I don't know much about it, but have you tried using unify on just the problem areas?

Is this the 2-sided feature your looking for? It's at the bottom of the materials panel.

Hope this helps,

Chris 

iClone training resources  https://forum.reallusion.com/Topic70771-161-1.aspx

                                                                                               

    

I am having an issue with 3DXchange 4. I have a bunch of models that were originally done in 3DStudio Max and then converted to Lightwave. In Lightwave, I export the files as FBX and then import them into 3DXchange. For the most part, the models come in OK, but due to the original 3DStudio Max conversion, there are some normals that are flipped (quite a lot actually). In some cases I can select the offending object and put the editor into Flip Normals mode and do a simple Flip and they are fine. However, in other cases, the normals are half one way and half the other way and flipping just gives me the same result except that the half that were correct are now incorrect and the other half are correct.

Then I discovered this great button called Unify, which is supposed to take all the normals in the object and make them all the same. This would solve all my problems if it worked. However, so far I haven't seen anything at all happen no matter how many objects I've tried this function on. The program seems to be doing a ton of work though as the app even goes to a Not Responding state while performing this operation. Once it comes back, however, nothing has changed. Not one single thing. So I have had to resort to zooming in and individually flipping thousands of polygons. This is tedious and annoying.

Is there a fix coming for this feature?

I noticed that earlier versions of 3DXchange had a 2-sided feature that would render an object double-sided if flip or unify didn't work. This would definitely have solved my problem since Unify isn't working. Is this feature still in there somewhere or some sort of alternative?

I'm having two problems right now.

When I play back some of my scenes in editor mode, the sound is intermittent and not synched to the picture, which also jumps around.

When I export a scene in iClone 4, there is no sound. I have tried exporting in .avi, .wmv, and flash-- nothing.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks, Peter. I tried it again just now, and it's still doing the same thing. Very strange.

- Ron T.

This issue has been reported but for one on one support, please use the link below. The Support Team will help you with this problem.

http://www.reallusion.com/CustomerSupport/User/QForm.aspx

Thanks.

                                                                

Peter
Forum Administrator

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Hi Ron..

We have not been able to reproduce this issue. Changes can be made unlimited times.

If you are still experiencing this problem please contact Reallusion Support using the link below. They will try to help you resolve this.

http://www.reallusion.com/CustomerSupport/User/QForm.aspx

Thanks.

                                                                

Peter
Forum Administrator

www.reallusion.com

Thanks to everyone for the continued feedback in this thread. As always, all issues raised in this thread are passed to the iClone development team who will look into them.

However if you are having any problems that are seriously affecting your use of iClone then please contact Technical Support using the link below. They will work with you on a one to one basis to help resolve your problem quickly.

http://www.reallusion.com/CustomerSupport/User/QForm.aspx

                                                                

Peter
Forum Administrator

www.reallusion.com

Hi Gizmo.. Glad to hear everything is ok now. Thanks for updating your situation. :)

                                                                

Peter
Forum Administrator

www.reallusion.com

Update on my update: It all Works! I came home today and tried to assemble a working iCar. No good. After a while I noticed that the fan in my Nvidia card was working hard, for no good reason. So I rebooted as I usually leave my computer on 24/7.  Assembled the car again and everything is hunky dory. (OK). So apologies if I gave anyone a scare and for my whinging.

:cool: gizmo

Just an update on the above. I've gone through all the iCars I've made up in the last six months. (About eight). Some of the cars, regardless as to whether they were saved as props or in project files, work as they should. However about half now do not work. With these models I looked in the timeline and a Command asking the 'Spring' to move is present but no commands generated for the wheels. Why not . . . I've no idea because they worked previously.

Whats really wierd is that an original build does not work, yet two props which I simply re textured from the original and saved, do work!

I re downloaded the kit yesterday but still no luck on rebuilding my old props or with new props. I re downloaded again today because yesterday I forgot to delete the old Dramascripts and was hoping that may help. It did not. If I try to import a Dramascript from the newly downloaded files and ask the iCar to move by right clicking I get 'Error adding move command'.  So I'm at a loss and tired, so I'm giving up for today. Any help would really be appreciated. I do not need urgently but I REALLY hate it when something like this does not want to work. Cheers.

Edit: I found a work around. I just deleted a 'working' props body and wheels and saved the Spring and wheel dummies as a seperate 'working' prop. I can now load any chassis and wheels onto the new working prop, adjust wheel positions to suit and voila. But I'd still like to get to the bottom of this. Again any help or advice, Reallusion, Peter or any other, would be much appreciated. Ta.

:cool: gizmo