export surface map textures ??

[phil_DDIStudios]

Hi Folks,
Is it possible in either Terragens (0.9 or 2) to export the highly realistic surface textures as .TGA I want to create a scene and export the whole thing so I can drop it into Bryce, but have the texture stil intact?
Any thoughts? I know I can export the heightfield as an object and import, thats fine but I want the texture too,
Thanks

[Oshyan]

Texture exporting is limited to manual methods like top-down square renders of an area (or the whole terrain). You have to make lighting and atmosphere adjustments to get neutral shading (not "baked" shadows), etc. Essentially it is not a particularly simple or easily effective process. TG2 is best at rendering, not generating textures for other applications to render.

- Oshyan

[phil_DDIStudios]

can I import object into TG2 ?i.e .3ds meshes

[Oshyan]

Yes, absolutely. Object import and rendering is one of the most significant new features of TG2. There is a great deal of discussion on how to utilize the object features in TG2 elsewhere on the forum.

- Oshyan

[Matt]

.3ds format is not supported, but TG2 can import .OBJ files. It also attempts to import material definitions and textures, but material import can be a little fussy about the formatting.

Basic .LWO support is provided too, but .OBJ is the preferred format.

Matt