From: "Robert" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 11:43:20 -0700
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Hi there,

     I'm not sure if you even have to worry about those textures really. 
You can drag the silver material from Element's library right onto the 
model but just from looking at the names I would guess:

anisotropy - Probably don't need this as Element has it's own version of this without having to import a texture.

diff	- It's a toss up between this one and "Normal" for the surfacing of the model. Load them into Photoshop to take a look, the one you are after will have what looks like the color of the coin.

normal - see above

rotation - No idea, might be the environment map.

spe_color_stc - Specular map, for those varying shiny areas.

spec_color  - Probably a variation of the above.


	Hope that helps.

  -Rob


On 5/20/2014 11:31 AM, Jim Curtis wrote:
> I really don't know much about 3D.  A client wants a spinning coin.  I bought an .obj on TurboSquid.  Imported it into Element 3D 1.6.  It comes in looking like a white coin-ish thing, but not a silver coin.  I'm guessing that I have to assign some of the textures that come with the model, but not sure how to do that.
>
> The textures are named thusly:
>
> anisotropy
> diff
> normal
> rotation
> spe_color_stc
> spec_color
>
> (There's also an "environment.hdr," but that won't load into element's Environment importer.)
>
>
> The options for texturing in Element are:
>
> Diffuse
> Specular
> Refl/Refr
> Illumination
> Normal Bump
> Occlusion
> Environment
>
> Normal seems obvious to me, but can anybody help me match the proper texture files to the options in Element?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim C.
>
>
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Robert Houghton
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Houghton Media