what is a .mtl file
I saw in sketchup there are .obj files and .mtl files what are the .mtl files? Thank you.
I saw in sketchup there are .obj files and .mtl files what are the .mtl files? Thank you.
what is a .mtl file
- Thread starter uncle808us
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hi,
'.mtl' files are the standard Wavefront material file format, and are often (always?) attached to .obj files.
These files are linked inside the '.obj' that required the encapsulated materials with references to the '.mtl' file path (via the mtllib command if I remember).
And because .obj (and .mtl) are human readable, you can modify this path.
Cyril.
'.mtl' files are the standard Wavefront material file format, and are often (always?) attached to .obj files.
These files are linked inside the '.obj' that required the encapsulated materials with references to the '.mtl' file path (via the mtllib command if I remember).
And because .obj (and .mtl) are human readable, you can modify this path.
Cyril.
is there away to open them in Cheetah?
How would you modify the path? So I could use the .mtl file with the .obj file I import into Cheetah?klog said:
Hi,
Inside the '.mtl' file you have things like 'newmtl yyy' before each new material, where yyy is the name for the material. When you want to apply such a material to an object inside your '.obj' file, be sure that you link the '.obj' to the '.mtl' via mtllib, and add 'usemtl yyy' before your object.
I don't know if this has changed in the last Cheetah releases (Martin, tell me if I'm wrong), but Cheetah is able to generate '.mtl' file (fully connected to an .obj file if you export it), but can not import such a material file.
Cyril.
uncle808us said:
- open the '.obj' file with a text editor (open with / TextEdit)
- search for (or add) the words 'mtllib xxx' where xxx should be the relative path/filename for your '.mtl' file
Inside the '.mtl' file you have things like 'newmtl yyy' before each new material, where yyy is the name for the material. When you want to apply such a material to an object inside your '.obj' file, be sure that you link the '.obj' to the '.mtl' via mtllib, and add 'usemtl yyy' before your object.
uncle808us said:
I don't know if this has changed in the last Cheetah releases (Martin, tell me if I'm wrong), but Cheetah is able to generate '.mtl' file (fully connected to an .obj file if you export it), but can not import such a material file.
Cyril.
No problem.
No problem, and thanks for the help.
No problem, and thanks for the help.