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dpartridge
10-06-2004, 03:20 AM
i'm finding problem when reloading lw 8 objects back into lw layout after working with the object in modo. some of the object surface setting get lost. for example a surface with surface editors : environment settings
-reflection options : spherical
-reflection map : white.tga

after editing the object in modo and then re-opening the object in lw's layout the enviroment settings revert to
-reflection options : ray tracing + backdrop
-reflection map : (none)

this is a pain because i find i have to use lw's modellor more than i would like to, as i am scared of losing my surface setting, or am i doing something wrong.

i am finding modo great and for the first time injoy modelling. :applause:
drkollossus
10-07-2004, 06:32 AM
I sent an object round trip through Modo and Back again into LW8 and all the Image map settings (Single image map on UV) were in tact in the surface editor, but they would not show up. I had to strip them off an reapply them.
Chaz
10-07-2004, 06:38 AM
Same thing here; I built a model in modo, brought it into LW for surfacing (two simple UV maps with images) and then back to modo for tweaking. Modo asked me to find the images when I opened the model, but only displayed a green surface where the images were. Back in Layout, I had to remove the texture maps and re-apply them before they would show up...very odd.
juanjgon
10-07-2004, 07:52 AM
Yes, i have this problems too. Modo fail with some texture settings when load LW models ....
Aegis Prime
10-07-2004, 08:18 AM
LightWave textures seem to be a bit of a mess at the moment - when I exported an object with a planar map on the Z axis, the texture was turned off in LightWave and the mapping coodinates were totally out of whack - I'm sure Lux will fix this quickly but I'm surprised it made it past the beta-testers..? Both import and export of LightWave surfaces seems screwed at the moment.
lluistar
10-07-2004, 08:25 AM
Same here with Cinema 4D.

The image is upside down.
Phil Lawson
10-07-2004, 09:45 AM
I get a lot of texture stretching when I Modo-LW8-Modo.
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