I was doing a little gooooogling and ran across this site http://www.polantis.com
Just registered and downlodad 20 MB of Ikea .
obj models imported to SH3D and it worked fine...|
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| Posted by polo2010 at May 2, 2011, 3:07:48 PM |
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More OBJ models I was doing a little gooooogling and ran across this site http://www.polantis.com Just registered and downlodad 20 MB of Ikea . obj models imported to SH3D and it worked fine... |
| Posted by hansmex at May 2, 2011, 4:01:12 PM |
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Re: More OBJ models Interesting site :-) EDIT: Too bad all models are grey, because textures are not included. ---------------------------------------- Hans new website - under constuction hansdirkse.info |
| Posted by polo2010 at May 2, 2011, 5:10:02 PM |
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Re: More OBJ models Hans - when importing the models the color show up fine, but clicking finish the result shops up creamy - what is missing (mtl file or jpg), the site offers many different files types - is there another type that will work better in SH3D? |
| Posted by hansmex at May 2, 2011, 5:56:18 PM |
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Re: More OBJ models Poul, I downloaded a few models as OBJ and 3DS files. When inspecting the files I notice that the OBJ files have no MTL files included. Inspection of the OBJ file with a text editor learns me no MTLLIB is specified, and no texture images are included in the ZIP-file. You could try to import these files in Blender or Art of Illusion and apply textures yourself. You could even try to add the MTL specs in the text file using a text editor. Hans ---------------------------------------- Hans new website - under constuction hansdirkse.info |
| Posted by Puybaret at May 2, 2011, 8:27:26 PM |
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Re: More OBJ models It would be nice to report to polantis team that OBJ files without their MTL file and textures images aren't very useful. By the way, this web site was already mentioned in Sweet Home 3D trackers and in this thread.  ---------------------------------------- Emmanuel Puybaret, Sweet Home 3D creator |
| Posted by hansmex at May 2, 2011, 9:27:12 PM |
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Re: More OBJ models I already wrote them a message... Dear Mr. Dirkse, This website is intended for the use of Architects and building professionals ONLY, who, normally, have a large palette of textures pre-configured in their software or who are using the objects mainly in professional architectural CAD software. I am very sorry to hear that the site does not suit your needs. Nevertheless, he is not intended to serve non professionals and private persons. see more details here: http://www.polantis.com/registration.php If you find it worthless - don't use it. We don't owe you anything, the service is free. Good day. -- Itaï Cellier POLANTIS SAS ---------------------------------------- Hans new website - under constuction hansdirkse.info |
| Posted by Puybaret at May 2, 2011, 10:20:38 PM |
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Re: More OBJ models From their answer, I would simply conclude they don't know what the OBJ format exactly is, even if they pretend they know it. Finally, not a very professional service... ---------------------------------------- Emmanuel Puybaret, Sweet Home 3D creator |
| Posted by polo2010 at May 20, 2011, 6:20:16 AM |
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Re: More OBJ models OK - found some more! Fine selection af Miele Home Appliances on http://www.mielebim.com.au/ Comes in OBJ format and Yes, Hans! I did check and they DO include the mtl file. |
| Posted by hansmex at May 20, 2011, 8:22:34 AM |
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Re: More OBJ models Thanks, I downloaded many of them! Unfortunately there are two problems: 1 - The size should be adapted. Example: their washing machine is 385810.375 units wide, which of course should be a standard 60 cms. 2 - Some models are entirely light gray, or have incorrect colours. These aren't very useful. Hans ---------------------------------------- Hans new website - under constuction hansdirkse.info |
| Posted by polo2010 at May 20, 2011, 8:56:49 AM |
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Re: More OBJ models Hi Hans Download the PFD file! it will give you the correct sizes. |
| Posted by hansmex at May 20, 2011, 9:09:57 AM |
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Re: More OBJ models Poul, I made guesstimates, that's good enough for me. Thanks for the tip, anyhow. Hans ---------------------------------------- Hans new website - under constuction hansdirkse.info |
| Posted by fhoofman at May 20, 2011, 2:31:02 PM |
