wierd obj import problem

[Griffon]

I can't speak for MAX, but all of the positions in an OBJ file exported from modo are in meters.

[eXec]

maybe u are right, but can anyone tell me how to fix it ? :banghead:

[Turq]

When you use the obj2max importer it should bring up a dialogue box in Max. When this comes up, you should set the vertex scale to 1 instead of .001 or whatever the default is.

[yog]

MAX's default unit = 1 inch, which seems quite an odd unit for an international program :shrug:

I use Deep Exploration to take Lightwave objects into MAX as an Obj file (because LW's Obj converter is terrible). And yes it does come in really small. Luckily Deep Exploration allows you to apply a range of transformation factors during translations, and I found I had to apply a scale factor of 39371.3 in order for the object to come into MAX at the right scale.
This may change if you have altered MAX's default system unit though.

[yog]

I just checked it. Because Modo's Obj exporter works in metres instead of mm which I use, if you want the object to come into MAX the right size, scale it up in Modo by a factor of 3937100.

[Steve McRae]

interesting - maya objects need to be scaled up by 39.37007874015748031496062992126 (give or take a few digits ;)

[yog]

interesting - maya objects need to be scaled up by 39.37007874015748031496062992126 (give or take a few digits ;)
Wasn't there meant to be a "5" at the end of that number :D

[eXec]

finaly, one problem solved, thx guys :thumbsup:

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