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Hopper2
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Posted - 09/30/2009 : 12:39:38
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My goal is to go from Adobe Illustrator and the Enfold plug-in to StrataCX 6 and then generate an .xmm file to further take it to StrataLive 3D. I could then create a 3D PDF.
I will post some image to demonstrate my problems.
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What has happened to my artwork upon opening the xmm file in StrataLive 3D?
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jpro
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USA
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Posted - 09/30/2009 : 12:43:56
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looks like the interior shape is fighting the exterior shape. We've discussed various methods to deal with that a bunch here. Basically, you need to alter the interior surface so that it is truly interior to, not coincident with, the exterior face.
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jpro
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Posted - 09/30/2009 : 12:49:36
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you know, you might be able to make your materials one-sided, and then be certain that front-facing is the correct direction for each, to deal with this within live3D.
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Hopper2
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Posted - 09/30/2009 : 13:12:16
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Thanks Jean,
Your editing material in SL3D seems to have helped. Can I avoid this in Enfold prior to export and how?
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jpro
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Posted - 09/30/2009 : 13:31:30
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no, unfortunately, that's the way the carton folds. There are various things you can try, like offsetting the inner surface a bit, but there is no one-size fits all ideal solution. Like I said, that has been discussed here, you might want to look at some of the other threads.
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Hopper2
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USA
750 Posts |
Posted - 09/30/2009 : 14:11:00
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I will try your suggestions for modifying the folding process within Enfold! Thanks for your help with this!
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jpro
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Posted - 09/30/2009 : 14:15:35
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any suggestions I have discussed are for modifying the carton in Strata, not in Enfold.
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Hopper2
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USA
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Posted - 09/30/2009 : 16:21:34
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Isn't this carton really one face? Or are you suggesting re-creating the carton to work right? Sorry so many questions I am new to this whole process, Enfold, StrataLive3D .
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jpro
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Posted - 09/30/2009 : 16:54:17
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you may be doing too many new things at once. maybe a little time with the manuals, and with some simpler test files would be helpful.
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Hopper2
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Posted - 09/30/2009 : 21:21:31
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Perhaps you maybe right but expectations what they are, I am pushing!
Thanks Jean!!
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jpro
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Posted - 09/30/2009 : 22:15:48
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I'm pretty sure there are some worthwhile tutorials for Live 3D in the manual.
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Hopper2
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Posted - 10/01/2009 : 07:12:31
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Thanks again Jean! I'll check them out today! Last night I was making pretty good progress UV mapping my Mayo bottle in Modo. Preliminary results in Live 3D were good when I did things that way! I think the UV mapping approach makes the most sense to me!
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