I've seen this issue come up several times in multiple forums and there doesn't appear to be a clear way to resolve (for my situation).
My Goal: Export the model (above) I created in blender with material to Unity for testing. Once the model is in Unity, I should be able to 'Extract Textures' on the model so Unity automatically maps the textures. Note: I'm very much a beginner, especially when it comes to this exporting exercise.
Summary of General Issues: I've attempted many FBX exports, tweaking properties each time and using both the cycles render and blender render. For some reason the model doesn't appear to be able to bake the textures correctly, so that when I import to unity I can simply 'Extract Textures...'
Other Background detail: Running Blender 2.79b (haven't learned 2.8 well enough yet :)), I have my model with one mesh and one material. I've already UV unwrapped the mesh, and the model looks great in the 3D view.
1st attempt to resolve - I've clicked 'File -> Export -> FBX' from blender, and I've switch the 'Path mode' to 'Copy' and select the 'Embed Textures in FBX binary file...' I've attempted this a few times and this seems to do nothing. I also did attempt this in 2.8, and no effect.
2nd attempt - I then read in a separate article that texture data does not simply stay with your model (despite the above which appeared to work for other users), and you need to be able to 'Bake' your textures. I started with cycles render, and every time I clicked 'Bake', my UV image disappeared and I saw a black silhouette replace the original image. I then had to reload the image and tweak some of the settings. The image appears to bake. However, after attempting to import to unity, no texture appears to have come with the object (as the option is still greyed out to 'Extract Textures' in Unity).
3rd attempt - Reading a separate thread, cycles render may not be the way to go. I read that baking only really succeeds with blender render, however after ensuring I had my UV Image, having only 1 model, maintaining only 1 material, and attempting to tweak the baking settings, the UV image disappears, and the material doesn't appear to bake.
4th attempt - I also read that ticking the 'selected to active' box was important, however when I check that box, the UV image disappears again, and this time I have a 'No Object or images found to bake to' error.
Several attempts later - I've attempted tweaking nodes and ensuring the diffuse shader is enabled. I added a bright light into blender to ensure the baking could occur as I've read that could cause the silhouette.
Does anyone know and can clearly explain to me how to proceed accomplishing the goal above? I feel close, just banging my head up against blender and reading the documentation, and I feel like I must be missing something silly.
