3D Print Exporter: How to export incl. Textures??

[Oli4D]

Hello everyone

I’m currently testing some 3D print workflows (don’t know this field yet) and wanted to export a ZBrush model incl. it’s textures.

For testing, I was using that big fat guy walking guy incl. in ZBrush, model is found in Lightbox -> Projects -> Kotelnikoff Earthquake.

If I’m correct, this guy has some polypaint on him.
So it’s perfect for some export tests.
I want to export this model incl. it’s textures for a print test.

I use the 3D Print Exporter Plugin, with standard settings.
I tried both VRML and OBJ formats. The model is exported fine, but without any textures
They are not exported, even when I activated texture exporting in the Plugin settings.

Any idea why?
How can I export this (or any other model with polypaint) WITH textures for 3D Print?

Thanks a lot
Oliver

[carver]

Before you decimate the model, you have to assign uvs to the model. Then transfer polypaint to uv in the textures sub menu in the tool menu. Just hit the texture from polypaint button. now you have a texture map of your polypaint.

In Decimation master, make sure you press the maintain uv button. This will save the uv layout and allow the same texture map to work on the decimated model. Then you export as a VRML file. The texture map will be exported with the file. All is good.

[nirmalendu_paul]

Before you decimate the model, you have to assign uvs to the model. Then transfer polypaint to uv in the textures sub menu in the tool menu. Just hit the texture from polypaint button. now you have a texture map of your polypaint.

In Decimation master, make sure you press the maintain uv button. This will save the uv layout and allow the same texture map to work on the decimated model. Then you export as a VRML file. The texture map will be exported with the file. All is good.

This was really helpful post for me… thanks a ton