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Forest Pack => Forest Pro (*) => Topic started by: MG2304 on January 24, 2014, 10:49:22 AM
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Hi,
I have a problem when I import a FBX file From Bentley Software and want to attach the grass to it.
Surface normals seems to look good.
See image.
Please help.
thanks in advance
Christiaan
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Please, see the following post. It would be the same issue: http://forum.itoosoft.com/index.php?topic=1760.msg6477#msg6477
If that doesn't solve the problem, please send us the surface to support@itoosoft.com and we'll check it.
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I Already looked in to that topic, but I can't get it work.
Files are send
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We have not received the file yet. If you sent it, please try again using a web sharing service as WeTransfer, to be sure is not blocked by the e-mail servers.
Thanks,
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I finally got the file, it's too big and was stucked in one of the e-mail servers.
Regarding the surface, normals are inverted but for some reason they cannot be flipped: neither using the Normal modifier or Editable Mesh tools. I found this trick in other Max forum:
1) Create a box (or any geometry) in the XY plane.
2) Collapse it to an Editable Mesh.
3) Turn on Selection->Show Normals to check normals visually.
4) Attach the surface to the box mesh.
5) Select all faces and click Surface Properties->Normals->Flip
6) Remove the box element.
Optionally i also suggest to apply Vertices->Weld (faces are isolated). Next, you can assign the surface in Forest as usual.
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Thanks a lot, this is the trick.
Regards