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Subject: Re: [AE] Help with Element 3D, please
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 18:53:49 +0000 (GMT)
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When you are in the Element interface, you can create your own textures, o=
r use the presets. I'm fairly certain that you can't import textures from =
other applications. At least I've not figured that part out yet.=A0=0A=0AF=
or the environment.hdr file. In the AE interface: Throw that into the bott=
om of your comp and turn the visibility off. Under "Custom Texture Maps" a=
ssign it to one of the layers. Back in the Element interface, click on env=
ironment near the top and choose the custom layer you assigned it to. You =
can also assign the environment to a specific texture in the texture edito=
r.=0A=0AHope that helps.=0ABK=0A=0A=0A=0AOn May 20, 2014, at 01:32 PM, Jim=
 Curtis <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:=0A=0AI really don't know much abo=
ut 3D. A client wants a spinning coin. I bought an .obj on TurboSquid. Imp=
orted it into Element 3D 1.6. It comes in looking like a white coin-ish th=
ing, 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.=0A=0AThe =
textures are named thusly:=0A=0Aanisotropy=0Adiff=0Anormal=0Arotation=0Asp=
e_color_stc=0Aspec_color=0A=0A(There's also an "environment.hdr," but that=
 won't load into element's Environment importer.)=0A=0A=0AThe options for =
texturing in Element are:=0A=0ADiffuse=0ASpecular=0ARefl/Refr=0AIlluminati=
on=0ANormal Bump=0AOcclusion=0AEnvironment=0A=0ANormal seems obvious to me=
, but can anybody help me match the proper texture files to the options in=
 Element?=0A=0AThanks,=0AJim C.=0A=0A+---End of message---+=0ATo unsubscri=
be send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv =A0 =A0>=0A=

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<html><body><div><span style=3D"line-height: 1.5;">When you are in the Element interfa=
ce, you can create your own textures, or use the presets. I'm fairly certa=
in that you can't import textures from other applications. At least I've n=
ot figured that part out yet.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div>For th=
e environment.hdr file. In the AE interface: Throw that into the bottom of=
 your comp and turn the visibility off. Under "Custom Texture Maps" assign=
 it to one of the layers. Back in the Element interface, click on environm=
ent near the top and choose the custom layer you assigned it to. You can a=
lso assign the environment to a specific texture in the texture editor.</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>Hope that helps.</div><div>BK</div><div><br></div><=
div><br><br>On May 20, 2014, at 01:32 PM, Jim Curtis &lt;AE-List@media-mot=
ion.tv&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div class=3D=
"msg-quote"><div class=3D"_stretch"><span style=3D"white-space:pre;" data-=
mce-style=3D"white-space: pre;">I really don't know much about 3D. A clien=
t 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.<br><br>The textures are=
 named thusly:<br><br>anisotropy<br>diff<br>normal<br>rotation<br>spe_colo=
r_stc<br>spec_color<br><br>(There's also an "environment.hdr," but that wo=
n't load into element's Environment importer.)<br><br><br>The options for =
texturing in Element are:<br><br>Diffuse<br>Specular<br>Refl/Refr<br>Illum=
ination<br>Normal Bump<br>Occlusion<br>Environment<br><br>Normal seems obv=
ious to me, but can anybody help me match the proper texture files to the =
options in Element?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Jim C.<br><br>+---End of message---+=
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