Jump to content
3DCoat Forums

Seams appearing while I paint


steveFromUK
 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Member

Seems I have a issue or a misunderstanding regards UVs in 3DC

 

1) If I import a obj (with UVs) from modo into 3DC I experience splits in the paint room when I use depth in my brush.

 

2) If  I load  the sample sphere obj in 3DC I experience no splits  but when I export it to modo I get the wide gaps/separation in my normal/displacement maps

 

Any help would be appreciated, I'm still deciding to purchase 3DC

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Advanced Member

Could you please take some screenshots or even better, record a video of your entire process with something like Jing. That would enable us to help you better! Thanks and I hope we can get you liking 3d-coat, I personally love it, but it does take some getting used to :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Member

Hi,

 

1) Within modo I export a lwo file

 

2) In 3DC I select "Paint over UVed model" and select my lwo file, using these settings

 

coat4.jpg

 

3) As soon as I start paint with depth I get this result

coat2.jpg

 

Heres my UV in the UV room

coat5.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

4) I export the normal map via "textures/export/ Normal map (TS, low poly mesh), no BG fill

 

5) within modo the normal map looks like this

 

coat3.jpg

 

Not  only is the split visible the the uV sections seem to be shaded differently

 

Any pointers would be much appreciated

Edited by steveFromUK
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Member

For the shading, try inverting the green channel on your map, Modo probably just uses a different basis then 3DC.

 

Hi,

 

Well forgetting the splitting issue for now,  the normal map just seems all wrong.

 

normissue.jpg

 

Does the green channel needs inverting before generating the normal in 3DC. 

Is there a setting for this?

 

If I change invert the green channel  of the imported normal map in modo I still experience the same issue :(

Edited by steveFromUK
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Member

Hi,

 

After playing around all this morning it seems to be with the gamma setting (linear workspace)   of image layer with modo 801.

Combined with the inverted green channel of the image layer in modo I seem to get  the correct result. :)

 

The splitting seems hit and miss at the moment, but latest simple models I imported into 3DC seems to behave. Might be to do with making sure that subDiv is on before exporting within modo

 

Thanks for your help, all fun and games!!

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

×
×
  • Create New...