FredZ Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 I'm new to FormZ and 3D modeling in general, currently i'm using FormZ Free to learn before making the jump to a paid version. I've been making simple geometric shapes to get a feel for the tools and exporting the results as DAE. Each time I export a project as DAE I keep getting this message "At least one object in this project has flat, cubic, cylindrical, or spherical controls which will be exported as UV coodinates.", which results in random transparent faces when I import said DAE into anoother app. This happens even if I just make a cube (each face of the cube having a material assigned to it). Is this some sort of crippling of the app for the Free version or is there a way to avoid this? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Hey Fred, Are you using Mac or Windows, and what program are you going to? And if that program reads OBJ, does that work better for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZ Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 Hey Fred, Are you using Mac or Windows, and what program are you going to? And if that program reads OBJ, does that work better for you? Ah yes....I always forget to mention that..I'm on a Mac and I'm importing into SecondLife which only accept DAE files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMclean Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 I don't think there is any "crippling" of the free version of the app, but there have been problems with the DAE texture exports since the switch to 64 bit, and I don't know if they are completely solved yet. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZ Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 I don't think there is any "crippling" of the free version of the app, but there have been problems with the DAE texture exports since the switch to 64 bit, and I don't know if they are completely solved yet. Doug That would explain it...guess I'll keep on learning until they solve the issue (which will hopefully be soon). Thanks for clearing that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMclean Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Enjoy the learning. I've yet to find a modeller that is as easy, versatile, deep, and robust as formZ. The only time I usually run into any real hair tearing problems is on Import and Export to other programs, and to be fair that seems to be a problem almost everywhere. We just don't seem to have learned to play well together. I think it started in the sandbox. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Hi FredZ, Yes, the previous translators we were using were 32 bit only, and with formZ 8.5 on Windows 32 bit, the textures should be exporting properly, but on OS X and Win64, only the geometry can be exported via DAE. We are working on a correction for this in the future. The current work-around would be to either export an .OBJ file, and convert that to DAE, or export DAE with textures using the 32 bit version of formZ for Windows. Thanks for your report, we will get this corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZ Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 Hi FredZ, Yes, the previous translators we were using were 32 bit only, and with formZ 8.5 on Windows 32 bit, the textures should be exporting properly, but on OS X and Win64, only the geometry can be exported via DAE. We are working on a correction for this in the future. The current work-around would be to either export an .OBJ file, and convert that to DAE, or export DAE with textures using the 32 bit version of formZ for Windows. Thanks for your report, we will get this corrected. Hello, I'm looking forward to the fix. I had already thought of trying that exact work-around but low and behold FormZ Free (understandably) does not export as .OBJ, only .KMZ .STL .DAE and of course .FMZ. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Hi Fred, True, but the Pro Trial is "almost" fully functional for 30 days if / when you want to try that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibui Design Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 FormZ Pro is a really great value. It beats the socks off the competition when it comes to modeling, plus if you get the RenderZone version, you can quickly render and show off your work. I've been using the product for over 15 years in a fast production environment and it always delivers. As a bonus, you get the very best support in the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FredZ Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Does Form Z run on win 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Hi Fred, Yes, formZ in general runs on Windows 10, but only v8.5 is officially supported. (Make sure that you have a current Video Driver for best results...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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