Blender UV mapping HELP

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Blender UV mapping HELP

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So I used Blender to do UV mapping as the interface is more user friendly for me,
So these are the steps I took
1. Made my model in XSI Mod Tool
2. Exported it in .obj format
3. Imported to Blender
4. created a new material > created a new texture and chose the image in .tga format >Uv mapped in on > clicked on the the mesh > exported it in .obj format > imported in in XSI mod tool > exported it into .msh format
5. I looked at it using SWBF viewer and the there is no texture in it
Note: yes i made sure the texture file was in the folder and when I imported it using .obj i clicked to also import the uv mapping and relative parts
in the Viewer i clicked on the info button and it only showed the material and not the textures need, which means somehow the texture was not import
I have used this method before and has worked yet I have not done this in a while so I may have forgotten a step
Any help would be appreciated thanks
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Re: Blender UV mapping HELP

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Which version of Blender are you using?

Did the model have its UVs when you re-imported it back into XSI Mod Tool?
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Re: Blender UV mapping HELP

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im using the current version of Blender and no the UV's were lost during transition or maybe they were never set on in Blender. In blender all i do is add a new material and new texture then I open the UV mapping and arrange the UV's according to the image. After it looks fine i just click export am I missing a step?
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If the UVs aren't visible in XSI Mod Tool, then they're not gonna be there if you export it to .msh

Try using a different model format when transferring from Blender to XSI, like .fbx or .dae

Posting your Blender .scene is an option if you'd like me to take a look at it.
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Re: Blender UV mapping HELP

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/1197dkdpoepfz ... lend1?dl=0 = blender file
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pqxj9iun69w22 ... 4.tga?dl=0 = .tga file
this is a test to find the problem simpler
here is the link to it, try to save it as a .obj and import it to modtool and export it and see if the UV's transfer over
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I don't personally use XSI Mod Tool, so I can't test that.

But here, I set up materials the way I do. You can test it yourself. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/454 ... t_cube.zip
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Re: Blender UV mapping HELP

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I tried your blend file and convered it to .obj and imported it and exported it yet no it did not work, i also tried your .obj file and converted it yet it did not work
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As seen above it show the materials but it does not show the textures that are needed,
are the textures needed getting lost?

edit: havent fix it yet any thoughts or comments will be helpful.
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