Blender texturing theater chair

 

Blender texturing 

 

Click on circle next to Base color then select image texture. Node comes up then select Open on node and select your texture 

 

To do multiple sub object go to uv editing tab.   Then add material over on the right side by hitting plus then Hit new button then select polygons then hit assign. Name your material.  Then add texture the same way as before 

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 The below text is the one you want to follow to only change the color on one simple object like the purple sides, black arm rest, and yellow deco design on side.

The arm rest was changing purple along with sit column because I copied it is what Gabe said. To fix this.......

 Select part of the chair you want to color. Go into edit mode then go to select and select all then create new material by hitting plus then hit new, wait for nodes to pop up. then pick your color or hit the circle next to the color and select image texture and pick what ever texture you want.

If you want multiple items to be the same color like the deco designs on the side of the chair, you will have to connect them and make it one solid object first.

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How to import your makehuman model into blender and give it a posable armature

How to export and import your makehuman model into blender 2.8

First export model as obj and import into blender
then export your model from blender as bhv then import that into blender
the bones are hovering far below model in blender for some reason but when I hit edit mode they move right back up into the model
Go to viewport display and check In front to see the bones over model
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New tutorial from video gabe found:
Also gabe found a tutorial to do it a different way so you can just use the armature you got from makehuman.
If you have model with the bones parented, if you want to unparent it, go to object.... parent.... clear parent.
If you have posed the model after insterting bones, go to pose mode then it the Pose tab, then select clear transform, then select...... All...... this will move the bones back to original position
add the part where you add the bones later
Note:
Big problem I had...... I couldn't get the riggify buttons to come up the second time I took tutorial. then gabe said to go to edit.... preferences.... add ons.... then type in rig in the search box and check the rigify box, it was like the forth option. that somehow fixed the problem. but I had already done this before so there is no reason why it was not already on.
Once you have your bones in place. go to obect and hit the Scale option in the drop down. this will apply the scale which is important.
the go to the armature on mid right side. go to rigify buttons and hit the generate rig button
Now select your original bones and hit H to hide them.
Now select the rig you just generated. And then go to Pose mode
Now hit the A button on your keyboard. All the bones in the layers under skeleton on the far right side of screen are selected..... then you hit H to hide those
Now under skeleton on that far right side again on your layers..... both those top rows are highlighted blue on some of those o's..... on the bottom row on that last box..... hold down shift and left click it. this will highlight all the bones in your original skeleton green
Now go back into object mode.... select your model body and then hold shift and left click on your armature to highlight it too.
Now hit ctrl P and set to automatic weights
to check to see if the rig is connected to the model.... Hit G and move your mousr around and the rig should move with the body.
Now go to Pose mode and hit that o in that layers bottom row again while holding shift and that will hide that light green armature.
Now hit Alt H and that will unhide all the hinge controllers that you generated

Now you can pose your model
If you hit that arrow at the top on the same narrow row your armature running man is on .... the arrow is towards the top.... Hit the Item tab and you can use the sliders to move your body parts as well..... this might be easier. you can side them along the x y z axis and rotate them as well
 

possible uv mapping tutorial for 3ds max 7

3DS Max UV Mapping Tutorial

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3DS Max UV Mapping Tutorial

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Post by Runecrafter » 23 May 2007, 18:24

Greetings Friends.
Welcome to my 3DS Max UV mapping tutorial.


In this tutorial I will show you how to:

• UV map a multi-object model.
  Create a hierarchy for your unit.
  Move the object's origin (pivot points).
  Export the fully working UV mapped model into Upspring.

To start this tutorial you will require:

• A 3D modeling program (i.e. Rhino, Wings 3D, or 3DS Max).
  3DS Max (for this tutorial I will be using 3DS Max 7).
  Texporter a UV plugin for 3DS Max.
  .S3O Plugin for 3DS Max (this is for exporting .S3O files from 3DS Max).
  Upspring an app for making .S3O units for TASpring.

Lets Get Started

• First, make your model in your favorite 3d modeling program.
  Make sure that each object is joined as it's own solid mesh before you export it.
  Now export each object that makes up your model as a .3ds
  Start up 3DS Max.
  Import each object that makes up your model into 3DS Max.

For this tutorial I have made a very basic tank model.

• Now click on the Select Object button
  then select your base object
  click on the Modify tab
  then click on Attach List

• This will open the Attach List window.
  In this window you will see the other objects you do not have selected.
  Click on the All button.
  Now click Attach.
  This will turn all the objects that make up your model into one object that is ready for UV mapping.

