Export mesh with colour data

anon38392602 · January 29, 2015, 12:55pm

Hi there,

Just a quick question - What is the best way to export the mesh model with the colour data applied to it?

I tried xmesh and loaded that into max but none of the colour data comes across with it.

Hope you can help.

Thanks,
Jonathan

anon38392602 · January 29, 2015, 2:31pm

I’ve got it working now. So ignore the post above

Thanks.

ifraser · January 29, 2015, 2:44pm

Right now the colours are exported as Vertex Colors on the mesh, which I am guessing what you figured out. We will be adding texture map generation in coming releases to bake the projection camera textures into a regular texture map which will allow the mesh texturing to be exported along with the geometry.

We are currently looking at PTex as well as generating a UV texture map, and the associated UV coordinates for the mesh.

anon38392602 · January 29, 2015, 3:21pm

Sounds really good! I’m looking forward to that feature.

anon79233063 · February 26, 2015, 1:12am

I know that I am pushing the wrong button somewhere…

I saved out a xmesh…used the xmesh loader in Max, but I am also not getting any color in the mesh.

Help?

paul · February 26, 2015, 2:13am

I assume your mesh colors came from the particles (i.e, without using an Image Projection inside Sequoia)?

To view an XMesh Loader’s vertex colors in the 3ds Max viewport:

Select the XMeshLoader node.
Select the Edit -> Object Properties… menu item.
In the “Object Properties” dialog that appears, check the “Vertex Channel Display” checkbox under “Display Properties”, and press OK.

anon79233063 · February 26, 2015, 4:33pm

thanks…I forgot about that…