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Exported models from CityEngine lose their textures

Discussion in 'Editor & General Support' started by biurrun4, Mar 18, 2016.

  1. biurrun4

    biurrun4

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    Hello everyone,

    first of all, I would like to apologize in case I am not posting this in the proper section, it's my first post in this Community.

    I have a problem when trying to export models from ESRI CityEngine to Unity 3d. For some reason, when importing it into Unity, the model appears without textures, only as a white figure. The output extension I am using is FBX. I have check all the exporting options but I don't know what is wrong.

    I hope you can help and if you need any extra information don't hesitate to ask me.
     
    biurrun4, Mar 18, 2016
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  2. Jordi-Bonastre

    Jordi-Bonastre

    Unity Technologies

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    Have you tried these steps? http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/44472

    1. In CityEngine, select all of the models to be exported. -show me-

      Left-clicking and dragging from bottom-right to top-left allows users to select every part of every model that is partially included in the select box. Left-clicking and dragging from top-left to bottom-right only selects the part of the models that are fully in the select box.
    2. Go to File > Export Models.
    3. Select the Autodesk FBX option.
    4. Use the following settings in the Export model wizard:
      • Export Geometry: Models with Shape Fallback -show me-
      • Vertex Normals: Write vertex normals
      • Normals Indexing: Allow shared normals
      • Texture Coordinates: Write all UV layers
      • In the Global Offset section, click the Center button. -show me-
      • Include Materials: Checked
      • Collect Textures: Checked
      • Embed Textures: Checked -show me-
    5. In Unity, navigate to the Asset menu > Import new asset, and navigate to the .fbx file.
    6. Drag and drop the model from the Assets window into the scene.
     
    Jordi-Bonastre, Mar 18, 2016
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