PuFu 4591 Posted August 22, 2012 Thanks for explaining that I have a better understanding now. It still leaves me with the question what is the safe area of how many faces/polygons can I have in the model? Is there a limit I need to stay under? 2^15 = 32 768 is absolute limit for DX9 engine for a model that has one single smooth group for entire mesh ( from my own experience, it is down to vertex normals limit - a hard surfaced model will have 2-3 times more vertex normals. more on the subject here: http://www.armastack.info/index.php/discussions/20 Are you suggesting that I should "Triangulate" the model to improve performance issues? No, what i am saying is that most models can be further improved in terms of poly count by triangulation (especially when the tools are available). It is NOT a necessity though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meatball0311 79 Posted August 22, 2012 PuFu, Thank you for your time in explaining and pointing me in the right direction. Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mugaben 10 Posted October 24, 2012 Hey guys.. Trying to learn how to make objects and UVmapping them. After a long time of trying and failing, I finally got it right, and managed to create an UVmap for my windmill in 3DsMax.. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1576479/test2.jpg I still have doubts that this is the way to do it, I see people sitting for hours stitching stuff together, but It seems to work in 3ds so I am crossing my fingers that im not doing it wrong. Here it is, rendered. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1576479/3ds.jpg I had to create a UVmap for the stick, the wings and the main body. So three textures in all is what you see here. I then imported the object to Oxygen where I have no to very little experience. Its not "visual" enough for me, and I get easily lost in all the dots. The textures I had created now for my model, was tryed on the imported .OBJ and suddently looked like this: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1576479/o2.jpg But ofcourse, what did I expect.. That it would be easy?! :D Can anyone tell me if this is just some minor tweak in O2, or do I just have to wrap my head around creating UV-maps in O2? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max power 21 Posted October 24, 2012 That UV map will definitely support a texture. There are quite a few issues but nothing that would prevent you from completing the project. I would just keep going with that and see how it is to paint. You can use the lessons learned in your next one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PuFu 4591 Posted October 24, 2012 did you export the .obj file with texture coordinates? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
