vrmesh normals issue

[digitalmediatechnik]

Converting .obj files to vrmesh using ply2vrmesh - the vertex normals are different (worse) compared to the obj imported directly into Max.

I've attached a jpeg to show what I mean.



Vray 3.40.03
3dsmax 2014 SP1
Windows 7 Professional SP1

Is there anything I can do here? I've tried different -smoothangle settings but there seems to be no effect.

I would be extremely grateful for any tips!

[vlado]

Does it work better if you import the .obj in 3ds Max and create the proxy from there?

Best regards,
Vlado

[digitalmediatechnik]

Yes, it works as expected if I import the .obj into Max first.



I have however 14000 files to convert so doing them manually through Max isn't really feasible.

Any idea as to why different -smoothAngle values seem to make no difference to the result?

Admittedly the source model is very poor but it is all that is available unfortunately.

[vlado]

There are a few things that might be wrong, but I will need some way to verify a potential fix. Do you think you can get us some part of that .obj file to experiment with?

Best regards,
Vlado

[digitalmediatechnik]

No problem, let me know how.

[digitalmediatechnik]

There are a few things that might be wrong, but I will need some way to verify a potential fix. Do you think you can get us some part of that .obj file to experiment with?

Best regards,
Vlado

Hi Vlado,

how can I send you the file? Is E-Mail ok or is a different method better?

[vlado]

how can I send you the file? Is E-Mail ok or is a different method better?

Email to vlado@chaosgroup.com is fine. Thanks! I have some ideas on what to change, but I need to verify with the actual geometry.

Best regards,
Vlado

[digitalmediatechnik]

Done, thanks.