Re: ot: any rhino= >carrara users? 2003-12-28 - By richardsan
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sure, shoot me the works...
if i needed to export other than obj, is vrml, ok?
On Sunday, December 28, 2003, at 09:31 PM, whkguamusa wrote:
> I speak some Rhino (ver 2) and a little Amapi.
>
> I use the WaveFront "obj" format for everything going out of Rhino
> into Carrara.
> The main reasons for this are quad support and UV Mapper
> compatibility. If you are using Carrara 3 with built in uv mapping
> tools then it is not as big a factor as it used to be.
> Mesh from nurbs tend to be large.
> If you let Rhino do the meshing at the default settings during export
> it will be very large using an object with a good amount of detail.
>
> Your best approach is to convert each part (or logical group) of your
> Rhino scene to mesh individually and optimize the settings for each,
> then export just the mesh. Small changes in the settings can make a
> big difference in the vertex count without causing the model to look
> faceted.
>
> I have some notes on the settings for mesh export (cut from different
> Rhino forums) that I can email to you if you would like them.
>
> Depending on what you are making, the absolute cleanest - lowest
> vertex-count imported objects you can get would be from a polygonal
> modeler like Amapi or wings, imported with 4 sided (quad) facets in
> place.
> Why you would want it that way would be for organic animation &
> better smoothing of the low-res object using Carrara's SDS options.
>
>
> mdc
>
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> --- In Carrara@(protected), richardsan <richardsan@(protected)> wrote:
>> i'm gathering a little data about using rhino models in
> Carrara3...any
>> takers? i'm curious if/what export options are used, and if there
> are
>> any problems/remedies once inside carrara.
>> tia
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