Questions tagged [obj]
OBJ (or Wavefront) files are plain text files that contain 3D geometry data. Blender can import from and export to this format. This tag is specifically for questions about using files with a '.obj' extension with Blender and is not to be used for general 'object' questions.
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CAD Workflow, Add Update Imported model option to the FBX,OBJ etc. and keep materials
Is there a way to update the CAD geometry after it has been changed but keep all the Blender materials? I want to avoid having to re-apply materials every time that there are changes on the design.
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Inconsistent order of vertices/faces in obj files animation
I'm creating old-school renderer, where I'm trying to interpolate between obj file frames.
After exporting skeletal animation to multiple ...
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How to convert .obj to .stl in blender via python script
I want to convert .obj to .stl in blender via python script.Here is my code.
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How can I extract this block's material and apply it to a new cube w/ fewer vertices?
I downloaded an .obj file containing several low-poly blocks, and would like to use them individually. When I import this into Blendr, it looks like this:
There's ...
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How do I batch export meshes into .obj files (NON-LEGACY)
When I try to batch export a series of meshes using the template python script, it turns them into Wavefront(.obj)(legacy) instead of the normal .obj
Even though normal .obj and legacy .obj have the ...
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Imported OBJ is super dark
I did a 3D scan, imported the obj and removed the material. For some reason, it shows up super dark in the viewport and in cycles render view. I've played with the materials but it keeps showing up ...
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How to export very high poly mesh?
So, basically, I sculpted a 23 million poly mesh inside Blender. Everything went smoothly, but now I need to bake normals and displacement maps. I can't do it inside blender, every time I press Bake, ...
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Attribute to material
I downloaded the .obj result from this tool: https://huggingface.co/spaces/TencentARC/InstantMesh
When I open it in blender I have to switch to viewport shading/ color/ attribute to see the shade.
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How can I export a .obj single object's vertices relative to Object origin instead of World Origin?
When I move the default cube -10m on the X-axis and export the object as .obj, I get values for the cube's mesh relative to the ...
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How do I override context for new OBJ Importer? (bpy.ops.wm.obj_import)
I'm trying to import an OBJ file while rendering an animation, during the frame_change_pre event. The purpose is to stream a sequence of meshes into Blender, one at ...
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Obj import error
Everything was fine, but at some point when importing/exporting an obj file, an error pops up, I tried different scripts, deleted and installed the blender, nothing helps.What could be the problem?
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How to export obj line elements from edges?
According to Wikipedia, Line elements can exist in .obj files.
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I have an existing mesh in Blender and I would like to re-export it as an ....
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How to export from a blender file the .obj and .mtl file with texture
I am new to blender. Here is my need.
I downloaded nice 3D models, e.g., from here. It includes a .blend file and the Texture file in jpg.
When I open the .blend file, I can see the object with ...
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How to import obj file without material
I have a script that repeatedly imports and deletes different .obj files.
But since the files are imported with standard empty material, a lot of garbage accumulates.
Is there a way to import files ...
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New Wavefront obj importer - Split by Object?
Using Blender 3.3.0, the new importer for Wavefront obj is no longer experimental, the python addon is marked legacy. There is already a proposal to completely remove the python version a couple of ...
