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3D Studio Max
Sending a Max file to a studio for an art test: material ?
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Jonathan 480 posts20 May 2008So once I get done with this art test done for a studio, and I send them the Max file, how do I ensure the materials show up on their end?
The textures I'm using are in different places, so how do I go about sending them a 3dsmax scene that they can open and see the scene, with the proper textures applied?
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20 May 2008File--->Archive
Basically does a collection of all the project's resources and combines them into a single .zip file. Super handy
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troubadour 207 posts20 May 2008yeah right...but theres another (think better) way to collect all u need in a scene...
its under utilities--->more-->resource collecter
in it u can specifiy one folder where all your textures and photometric lights will be copied to and at the same time update all your mats in the scene with a tex-path to that specific folder (you have to tick "update materials")
and tick "include max file"...
that way you'll get a folder which is much more tidy
the way tyson described copies your folder hierarchie in the zip file, ...say you have your textures in 20 different folders, you will have 20 different folders in your zip
hope this helps...
theres one thing it won't do...it won't collect your textures for displacement in displacement_mods (if you use) you have to copy them manually
greetz
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20 May 2008i was always sure that max had this ability but i diddnt know how to do it nice tips both of you i think the best is to combine both ways
its practically like the "collect files" in AE -
Jonathan 480 posts21 May 2008I could have saved so much time using this before! lol
Thank you everyone, woot!
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