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v 0.64 material hangs up

v 0.64 material hangs up

Postby diedir » 19 Mar 2013, 21:59

Hi
trying to put material on my imported model:

right click in the scene where my selected object is, then edit material,
empty slot diffuse -> load -> pick a 2048x2048 .jpg or .tga -> then skyline editor don't respond anymore.

tried with a 1024x1024 with no luck
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Re: v 0.64 material hangs up

Postby SolarPortal » 19 Mar 2013, 22:45

hi, it sounds like the material has not been converted to an advanced material yet.
You can create an advanced material by following the steps below:

  • Import Model.
  • Right click edit material.
  • Press save material.
  • Then load your texture.

We are going to be improving the material editor so this doesnt happen and that advanced materials are always generated.
This should help :D

Heres a guide on operating the material editor:
http://www.chi-ad.com/DokuWiki/doku.php/ms_material_operatingthematerialeditor
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Re: v 0.64 material hangs up

Postby iamcheeseontoast » 20 Mar 2013, 02:01

Even if you have a button that says "Create Advanced Material", would make it clearer to new users
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Re: v 0.64 material hangs up

Postby diedir » 20 Mar 2013, 10:50

Ok i will try that thank you for the tip
and glad to see this improve in the future
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Re: v 0.64 material hangs up

Postby diedir » 20 Mar 2013, 14:12

Cool it is working now, thank you
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Re: v 0.64 material hangs up

Postby SolarPortal » 20 Mar 2013, 14:29

np :D

iamcheeseontoast wrote:Even if you have a button that says "Create Advanced Material", would make it clearer to new users

@iamcheeseontoast: this would be good, but doing it when the material ins't converted on material editor load will save many crashes lol. :D
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Re: v 0.64 material hangs up

Postby iamcheeseontoast » 21 Mar 2013, 02:02

Doing it automatically - Would this mean the mat editor would create the advanced mat everytime. Or would it check to see if its a advanced mat first. This would be fine if its all fast enough.
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Re: v 0.64 material hangs up

Postby SolarPortal » 21 Mar 2013, 09:50

If the material is already an advanced material, then it wont bug you. But if the material is incompatible with the material editor or if the material is a basic material, then it will offer to convert the material into an advanced material without the awkward workflow of saving first. :D
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