• Now with your model selected click on the Polygon button.
  Make sure there is not a check in the box to the left of Ignore Backfacing.
  Now once again select your entire model.

• Now go to Modifiers / UV Coordinates / UVW Map

• Now go to Modifiers / UV Coordinates / Unwrap UVW

• Now open up the Material Editor with the M key.
  Click and apply a default material by dragging it to your model.

• Now click on the Edit... button, this will open up the UV Editor window.
  In this window all the faces that make up your model are flattened out. This way you can make an image that will become the texture for your model.

• Now go to Mapping / Normal Mapping...
  This will open a window that will let you choose how to unfold your model.

• In this new window select Box Mapping, then click OK.
  This will unfold your model as seen from all 6 sides.

• At this point you want to take the time to move around faces so that they are not overlapping. In some cases it is ok to overlap faces (i.e. if the faces share the same texture).
  Down at the bottom of the Edit UVWs window where it says "ALL IDs" is a drop down menu that allows you to edit the faces of one object at a time.
  Make sure to use as much of the space provided as you can, and when you scale the faces, scale all of them at the same time to avoid stretching.
  Close the Edit UVWs window when you are done.

• With your model still selected, right click on Unwrap UVW and click on Collapse All.
  If a warning window appears just click Yes.

• Now click on the Utilities tab.
  Click on Texporter (if you don't see it there click on More... located near the top of the Utilities tab, if you installed it properly it will be located there).
  Now choose your image size.
  Make sure that the boxes to the left of Edges, Backface Cull, and Mark Overlaps are not checked (if they are just uncheck them).
  Now click on Pick Object, then click on your model.

• A new window should open up with your UV map image on it.
  Save this image, then close the window.
  Later you can edit this image in your favorite 2D art program (this will be you model's texture).

• Now it is time to apply the new texture image we just made to our model.
  Now open up the Material Editor with the M key.
  Select an unused texture.
  Go down to Diffuse Map and click on None, this will open the Material/Map Browser window.
  In the Material/Map Browser window double click on Bitmap.
  Find the new texture image we just made and open it.

• Now just click and drag the new texture onto your model.
  If the texture is not showing up just click on the "Show Map In Viewport" button.

• Now it is time to turn your UV mapped model back into separate objects.
  Click on the Modify tab.
  Click on Polygon.
  Select the part of the model you wish to turn back into a separate object (you can hold down Ctrl to add to your selection or Alt to subtract from your selection).
  Now click Detach (this will open the Detach window).

• In the Detach window rename the object then click OK.
  Repeat this process for each object.

• Now press the H key to open the Select Objects window.
  Here you can see a list of all the objects you have.
  Some times you might have a stray vertex left over from the joined model that will appear in the Select Objects window as an object (if you do, do not worry).
  If you see any objects that do not belong you can select and delete them(it should not harm your model in any way).

• Now it is time to adjust the objects Origin Points (called Pivot Points in 3DS Max).
  If you select the Rotate or Move button you can see where the selected objects Pivot Point is located.
  To move the Pivot Point click on the Hierarchy tab.
  Click Pivot.
  Then click on Affect Pivot Only.

• Now click on the Move button.
  At the bottom of the screen is a section where you can adjust the selected object's world coordinates.
  When you are done adjusting the pivot points for each object click on the Affect Pivot Only button again to turn it off.

• Now it is time to put the model's Hierarchy together.
  Click on the Link button.

• Now I click on the turret to select it.
  Then I click on the turret again and drag the cursor to the base and release the mouse button.
  The turret is now the child object to the base witch is now the parent object to the turret.
  Any movement the base makes the turret will follow, but if the turret moves the base will not move.
  This is a child parent relationship also known as a hierarchy.
  Now repeat this process for each object in your model (i.e. the turret is a child to the base, the sleeve is a child to the turret, the barrel is a child to the sleeve).

• Now press the H key, this will bring up the Select Objects window.
  As you can see our model now has a hierarchy.
  Now close this window.

• Go to File / Export.
  Give your model a name and select .S3O as the file type.
  Click Save.
  The S3O Export window will open.
  In this window select the base object of your model and click OK.
  You now have a 3DS Max UV mapped .S3O model.
  You can now close 3DS Max.

• Start up Upspring.
  Load your new model.
  3DS Max works on a different axis then Upspring so you will need to make an adjustment.
  Click on the Objects tab.
  Select the base object.
  In the X Rotation box type in -90
  Click on Apply Transform.

• Click on the Mapping tab.
  Under Texture 1 click on the Browse button and load your new texture.
  
  Congratulations ! ! !

I hope this tutorial has been helpful and informative.
Enjoy

 

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