topic Re: Exported Models are extremely dark or transparent in ArcGIS CityEngine Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/exported-models-are-extremely-dark-or-transparent/m-p/239017#M3121 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>No, the light is never exported. Plus, the obj file format does not support lights.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Check all the materials first in Blender. If they're correct there, there exists an issue between Blender and that other package.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I assume the transparency comes from 'single sided rendering' or 'backface culling'. Both techniques used in realtime environments to save resources when displaying geometries.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Check these things, ok ?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Matt</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:09:24 GMT MatthiasBuehler1 2013-11-12T14:09:24Z Exported Models are extremely dark or transparent https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/exported-models-are-extremely-dark-or-transparent/m-p/239016#M3120 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: serabo</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am exporting CityEngine models to .obj files and then loading them into blender, then exporting from blender into Orge Scene/Mesh files to load into a simulator program.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am having these strange results of very very dark models, (the scene light isn't exported?), and transparent roads.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Here are 2 screenshots that demonstrate the model when it is loaded into the simulator.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]29033[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]29034[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any suggestions are welcomed! Thank you!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Nov 2013 03:45:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/exported-models-are-extremely-dark-or-transparent/m-p/239016#M3120 Anonymous User 2013-11-12T03:45:50Z Re: Exported Models are extremely dark or transparent https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/exported-models-are-extremely-dark-or-transparent/m-p/239017#M3121 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>No, the light is never exported. Plus, the obj file format does not support lights.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Check all the materials first in Blender. If they're correct there, there exists an issue between Blender and that other package.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I assume the transparency comes from 'single sided rendering' or 'backface culling'. Both techniques used in realtime environments to save resources when displaying geometries.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Check these things, ok ?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Matt</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:09:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/exported-models-are-extremely-dark-or-transparent/m-p/239017#M3121 MatthiasBuehler1 2013-11-12T14:09:24Z