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Export object with instances as .obj

ahmedkZZL7U — Sun, 05 May 2019 19:22:58 GMT

I was trying to export this object as an obj or FBX, but when I save it, it's only saving the main rock and nothing else.

Re: Export object with instances as .obj

lightcube — Tue, 07 May 2019 14:43:19 GMT

You probably won't have success exporting a particle system directly. Instead, add a Mesher object to the scene aligned to your base rock and then set your PFlow as the source of your mesher object. Now you can export. (Mesher is found under Create > Compound Objects > Mesher. )

Re: Export object with instances as .obj

ahmedkZZL7U — Tue, 07 May 2019 19:34:33 GMT

Thanks a lot for the reply. I tried to select the base rock for the mesher object, but it's only turning the base rock into the mesh, not the smaller crystals. I can't select the crystals to be the main object for the mesher. Am I missing something here?

Thanks!

Re: Export object with instances as .obj

lightcube — Tue, 07 May 2019 19:39:04 GMT

You need to choose the PF Source object in the scene for the Mesher.

Re: Export object with instances as .obj

ahmedkZZL7U — Tue, 07 May 2019 19:45:14 GMT

Thanks a lot!! Managed to get the small rocks exported, not the base mesh, but I can export that individually, as it was not giving me issues. I really appreciate the help (: