Import

SHAPE supports the import of:

• Collada .dae
• Wavefront OBJ .obj
• Cinema4d .c4d (Ensure objects are editable and not parametric)
• AutoDesk FBX .fbx
  

To import files:
File->Import (Ctrl + Shift + F)

Once a valid file is selected, SHAPE has different options that can be enabled or changed.

• Scale: Choose what Scale to import your model in.
• Import Material: Import and assign valid material textures associated with the file
• Import under Null: Allows for objects to be imported if they are children of a Null
• Flip X Axis: Inverts X axis on import
• Flip Y Axis: Inverts Y axis on import
• Flip Z Axis: Inverts Z axis on import
• Flip UV Coordinates: OpenGL and DirectX UV coordinate systems are flipped from each other, if you see your texture flipped, simply tick this box and reimport.
• Merge Models: Combine all objects into a single object on import
• Create Selection Group: Creates a selection group of all objects from the file. Useful for easy selection of a model but not added projectors.
• Swap X and Y Axes
• Swap X and Z Axes
• Swap Y and Z Axes
• Remap Hippo Source: Allows for materials labeled “Hippotizer_#” to be replaced with the Hippotizer input that matches the # entered in the material name automatically. ex. Hippo_01
  

Below these options are a list of every object in the file. It is broken into two parts:

• Elements: Use the tick boxes to choose what meshes or cameras to import.
• Type: Use the dropdown next to the cameras to choose to import your cameras as projectors, perspective texture mappers or planar texture mappers.