thanks for reminding me why i avoid max

serious man, a kitten day just to set up directories! no wonder most of todays movies stink!

"Sorry kids, no time to make good stories or be entertaining, we use adult tools and polish stuff! there, it's shiny, that's entertainment, now pay me!"

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if it was done by default he wouldn't be having problems exporting basic textures now would he?!

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because the 3DS Max audience is slowly dwindling ?

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looks like this is on you tknight

imo max is devoid of common sense
but swoop insists you are doing some thing wrong.

I got a bunch of textureless models myself, but i sneeze when i try to fix em and just move on to a next model if i can't.

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nah, not necessarily true, some of these files are on random legit share sites,
so it could be something the user who made the model is doing wrong also, at least from what I've seen

that's why your pointer fix made sense to me, i could probably revisit these blank files I have and just update the mtl files to match my computer - reimport

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This is what the mtl file showed:

# 3ds Max Wavefront OBJ Exporter v0.97b - (c)2007 guruware
# File Created: 15.02.2014 21:08:21

newmtl wire_229166215
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.8980 0.6510 0.8431
   Kd 0.8980 0.6510 0.8431
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_143224087
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.5608 0.8784 0.3412
   Kd 0.5608 0.8784 0.3412
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_006134058
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.0235 0.5255 0.2275
   Kd 0.0235 0.5255 0.2275
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_088088225
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.3451 0.3451 0.8824
   Kd 0.3451 0.3451 0.8824
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_214228153
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.8392 0.8941 0.6000
   Kd 0.8392 0.8941 0.6000
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_145028177
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.5686 0.1098 0.6941
   Kd 0.5686 0.1098 0.6941
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_057008136
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.2235 0.0314 0.5333
   Kd 0.2235 0.0314 0.5333
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_153228153
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.6000 0.8941 0.6000
   Kd 0.6000 0.8941 0.6000
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_227152152
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.8902 0.5961 0.5961
   Kd 0.8902 0.5961 0.5961
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_141007058
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.5529 0.0275 0.2275
   Kd 0.5529 0.0275 0.2275
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_085028177
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.3333 0.1098 0.6941
   Kd 0.3333 0.1098 0.6941
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_087224143
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.3412 0.8784 0.5608
   Kd 0.3412 0.8784 0.5608
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_087224087
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.3412 0.8784 0.3412
   Kd 0.3412 0.8784 0.3412
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_008008136
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.0314 0.0314 0.5333
   Kd 0.0314 0.0314 0.5333
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_228214153
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.8941 0.8392 0.6000
   Kd 0.8941 0.8392 0.6000
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_177026088
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.6941 0.1020 0.3451
   Kd 0.6941 0.1020 0.3451
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_088177026
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.3451 0.6941 0.1020
   Kd 0.3451 0.6941 0.1020
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_184228153
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.7216 0.8941 0.6000
   Kd 0.7216 0.8941 0.6000
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_088143225
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.3451 0.5608 0.8824
   Kd 0.3451 0.5608 0.8824
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_026177088
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.1020 0.6941 0.3451
   Kd 0.1020 0.6941 0.3451
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_026177026
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.1020 0.6941 0.1020
   Kd 0.1020 0.6941 0.1020
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_008061138
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.0314 0.2392 0.5412
   Kd 0.0314 0.2392 0.5412
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_224086086
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.8784 0.3373 0.3373
   Kd 0.8784 0.3373 0.3373
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_153228214
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.6000 0.8941 0.8392
   Kd 0.6000 0.8941 0.8392
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_228184153
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.8941 0.7216 0.6000
   Kd 0.8941 0.7216 0.6000
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_108008136
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.4235 0.0314 0.5333
   Kd 0.4235 0.0314 0.5333
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_196088225
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.7686 0.3451 0.8824
   Kd 0.7686 0.3451 0.8824
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_028149177
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.1098 0.5843 0.6941
   Kd 0.1098 0.5843 0.6941
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_177088026
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.6941 0.3451 0.1020
   Kd 0.6941 0.3451 0.1020
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_224143087
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.8784 0.5608 0.3412
   Kd 0.8784 0.5608 0.3412
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

newmtl wire_138008110
   Ns 32
   d 1
   Tr 0
   Tf 1 1 1
   illum 2
   Ka 0.5412 0.0314 0.4314
   Kd 0.5412 0.0314 0.4314
   Ks 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500

i get it often specifically with architectural stuff I get from places like turbosquid freebies - some models load fine, others seem to either be missing textures or something, it could be a bunch of issues, but i'd rather not waste time when I could just get something else ? I still have em though and would have to dig em out.

Maybe tk can pm his model to you for inspection though, as the point of this thread was to help him fix his model

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well yeah, that makes sense, having no textures would cause issues when trying to import textures!

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