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Save an OBJ file without 3d object

Sep 12, 2012 5:00 AM

Is there any way to save an OBJ file in photoshop without a 3D object?

 

I'm trying to do this so I can use the OBJ file in pixologic sculptris to get a glossy skin effect. Alternatively if you know of a straight forward way I can get a glossy skin effect I'd appreciate it!

329 Views   5 Replies   Latest reply: BillHamming, Sep 14, 2012 8:12 AM
 
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  • Mylenium
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    1. Mylenium,
    Sep 12, 2012 7:36 AM   in reply to BillHamming
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    I'm not sure what you are exactly trying to do here. Sounds like an oximoron - a model without geometry. Are you perhaps trying to save a points-only OBJ or any of that? If so, the answer is no. PS will always save the mesh. If you're trying to save the textures, then nothing stops you from doing just that liek you woulds save any other image file....

     

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    2. BillHamming,
    Sep 14, 2012 6:16 AM   in reply to Mylenium
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    OK. Thank you. It makes sense. I just wanted to edit a file in a software called Sculptris and you can only edit OBJ files in that programme. I'll have to just find an alternative. Thank you for your help!

     
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    3. conroy,
    Sep 14, 2012 6:57 AM   in reply to BillHamming
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    Surely Sculptris has a preset of an untextured rectangular plane onto which you can map your image. Or have I misunderstood what you are trying to do?

     
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    4. Mylenium,
    Sep 14, 2012 7:07 AM   in reply to BillHamming
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    What Conroy said... I'm still not clear what exactly you are trying to achieve. The last time I used Sculptris was before Pixologic bought it and it was a very early Alpha, but even then it already had a sphere and a cube primitive as a start shape....

     

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    5. BillHamming,
    Sep 14, 2012 8:12 AM   in reply to Mylenium
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    The reason I asked, and I apologise for not saying it earlier, was that I wanted to edit a photo of a person in that programme, the photo is 2d and I was wondering if there was a way of somehow editing it in sculptris. I don't think there is so I'll look for an alternative. Thank you guys for your help!

     
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