importing into file question, texturing related

[USS Sea Tiger]

Hi all

I can get the model from gmax into SHIII vanilla and can now get the main body parts to the right areas (working on crew, guns and wakes, not mastered those yet)

The model is properly textured in gmax, exported to an .im file, and then converted to an obj and mtl file. I know the mtl file is the moping file for this,

when the sub appears in shii though, the texture is there on the model, and even wrapped about the hulls, but all wrong,more like a blanket of the skin tga wrapping about it. must the mtl be imported seperately? If so,, how is this done? I thought they (obj and mtl) imported together. now having my doubts.


thanks in advance

[danlisa]

UV Mapping!

[USS Sea Tiger]

I looked carefully at the model and realized the mapping was still all there, but what on the tga was on top was being read on the bottom and bottom was top.

I went into photoshop, inverted the tga, and reexported it. It is now 100 percent correct,

don't know how or why, but it reads it 180 out

[USS Sea Tiger]

Hi

I was making good progress so switched fromt he SSN Skipjack to a UB1 class WWI sub.

once I figure out how to get her to a proper waterline, I will include pics.