Hi, I have a 3d model of a character that I created in blender, but I can't seem to get it into XSI. I have multiple versions of XSI but none of them will either import the model or with the textures. I have tried using multiple formats for importing but they don't seem to do the job. I also reimport the models in blender which will either work perfectly or won't import the textures. Can someone help me solve this? Thanks.

My version of blender is 2.49b

By the way, I would be glad if someone could finish my models skeleton, change a part of the model into a cloth create the combo file and all that other wonderful bunch of stuff.

Did you tried opening the Explorer(8) and checking if the models exist there? They might be so "small" you dont see them in any of the viewports if you dont zoom in.

@linksith
There must be something wrong with your object or your method of exporting.
I just exported some textured objects from Blender 2.49 to Softimage Mod Tool 7.5 and XSI Foundation 5.11 as obj without any problems. The wavefront obj format is a very good transfer format for getting assets from one 3d app to another if you need to preserve geometry+UVs.

Ok so I got the file to work but when I triedto get it in xsi with texture mode it didn't show the textures. So I tried exporting into msg andit crashed. Blender will recognize everything of the ibm file but not xsi.

you probably have to reapply the texture in xsi.

linksith wrote:Ok so I got the file to work but when I triedto get it in xsi with texture mode it didn't show the textures...

The obj files exported from Blender are XSI-ready, just import them and make sure you switch the viewport display mode to Textured Decal to see the textures applied to the model.

Maybe you didn't export from Blender to obj with materials?
You should import the obj file into XSI from the same location that you exported it to from Blender to ensure the obj file can find the matching mtl file which defines the model's textures and their locations so XSI can find them on import.

Transferring formats from one 3d app to another isn't complicated and you shouldn't be experiencing this much trouble unless there is truly something wrong with the model.
Is this a model you made completely or is this a convert/edit project?

linksith wrote:...So I tried exporting into msg andit crashed. Blender will recognize everything of the ibm file but not xsi.

What is msg and ibm?

Actually I (in certain circumstances) have a lot of trouble exporting from Blender to OBJ, then importing it to XSI with the textures.

The reason behind this is unclear, but I am going to take a wild guess and say that your model is a kit-bash of at least 2 different stock(or custom)BF models, isnt it?

AceMastermind wrote:

linksith wrote:Ok so I got the file to work but when I triedto get it in xsi with texture mode it didn't show the textures...

The obj files exported from Blender are XSI-ready, just import them and make sure you switch the viewport display mode to Textured Decal to see the textures applied to the model.

Maybe you didn't export from Blender to obj with materials?
You should import the obj file into XSI from the same location that you exported it to from Blender to ensure the obj file can find the matching mtl file which defines the model's textures and their locations so XSI can find them on import.

Transferring formats from one 3d app to another isn't complicated and you shouldn't be experiencing this much trouble unless there is truly something wrong with the model.
Is this a model you made completely or is this a convert/edit project?

linksith wrote:...So I tried exporting into msg andit crashed. Blender will recognize everything of the ibm file but not xsi.

What is msg and ibm?

Sorry abouth that last message, I was trying to write that on my friends phone instead of my iPod and ended up mistyping stuff. the msg was supposed to be msh and the IBM was supposed to be obj. I got the model from obiwan but I modified it greatly. I made sure when I exported the model into obj that all of the selections that were related to the textures were selected. I didn't however try the textured decal mode so I'll try that when I get back on the computer. I already re-applied the textures to the model which is why blender is finally recognizing the textures when I re-import the model into blender. I am still wondering why XSI crashes when I try to export into msh. In case you guys didn't recognize my new location status ( highly doubt you guys missed it but just thought I'd mention it) I will be writing replies on my iPod most of the time instead of the computer.

EDIT: Hmmmm texture decal didn't work

EDIT 2: Ok so i took all of the objects from blender and joined them into one model and then re-named and re-applied the textures. then i exported into .3ds format and imported into XSI. I then figured out the problem with the pandemic addon... i for some reason needed to check the "export selected only" box. the result.......
the texture name ended up as "noIcon" so i deleted it and renamed my texture to "noIcon" and it worked. the result....

Now i need to figure out how to replace the current texture with my texture before exporting into msh. I will also need to figure out skeletons and combo files and all that good old stuff. Im looking through the documentation right now to learn as much as i can but can someone help me figure out how to replace the texture??????