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nruser
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How to use more then one texture one one object?
I made my character model that uses diffuse/normal/height maps
but i can load only one texture and not 16 of them for one model as I have planed.
I tried to use texture object and set texture object commands but problem still remains.

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bergice
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Make the model automatically load the textures and dont use the texture object command. Most programs will export texture data with the object.

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nruser
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how can i do that?

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Rich Dersheimer
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Posted: 12th Oct 2010 22:10
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What program did you use to make your model?

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nruser
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3ds max 8, but i don't think this is the best way to do this. I want to load textures from disk but i don't know how to make multi textured object.

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nruser
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people can someone tell me how to use more then one texture on a character model?

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SH4773R
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Posted: 14th Oct 2010 04:42 Edited at: 14th Oct 2010 04:45
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Well id try

Load object "media/whatever.x",1
Load image "media/texture1.bmp", 1
Load image "media/texture2", 2
...

Do
If whaterver = 1
Texture object 1,1
End if
If whatever = 2
Texture object 1,2
Endif
...
Loop

EDIT:
Oh sorry I miss understood, I saw a thread on lighmaping w/ catograpy shop try searching
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Morcilla
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1st way: To automatically load the textures, the textures must be described inside the model file, along with the materials. At load time those textures must be in the right relative folder, as described in the model file.

2nd way (recommended): DBPro doesn't handle model materials but rather object limbs. Name the different parts of the model inside 3ds max (that should make a limb), and then use Texture Limb from DBPro to texture each individual part. Use texture stages to load the different maps (diffuse, normal, etc.), but you'll need to apply a shader to use these extra maps.

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nruser
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2nd way works but is not exactly practical how can i get name of the limb? There is potential problem with this in 3ds max I have 8 object like armor, torso, boots, etc, in one order but in dbp this objects are listed in different order?

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Benjamin
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Posted: 14th Oct 2010 23:49
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Why exactly would you need 16 textures?
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nruser
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Model is character that will appear in sci-fi FPS, i modeled this character from more objects he has head, arms with hands,pelvis and knees as one, two separate eyes, upper and lower teeth, torso armor,thigh pads and boots. Every object has its own diffuse/normal/height maps (i also have some problems with height maps when using parallax shader). This is totall of 16 files that are in dds format and have 1024x1024 resolution.
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Benjamin
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You mean each limb of the character is divided into components that can be customized or something?
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Morcilla
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Quote: "in dbp this objects are listed in different order?"

Yes this can happen.

Quote: "how can i get name of the limb?"

LIMB NAME$ : Return String=LIMB NAME$(Object Number, Limb Number)

Also, you'll need to use Set Limb Effect for the normal maps. I don't think those height maps are going to be used.
I recommend you to dig in the forum for limbs, multi-texturing animated objects, and normal map shaders. Good luck

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nruser
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Here is the code:



Now what i want is to find a way of texturing this character model
with these textures, but there is the problem of finding limbs and texturing limbs. This way works but this is time consuming I want to make the game that will know how to find limb number and names and paste right textures on them.
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nruser
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