Blender Applink

[kirkl]

Here it is. A part that appears after I push export button

ps. Blender is a downloaded from blender.org and unzipped folder

The screen from Blender App link

[haikalle]

I can see that there is only Cube.obj on object path. You need to set the full path of the object something like c:\temp\Cube.obj.

Maybe this will fix the error.

[kirkl]

Can you take a screenshot about the error box and also shot from you applink panel in blender.

I haven't seen this kind of error. hmm. Which blender version number you are using and is it trunk version?

It's the last beta 2.54. Downloaded straight from blender.org. Not sure what trunk is actually.

[kirkl]

I can see that there is only Cube.obj on object path. You need to set the full path of the object something like c:\temp\Cube.obj.

Maybe this will fix the error.

I already tried this with even setting other than C: path since I believe win7 doesn't allow to write to C without privilege. All the same, nothing changes

[kirkl]

I already tried this with even setting other than C: path since I believe win7 doesn't allow to write to C without privilege. All the same, nothing changes

[haikalle]

It's maybe permission thing. You can try to create test.txt file into your exchange folder and then edit and re-save it. If

that gives a error then it is window 7 issue.

[kirkl]

No, it looks like not. Win7 allows to write in a user folder. Also I have just tried to start Blender with administrative privilege. Nothing have changed.

Maybe it's because I use zip file from Blender.org, not exe installer?

[haikalle]

okey, I hope I found the reason. The blender version you downloaded from blender.org is quite old version number. something like v.31878. The script dosen't work in that old.

But from www.graphicall.org you can download the newer version. v.32615 and the script works with those newer versions. Here is blender link you can download.

http://www.graphicall.org/builds/builds/showbuild.php?action=show&id=1592 (Win 64 version)

[Digital777]

I found a bug -

If i use the Export To > Blender option and select the location of the obj and overwrite it then it loads fine with the textures applied. It positions it slightly above the grid surface in blender though, if i click Import after on the applink options (in blender) the object lowers with the textures looking fine still.

Now the part where you get a bug is if you now use the undo shortcut (Ctrl+Z) in blender as the textures will go but it will also sometimes distort the mesh. Other than the undo thing though the applink seems to work great now.

[haikalle]

Thanks Digital777. I will keep eye on undo issue. Undo is a little bit tricky right now and it's hard to make it to work nicely with the script.

[haikalle]

Script Update (This only adds v-ray standalone support)

coat.rar

-Now 3d-coat -> Blender -> V-Ray workflow is very fast. Check out this video.

[Digital777]

Thanks, i don't own V-Ray but i am sure this would make anyone that has it very happy. This has given me the idea to try this applink with the freestyle version of blender to see if that works, it could have very cool results.

By the way have you thought of trying to get this added to the main addons listing? That would be cool, it would mean we could then just download the latest blender builds and enable the addon making things even simpler and also more people would get to know about 3DC.

I found this on the wiki if you are interested in doing this -

http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Py/Sharing

[haikalle]

Thanks. This is very interesting. I added this script into blender script tracker. Hope it goes into trunk someday

https://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=24446&group_id=153&atid=467

[GeeJay]

Very nice and useful work!

Three issues I've found when exporting for VRay:

- Displacement gets applied both as a modifier and as a texture. Should be either/or

- Normal map gets applied but as type "bump". Should be type "tangent map"

- Object is rotated when imported in 3D-Coat

I don't know in how far you can change these or if they are user error.

Anyway, thanks!

[GeeJay]

OK, the object rotation was my fault, swap x/y was checked on import.