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Title: Parts of imported obj appear invisible
Post by: dreamzfiction on August 25, 2021, 09:30:19 PM
Hello creators.. So I recently hit a wall :(  after modelling was done in blender of a house model, I imported the model into terragen 4.5.56 as an obj, parts of the model were visible while others appeared invisible in the viewport and render. Which was never my desire

Ps: I confirmed that all normals were facing the correct orientation.
Title: Re: Parts of imported obj appear invisible
Post by: WAS on August 26, 2021, 12:47:40 AM
Is the effected geometry using ngons? Terragen doesn't render them. Additionally, is the opacity of the object part 0?
Title: Re: Parts of imported obj appear invisible
Post by: dreamzfiction on August 26, 2021, 02:19:26 AM
Yes the geometry is made of ngons, (and triangles).. wow I had no clue that terragen doesn't render ngons.. Will I have to remodel the House? Or is there a way around this?
Title: Re: Parts of imported obj appear invisible
Post by: WAS on August 26, 2021, 02:27:00 AM
Believe there are a few tutorials out there for converting ngons to tris in Blender. I remember this being asked before. Youtube probably has something to follow.
Title: Re: Parts of imported obj appear invisible
Post by: dreamzfiction on August 26, 2021, 02:31:20 AM
Thanks for the quick diagnostics.. I'll follow up on those tutorials.. I'm glad that i know the cause of the problem. Thanks again :)
Title: Re: Parts of imported obj appear invisible
Post by: dreamzfiction on August 26, 2021, 02:59:09 AM
Your suggestion worked like magic.. For blender users simply go to Mesh > Faces > Triangulate Faces and BOOM, you have Tris. After importing back to terragen i'm glad to inform you that i'ts no longer wearing the cloak of invisibility :D. Thank you WAS
Title: Re: Parts of imported obj appear invisible
Post by: dreamzfiction on August 26, 2021, 03:03:21 AM
After triangulation was done in blender.. It now looks as intended.