FBX import

omni-moulage

Hello,

Today I am trying to import a free FBX file downloaded from the CGAxis site.

If I import it into Blender or 3DCoat this object is perfect in terms of assembly, textures and spatial orientation.

But on Daz3D, this same object is completely disassembled and all the elements are separated without logical orientation.
Is there a way to import an FBX file with all components correctly oriented?

 

 

WendyLuvsCatz

use their obj option and set the opacity on all the surfaces to 100%

omni-moulage

Hi, I thank you for this quick answer.

I import it as an OBJ file, but in this case I need manually import map and I have some artefact results with that.

Is there a way to automatically import the maps correctly?

WendyLuvsCatz

possibly not, DAZ fussy about mtl files you may have also applied the wrong map

I have bought and used lots of CGaxis models myself but saved them as props in Poser (the pp2 props work in D|S too) so cannot really help there

omni-moulage

Thank you so much because you gave me the idea to export from 3d Coat as an OBJ file with texture.

And now Daz3D reads the OBJ file with the correct mapping and positioning of the assembled elements.

I just have a problem regarding the artifact on the chair, but when I change the value of the "bloor filter radius", this artifact disappears. (ok now the color seems pale...)

 

Edit:

I just found a better solution to avoid artefacts by modifying the "Base Mixing" on "Weight instead "PBR"

WendyLuvsCatz

that's good because if I recall Blender obj export I get the same issue as the mtl file hasn't got paths in quotations so no textures load

lilweep

omni-moulage said:

Thank you so much because you gave me the idea to export from 3d Coat as an OBJ file with texture.

And now Daz3D reads the OBJ file with the correct mapping and positioning of the assembled elements.

 

that file on cgaxis comes with a spec map.

You are really putting a lot of faith in OBJ material definitions to assume it automatically put that Spec map in the right slot for the Daz Iray uber shader, to say nothing of the other values that might have been adjusted by the .mtl file.

A better workflow is to just export from cgaxis as obj and then import into Daz as Obj (i would uncheck the read material definition option) and then manually drag/drop the Texture maps into the slots on the Surfaces tab and then manually tweak the values to your liking.  

WendyLuvsCatz

when DAZ loads maps it DOES load Specular maps, under glossy reflectivity if I recall

actually it sometimes loads all the maps including normals depending what I exported it from

a rare but not unheard of occurance