Ahh, those textures need to be present to work... there must be textures applied to it, or they wouldn't be showing up in the loader output.
I can load the file, and re-save it without textures, and email it back to ya as a 3DS file. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manoharan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] 3DS & DXF Loader > Thanks Scott for helping me out. As the files are large I have put them at > this website: http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/~ceetm2/Java3D/ > > You will find: > > (1) chrysler.3ds > > This is the 3DS file that I downloaded. There were no textures (images) > at that site just this 3DS file. I am able to view this 3DS file in the > CAD Viewer without any problems. But when it comes to loading in the > Java3D scene it seems to be asking for some textures, which I am not sure > what. > > (2) chrysler.wrl > > This is the VRML file that I exported from the CAD Viewer. I am able to > load this file without any problems into my Java3D scene. This VRML file > obtained from the 3DS file doesnt seem to have any textures. > > So, I am not sure why the 3DS Loader is asking for textures. > > Cheers > Tina > > > > Just an observation, but it looks like a problem with filename > > conventions... I think Max converts texture filenames to 8.3 format on > > export, and those textures clearly aren't 8.3. This is my experience with > > my older version of Max, but that could be part of it. Of course, you can't > > really do anything about it without Max. Other file converters (wrl -> 3DS) > > may not do the filename conversion. > > > > If you send me the model and textures to go with it, I could load it up and > > see what it does on export... > > =========================================================================== > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body > of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
