Can't Import OBJ Error

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 03:45:49 GMT

Hi, I'm trying to import a .obj to reduce the poly count. This .obj file was exported with a .mtl file and when MM tries to import the .obj it says it couldn't import the .mtl and thus won't import the .obj.

Is there any way to get the OBJ into MM and just have it ignore the .mtl file?

Thanks,

Re: Can't Import OBJ Error

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:07:09 GMT

Hmm - assuming obj, mtl and image (if textured) in the same directory and linking of the three files is as usual pointing to the current directory - I know about two issues where MM can't find the either the mtl or the image. In both cases MM loads the geometry but you get no or a red texture....

Would be interesting to see the content of the mtl. You can open it in a text editor.

Anyhow: You can remove the link from obj to mtl opening the obj in a text editor.

At top there should be a line like

mtllib ./someName.mtl

Remove this line to make the obj a standalone one. Note: MM now doesn't load UVs and if you save a result it will not have UVs anymore (which is ok if you do not need them further on). If you do one needs to repair the mtl.

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