![]() Once a Paint 3D project has been exported to FBX (" Menu » Export File » 3D FBX") their import is the same as for FBX file exported from other files. The number of Materials is determined by the number of meshes IMVU fbx import Settings ^ ![]() With respect to solid colours, upon export, Paint 3D generates a small 1x1 or 2x2 pixel PNG that is then applied or mapped to each face of a mesh 1:1 (image is stretched to fit) that when imported into IMVU are automatically assigned to their respective Material slot.ĭesign note: Paint 3D does allow for different types of material - flat shaded colours, glossy, reflective and so on, as well as image based - aside from flat colours and images, IMVU typically imports complex materials as flat black images.ĭepending on the texturing assigned in Paint 3D, importing a mesh will also bring in a set of images, either 'generated' solid (single flat) colours, or bitmaps like brick, wood etc. Because objects are comprised of several meshes, each having its own Material assignment, this may also mean an accompanying number of Material slots being generated during the export/import process, so varying degrees of duplication may occur. When exported the assets are included/made available for subsequent import into IMVU. Materials and/or textures in Paint 3D can be applied as solid colours or images. They are not joined, linked or otherwise connected in anyway (not a single, unified mesh) and will imported into IMVU similarly (product will be made from multiple meshes) Paint 3D Materials ^ Using Paint 3D, products will be made from one or more separate meshes that are exported together as a unit. ![]() It has no affect on/influence over export to FBX. For large projects this can be an issue as IMVU has a hard-coded mesh limit set to 100.ĭesign note: in Paint 3D a collection of meshes and/or objects can belong to the same " Group" but this is solely for object manipulation and/or scene organisation. On export/import the result of this is an object comprising several distinct mesh objects, each of which occupies a mesh slot requiring a unique "Mesh ID" set at import. When making a couch for example Paint 3D requires each element, 'seat', 'arm-rests' and 'back' to be separate objects or mesh primitives, which cannot be joined together into a single unified mesh. Paint 3D is organised around using predefined assets available from an online catalogue so the editing tools available tends to focus around facilitating this degree of scene rather than object editing. To make items 'fit' a degree of trial and error will be necessary re-exported/imported meshes several times Paint 3D and the number of meshes ^ Paint 3D and IMVU do not positionally correlate so centring creations in Paint 3D relative to the programs apparent workspace does not specifically represent what might otherwise be 'grid-centre' in 3DS Max, Blender et al. In relation to IMVU this makes imported meshes extremely small, so small as to essentially cause " too small" errors on import, which necessitates using much higher 'scale' values than applicable to other 3D applications, the high hundreds or low thousands by comparison. In other words the Unit of Scale for Paint 3D is PIXELS not real-world units of measurement like meters.ĭesign note: Paint 3D's scaling can be represented as " 1 Unit = 1 pixel". The 'Canvas' size is defined using percentage ("%") or pixel ("px") values, both being relative to the Users screen size - a canvas set to 100% of a 15" laptop screen might be 1330 pixels wide versus the 3890 pixels of a 24" monitor. ![]() Paint 3D is orientated around the " Canvas", a flat plan that acts as a single-axis vertical backdrop (" Z" axis) rather than a three-dimensional workspace in the traditional sense often employed in Blender, Maya, 3DS Max etcetera.ĭesign note: Paint 3D's background canvas can be disabled, hidden or made 'transparent' by clicking the " Canvas" button in the menu ribbon running across the top of the application, this opens the ' options' panel to the right where two sliders are available " Show canvas" and " Transparent canvas", both should be disabled prior to export.
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