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Topic: 3D Coat AppLink: NVil doesn't import geometry  (Read 6264 times)

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January 09, 2018, 07:56:09 pm
Does anyone have problems exporting geometry from 3D Coat back to NVil using the built-in AppLink?

I can send geometry from NVil to 3D Coat all right, but not do the opposite.
In 3D Coat I select File->Export [Whatever] Mesh To->NVil and Save As file chooser pops up set to:
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%APPDATA%/Roaming/DigitalFossils/NVil/Media/3DCoatAppLink/ImportSo I'm saving the geo as temp.obj, for example, and then switch back to NVil. Nothing happens.

My 3D Coat settings are visible on the uploaded screenshot.

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January 09, 2018, 08:06:41 pm
Have you had this option checked?
File > 3D-Coat Applink > 3D-Coat Applink Enabled.

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Also a file: export.txt must be generated when you export from 3DC which provides the location of the exported obj file.

user document folder\3D-CoatV48\Exchange\export.txt
or
user document folder\3D-CoatV48\Exchange\NVil\export.txt
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January 09, 2018, 09:37:54 pm
Have you had this option checked?
File > 3D-Coat Applink > 3D-Coat Applink Enabled.
Yes, I have this enabled.
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Also a file: export.txt must be generated when you export from 3DC which provides the location of the exported obj file.

user document folder\3D-CoatV48\Exchange\export.txt
or
user document folder\3D-CoatV48\Exchange\NVil\export.txt
The directory listing of 3D-CoatV48\Exchange\NVil contains the following files: run.txt and temp.mtl.
run.txt contains path to NVil executable.
Contents of 3D-CoatV48\Exchange\ contains: Export.xml and textures.txt files. Both files are empty.

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January 09, 2018, 10:39:04 pm
Can you show me the contents of run.txt?

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January 09, 2018, 11:39:05 pm
Here it is:
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F:\Users\myusername\Programs\NVil\NVil 1.0.exeIt's a valid path.

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January 09, 2018, 11:48:15 pm
Looks like you didn't export the obj file in a proper way. The export.txt file is missing. What are the applink export instructions for 3DC?

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January 10, 2018, 12:22:51 am
What are the applink export instructions for 3DC?
http://3dcoat.com/forum/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=19895
I'm not sure how up to date those instructions are though. I think we can be sure that they support at least version 4.0.08A (uses \3D-CoatV4 directory), Andrew Shpagin mentioned it in one of his last posts in this thread: http://3dcoat.com/forum/index.php?/topic/5596-3d-coat-applink-description/&do=findComment&comment=101209. But the post dates back to 2013 and 3D Coat is 4.8.05 now (uses \3D-CoatV48 directory).
The document was last modified in 2015.

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January 10, 2018, 12:30:07 am
I am not a member of 3DC forum users so I can't access the doc.

How about you can ask in 3DC forum?

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January 10, 2018, 12:40:44 am
Ok, I'll ask.