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pinoguin
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August 13, 2017
Question

3ds max object to photoshop 3d

  • August 13, 2017
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Hi there, I've been given an fbx file of a 3d model to work with a photoshop composite but it's not compatible so I had it converted to .obj file with .mt file attached.

I can open the obj file (though a bit messy) but the texture / materials are missing ... I tried importing the .mt file but photoshop only supports .p3m files and I couldn't find any converter for that file, any suggestions how I can make this work?

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    saeedalkarmi
    saeedalkarmi
    Participating Frequently
    August 14, 2017

    Hi,

    r u tried to grouped the object on 3ds max before u placed in the PS?

    i think u must group the object to fix that prob.

    thank you

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    pinoguinAuthor
    Known Participant
    August 14, 2017

    thanks, I don't remember grouping anything though... maybe it's just a 3ds version & photoshop ver mismatch/bug . Everything turned out ok when I installed the latest versions

    Mylenium
    Mylenium
    Legend
    August 14, 2017

    There is no mismatch. Your (sub-)meshes simply have non-zeroed transforms and you likely forgot to check some option when converting your FBX file (or the person creating it in the first place). Same for the textures - they were simply not taken care of to be "packaged"/ kept in a structured project folder, hence the file probably still references them based on absolute paths to the location where they were originally stored. It might not be a bad idea to read up on some of that stuff.

    Mylenium

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    pinoguinAuthor
    Known Participant
    August 14, 2017

    Ok, I should not have used fbxconverter and exported straight with autodesk , i think the client sent me with an older version or something. Now I can load the obj (strangely still without the pngs) and it renders properly. Thanks for the help

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    Sina82
    Participant
    March 6, 2020

    Please guide me on this
    I also need to move the file between Photoshop and 3D Max, but the file gets corrupted in Photoshop
    (Your answer gives me hope because this form is 3 years ago!)

    davescm
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    davescmCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 13, 2017

    Hi

    With an *.obj file you are normally looking for an associated *.mtl file with the texture details then the actual textures in an image format such as PNG, TIFF, PSD (see simple example below)

    You only need to import the obj file - Photoshop will import the others as part of the process - provided they are in the same folder

    Dave

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    pinoguinAuthor
    Known Participant
    August 14, 2017

    Hi, yes I think I saw an *.mtl file but I don't see any image formats though... I used fbxconverter

    I also tried exporting to 3ds, I can see the textures now but the parts are slightly mangled, any idea why or some way to prevent this? (it's supposed to be a bike)

    I wonder what formats adobe use in their stock marketplace site, I couldn't download anything from there because of region restrictions

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