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Forum - Tips & Tricks - SKETCH-UV - Messages http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5383-sketchuv.aspx Forum - Tips & Tricks - SKETCH-UV - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Fri, 25 Dec 2015 23:36:22 GMT Fri, 25 Dec 2015 23:36:22 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5383-sketchuv.aspx Message from urbanlamb
The ase plugin should still work just make sure to label the files correctly according to the naming convention

you might need to triangulate before exporting as well.
edited by urbanlamb on 25/12/2015]]> Fri, 25 Dec 2015 23:36:22 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5383-sketchuv.aspx Message from PatMarrNC urbanlamb wrote:

the video I linked has the link to the plugin and the tutorial on how to install it

(that is why I Linked it just read the description on youtube all the info is there )
edited by urbanlamb on 25/12/2015

Hmmm... I had already installed that, but I still get errors any time I try to export as ASE.

But that brings me to another question:
I WAS able to export in FBX, but the resulting model looks a lot blockier in Muvizu than the same model generated as ASE. Apparently the ASE files get smoothed by Muvizu.... which I like, because that lets me get smooth looking models out of low poly object files.

I guess the detail is a lot better in FBX, and if I want to see fine details in my models, I need to save in a higher resolutin and then export as FBX?]]> Fri, 25 Dec 2015 23:31:48 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5383-sketchuv.aspx Message from PatMarrNC PatMarrNC wrote:

FWIW, it took me a while to get it to work, because a key step or two was not mentioned in the tutorial. (I don't think this was necessary using the material editor)

You have to select the surface before you can use the plugin... but in my case, I couldn't select any surfaces on an imported model until I did this:

1) right click > EDIT COMPONENT
2) Right Click > MAKE COMPONENT
3) Right Click > EDIT COMPONENT

only after doing that have I been able to select a surface so that SKETCH-UV will work

Interesting. I notice that after doing the 3 things above, I can paint on curved surfaces even with the standard Material editor!]]> Fri, 25 Dec 2015 23:26:55 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5383-sketchuv.aspx Message from urbanlamb (that is why I Linked it just read the description on youtube all the info is there )
edited by urbanlamb on 25/12/2015]]> Fri, 25 Dec 2015 19:46:14 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5383-sketchuv.aspx Message from PatMarrNC
Can you tell me where to find the ASE plugin for Blender? I know it natively exports FBX, but I'm an "all the options" kind of guy....]]> Fri, 25 Dec 2015 18:09:30 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5383-sketchuv.aspx Message from urbanlamb PatMarrNC wrote:

Wabby wrote:

ziggy72 wrote:

... And it's free - what more could you want?!

Blender !

;-)

Merry Christmas !
edited by Wabby on 23/12/2015

Blender is an amazing program, no doubt about it.. especially for the price! (free)

But I get menu claustrophobia... when I first installed Blender and opened it up, I took one look at the clutter and closed it again. The main reason why I use Silo2 is that it has a remarkably uncluttered interface, yet it is powerful enough to do everything I need to do. (Except it can't export to ASE, which is the primary reason I use Sketchup)

yup you can export in ASE with blender there is a plugin.

However as wabby has stated now that muvizu uses FBX there is no reason to use the ASE exporter. You just need to use the native FBX exporter.
edited by urbanlamb on 25/12/2015]]> Fri, 25 Dec 2015 15:21:09 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5383-sketchuv.aspx Message from Wabby PatMarrNC wrote:

There was an add-on for ASE export in Blender but it is not necessary since the Unreal Engine uses FBX format. Indeed, Blender is fantastic but so hard to understand (it took me some years). That's why Sketchup is a very good choice too. (sorry for my bad English).

Kind regards,

Wabby]]> Fri, 25 Dec 2015 08:15:01 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5383-sketchuv.aspx Message from PatMarrNC Wabby wrote:

ziggy72 wrote:

... And it's free - what more could you want?!

Blender !

;-)

Merry Christmas !
edited by Wabby on 23/12/2015

Awesome - and it works with Sketchup 8, which is vitally important on this here forum... Good find Pat! I've always struggled to get any texture to wrap around anything that isn't flat in SU, so this is just great. And it's free - what more could you want?!

Free is good! I like free!

FWIW, it took me a while to get it to work, because a key step or two was not mentioned in the tutorial. (I don't think this was necessary using the material editor)

You have to select the surface before you can use the plugin... but in my case, I couldn't select any surfaces on an imported model until I did this:

1) right click > EDIT COMPONENT
2) Right Click > MAKE COMPONENT
3) Right Click > EDIT COMPONENT

only after doing that have I been able to select a surface so that SKETCH-UV will work

If you build your models in SKETCHUP, you may not have to do that. I model in SILO2 then open it in Sketchup only for the purpose of UVMapping and exporting to ASE]]> Thu, 24 Dec 2015 01:29:19 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5383-sketchuv.aspx Message from Wabby ziggy72 wrote:

... And it's free - what more could you want?!

Blender !

;-)

Merry Christmas !
edited by Wabby on 23/12/2015]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2015 21:25:19 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5383-sketchuv.aspx Message from ziggy72 ]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2015 19:16:44 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5383-sketchuv.aspx Message from PatMarrNC
sketchup to unreal engine:

sketchUV overview:

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