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February 21, 2021
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Working with Adobe Photoshop extrusion in Dimension: adding original image

  • February 21, 2021
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I extruded an image in Photoshop that I've brought into Dimension as a 3D file. I'd like to 'reapply' that same orginal image to the 3D model (in properties, base colour, image), however when I select the original psd or tiff I first extruded the image from, it doesn't line up. Can you please assist? I'm sure there's an easy way to do this 🙂 Navigating my way through Dimension. Thanks!

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Ussnorway7605025
Legend
February 22, 2021

heres the thing... in 3D \ 4D the model is much more important than the image so you are generally best to start from there if its just a wafer thin but yes Photoshop can do this as well and I use that when the base is more complex

example

p.s, at certain camera angles a flat wafer just doesn't cut it... its now that I nomally break out Photoshop to build the model instead of starting from Dimension 1st

Ussnorway7605025
Legend
February 22, 2021

the steps depend on the shape of your image mate so a square is going to need less work than a spider

 

for mucky about your best option is to start playing with opacity maps

https://community.adobe.com/t5/dimension/how-to-create-custom-3d-model-and-import-as-obj/m-p/11084592#M3318

 

this is a simple box example but the point is you can apply the same workflow to make a hole or cut around a person and the key issue is pixels i.e, if your image is something like a person with blank pixels around where you cut them out then those missing pixels still count when you make them into a 3D model... this is normally where new players go wrong

Participating Frequently
February 22, 2021

Ah, thank you so much! Will check this out. Ya more of a complex spider shape than square haha

Ussnorway7605025
Legend
February 21, 2021

it sounds like you made the error in Photoshop so your best option is to go back there to fix it

 

share the file if you need help

Participating Frequently
February 21, 2021

Thanks! What would the steps be in Photoshop to make sure it then aligns in Dimension? Right now just experimenting to make sure it work, so no specific file to share.