture map, even when they are shown with one. It's the only site I know that has such a good selection of 3D objects. It makes it very hard to add texture to the objects and make them more life-like. Also, after installing the 4.05 update I had three "invalid page faults" in the space of 10 minutes, all caused by the "Engine.dll" file. I'd be interested if anyone else has had this. JoeBlack