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Re: More OBJ models too bad they only support kitchen furniture :( but still good |
| Posted by Polantis at Sep 9, 2011, 5:25:38 PM |
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Re: More OBJ models Hi, .mtl files will be added to the .obj objects soon. Hansmex, your initial message that you did not include in your post was quite offensive. This is why you got that answer. Polantis is a free website intended for Architecture Professionals. We have decided recently to open it to the non professional public, and textures for all 3D objects will be added gradually. You should understand that .obj is not a format that is widely used within the Architecture community, it's a "fail proof" format that is there in case the CAD software they use cannot open a BIM format or .3ds or .dwg format. texturing and rendering in pro software is not done the way it is done in SweetHome3D or in ArtOfIllusion that are decent 3D Java apps but are no match to pro software. Stay tuned, thousands of new textured objects will appear on http://www.polantis.com soon. Enjoy! |
| Posted by hansmex at Sep 9, 2011, 6:06:24 PM |
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Re: More OBJ models Dear Mr/Ms/Mrs Polantis, I checked all messages in the forum where the word "Polantis" is mentioned, seven in total. I cannot find any message of my hand, that I would consider offensive. If I - unintentionally - offended your rather tender feelings, I apologize. Hans ---------------------------------------- Hans new website - under constuction hansdirkse.info |
| Posted by Puybaret at Sep 9, 2011, 6:43:37 PM |
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Re: More OBJ models Hi Polantis team, I'm glad you finally chose to open your model database to the non professional public and give a better support to the models you offer at OBJ format. In case you didn't know, please notice that this format was one of the first supported by Sweet Home 3D because it's simply one of the format (partially) supported in Java 3D library itself. So this choice is not bound to a professional / non professional usage, and anyway I don't see anything interesting in opposing professional to non professional public about a file format. As the developer of an open source software, I'm more concerned about whether a file format is free or proprietary, or said an other way, whether I can write an open source program that will be able to read or write files at such a file format with no legal concern. For example, I'm perfectly aware that the DWG file format is widely used in the 3D modeling world, but this format seems to be still proprietary from this long legal issues description. Convince me this is not true, provide me the specifications of the DWG file format and I may try to support it in Sweet Home 3D. By the way, note that the open DAE/Collada format is well supported by Sweet Home 3D, Sketchup and Google Warehouse too. If it's easier for you, you could choose to add support for this file format. I sincerely hope you'll be able to understand the point of view of an open source developer. As we're both French, feel free to contact me or phone me if you need more details. ---------------------------------------- Emmanuel Puybaret, Sweet Home 3D creator |
| Posted by Polantis at Sep 13, 2011, 10:19:06 AM |
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Re: More OBJ models Hans: The message I was referring to was your email to Polantis Support. You acted as if our team owes you something. Polantis is a free service and at the time our only aim was to serve Architecture professionals. Hence the reply you got at the time. But now these days are over. :-) Puybaret: I am well aware of the open source issue. I know all about that. We did not try "opposing professional to non professional public about a file format" The reason why .dwg was preferred over .obj + .mtl is simply because statistically, more architects use .dwg than .obj in fact, the ratio would be something like 97% dwg / 3% obj. Since at the time (and up until recently) the site was designed only with architects in mind, we didn't really pay much attention to .obj. We are now working on .dae as well. And we are trying to mount an industrial procedure for attaching textures to objects. I'd be interested in talking with you about the possibilities, I'll contact you soon. :-) I hope we could help your community, I think SweetHome3D is a great tool. |
| Posted by luxray8910 at Oct 8, 2011, 3:41:43 AM |
Re: More OBJ modelsOK - found some more! Fine selection af Miele Home Appliances on http://www.mielebim.com.au/ Comes in OBJ format and Yes, Hans! I did check and they DO include the mtl file. I went to this site, and the whole thing doesn't seem to work anymore. ---------------------------------------- ~Kayla~ |
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