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coldby · 27th March 2012, 11:01 AM

Et me voila again, just to prove I'm no coward

To keep my word (and to oblige myself, of course

) I downloaded and tested three format converters.

- Wings-1.4.1 looks simple and honest enough, and does the job. As in AC3D the files must be imported rather than opened - in my case import an obj and export a 3ds. Takes some time and patience. Freeware.

- 3dconverter claims it can do the job but when it comes to exporting, the shareware version invites you to register first ($50), and I'd rather not invest any money in something before I'm sure it does what I expect it to.
Some remarks I run into, not all positive, persuaded me that what I needed was something else. As said, shareware as long as all you want is playing with it.

- AccuTrans (at3d2-12-1) looks very professional, does the job and promises (didn't test that feature yet) it can be done in batch too. Freeware. I think I'll stick with that one.

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As far as the original problem is concerned (group and materials info getting lost when importing an .obj), it seems to be a bug of AC3D: the relative info is actually exported (other programs read it correctly), but while re-importing an obj AC3D ignores it even if the file is of its own making.
By the way, Stiglr was absolutely right: by reimporting the converted .3ds files the problem disappears. Thanks again!

27th March 2012, 11:01 AM	#6
coldby Senior Member Professional user Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 102	Re: Importing groups embedded in an obj Et me voila again, just to prove I'm no coward To keep my word (and to oblige myself, of course ) I downloaded and tested three format converters. - Wings-1.4.1 looks simple and honest enough, and does the job. As in AC3D the files must be imported rather than opened - in my case import an obj and export a 3ds. Takes some time and patience. Freeware. - 3dconverter claims it can do the job but when it comes to exporting, the shareware version invites you to register first ($50), and I'd rather not invest any money in something before I'm sure it does what I expect it to. Some remarks I run into, not all positive, persuaded me that what I needed was something else. As said, shareware as long as all you want is playing with it. - AccuTrans (at3d2-12-1) looks very professional, does the job and promises (didn't test that feature yet) it can be done in batch too. Freeware. I think I'll stick with that one. * * * As far as the original problem is concerned (group and materials info getting lost when importing an .obj), it seems to be a bug of AC3D: the relative info is actually exported (other programs read it correctly), but while re-importing an obj AC3D ignores it even if the file is of its own making. By the way, Stiglr was absolutely right: by reimporting the converted .3ds files the problem disappears. Thanks again! Last edited by coldby; 27th March 2012 at 11:07 AM.