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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Export multiple objects to .obj
It is possible to export all object from a scene into different obj files (each object in a obj file separately)?
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How to batch import Wavefront OBJ files?
Is it possible to batch import Wavefront .obj to blender? I'm working on 2.69.
If I select multiple .obj files, only one gets imported. Also if I hit A on file selection window to select all files (....
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Importing OBJ with MTL and Image not working properly
I'm trying to import an OBJ file that has associated MTL and PNG files. There's a similar question here, but the answer is not very helpful, I just see a big blob.
These are the files that I'm trying ...
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When I save something as an OBJ file the texture does not save with it, why?
I use Blender to render objects as this makes them look better. The problem is when I export one of my characters as an OBJ file and then import it back into Blender to render, the textures seem to ...
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How do I export a model to .obj format?
I use Blender to create my 3D models for my Android app that uses OpenGL ES. The default output format for a Wavefront file (.obj) is not compatible with my Wavefront file parser. How do I get Blender ...
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Unable to see anything after importing .obj file
I'm trying to import .obj files from Life Science Database of Body Parts the files contain Polygon Mesh Data.
When I import the obj file into Blender, the Outliner shows a new mesh object was added, ...
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How to display and use Vertex Color from OBJ model
Recently, I found this funny site, that allows you to generate a 3D model from a 2D image.
It works very well and you can download an OBJ file. Vertex are colored and when I import it using Blender, ...
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Blender isn't importing mtl correctly with obj?
I'm a new blender user, but have used other modelling programs before.
I've downloaded a model file and unzipped it.
When I import the obj into blender, it is my understanding (from here: How to ...
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Export .obj file with png texture
I'm playing around with Google's new Augmented Reality SDK.
Their example project contains an .obj file but its' textures are not in a ...
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What is the python script to export the selected meshes in .obj?
I want to export my selected meshes in .obj in a relative path from the .blend file in python.
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How to write a simple Wavefront-OBJ exporter in Python?
Recently we were working to write our own software to load a Wavefront .OBJ file.
The file in question uses the .OBJ file format that Blender 2.73 and below ...
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How do I open an obj file?
I tried to open an .obj file using import but all I got was the workstation with the block. Yes, I'm a total beginner.
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Modify obj after import using python
I am trying to modify an object after importing it. This post is related to this question
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Link obj files into blender?
I normally use Octane render, both standalone and plugin version for Sketchup. I'm not at all an hardcore user. I'm trying out Blender in my freetime, just for fun.
When I use the standalone version ...
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Why OBJ export writes face normals instead of vertex normals
I am confused by the content of OBJ Blender exports. When I export a (default) cube object (8 vertices, 6 faces) to OBJ and then inspect the OBJ file, the "vn" entries obviously correspond to face ...
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