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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: ShadowWolf_IH on December 29, 2012, 07:09:34 am

Title: On Textures (help)
Post by: ShadowWolf_IH on December 29, 2012, 07:09:34 am
two problems with my textures.

1. I get the model UV'd, and I bake the texture.  Save the image.  Export as dae and go into pcs expecting to at least see the baked texture, and I see the model (lod's are good), but no texture, and no texture attached to the model.  IN pcs2 under textures, there is nothing.  I add one, and then tell it the image to use, and guess what happens.  Nothing.  I reload textures, notihng.  Save the pof, close pcs2, open pcs2, load pof....nothing.  pof is in models, map is in maps, using blender 2.64.  When you try to help me get my texture attached to the model, please, dumb down the conversation, I am new to this.

2.  Is there a step by step tut for going from UV to textured in gimp?  The gimp thread is filled with tips and tricks, but I don't know where to start.
Title: Re: On Textures (help)
Post by: Black Wolf on December 29, 2012, 07:42:32 am
Texture functionality in PCS2 is very limited - adding and removing textures there is not advisable. Your best bet is to reload the UVed model in Blender, re-apply the generated texture, and re-export. Otherwise, post the model and someone will take a look.
Title: Re: On Textures (help)
Post by: ShadowWolf_IH on December 29, 2012, 07:47:13 am
you may have solved the problem.  How do I apply the texture?
Title: Re: On Textures (help)
Post by: Black Wolf on December 29, 2012, 07:48:05 am
No idea. :| You'll need a Blender user for that part.
Title: Re: On Textures (help)
Post by: ShadowWolf_IH on December 30, 2012, 06:38:06 am
Can someone else tell m ehow to apply the texture to the model?  Blender 2.64
Title: Re: On Textures (help)
Post by: FreeSpaceFreak on December 30, 2012, 07:53:07 am
1. I get the model UV'd, and I bake the texture.  Save the image.  Export as dae and go into pcs expecting to at least see the baked texture, and I see the model (lod's are good), but no texture, and no texture attached to the model.  IN pcs2 under textures, there is nothing.  I add one, and then tell it the image to use, and guess what happens.  Nothing.  I reload textures, notihng.  Save the pof, close pcs2, open pcs2, load pof....nothing.  pof is in models, map is in maps, using blender 2.64.  When you try to help me get my texture attached to the model, please, dumb down the conversation, I am new to this.
- In Blender's 3D viewport, is the texture actually shown on the model if you go to textured view? (Alt-Z.)
- Do you have any materials in the .blend file? Normally you shouldn't; for baked-texture ships (for which materials are needed) I usually save a separate copy of the .blend, delete all materials, and then export this copy to DAE.
- Which Collada exporter settings are you using? Look to the left of the choose-file pane.

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2.  Is there a step by step tut for going from UV to textured in gimp?  The gimp thread is filled with tips and tricks, but I don't know where to start.
There are many many many texturing tutorials out there... Try Google :P
Title: Re: On Textures (help)
Post by: ShadowWolf_IH on December 30, 2012, 08:53:25 am
 was in the settings.  thanks FSF, now I can see my baked texture in PCS2.
Title: Re: On Textures (help)
Post by: X3N0-Life-Form on December 30, 2012, 10:36:07 am
Double thanks FSF (I think I have the same problem).
Title: Re: On Textures (help)
Post by: LordMelvin on December 30, 2012, 11:42:32 am
Double thanks FSF (I think I have the same problem).
Triple thanks to FSF - I wasn't having this problem, but your stuff in a dozen other threads (that I don't want to necro) has been really useful to me over the past year or so.
Title: Re: On Textures (help)
Post by: FreeSpaceFreak on December 31, 2012, 02:54:28 am
Why, you're welcome all :)
Title: Re: On Textures (help)
Post by: Colonol Dekker on January 10, 2013, 11:28:46 am
Wolf Twins!