help needed

[bsingwa]

Hi everyone.
i need your help.
i've downloaded the indigo material database but i don't know how to use it and save it.when i load one material that i've downloaded indigo says new material created, with name bla bla bla...but how can i save it. and use it when i need it? save it as jpg and possible put in the presets.is this possible?
Can you help me how to use the materials anytime i want?
thanks
best regards
Bruno Matos

[Doug Armand]

OK you don't say what 3D software your using or the exporter but I'll try and explain but this is for using with Blender/Blendigo but should be similar to any exporter your using

First using the material editor either create or download a material

1:Press the download button
2: enter a search word for material
3: press the download button

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after you have test rendered the material and you want to save it and use it in your render then

1: Press the save button and set the save location
2: Give the material a name
3: choose whether a .igm or .pigm is saved ( will explain later)
4: press the save button

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Now if your using blender then give your model a material, in this case I named it gold, and then in the Blendigo exporter go to the material tab. If not selected then choose your material from the drop-down box.

1: Materials Tab
2: Select your Blender material
3: Choose External from the material type
4:select your material by clicking the button with '...'

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Then just render. I think all the other exporters will be similar to this.

The differences between the file types, .igm and .pigm, are whether they contain image files for textures,bump maps, etc. If they do then saving them as .pigms will include those images in the file. Basically it creates a .zip file with a .pigm filetype. You can't use a .pigm directly from the exporter. you will need to unpack itt. There hope that helps.

Man I'm crap at writing with a mouse

[bsingwa]

i use sketchup

[Doug Armand]

Well apart from the expoter bit it all still applies. You only need to work out how to do that in the sketchup exporter - shouldn't be too hard

oh and please don't bother to thank me for my efforts - theres really no need

[zeitmeister]

[Godzilla]

Thank you for attempting to help him, Doug Armand.

[Doug Armand]

Thank you for attempting to help him, Doug Armand.

lol - I was being sarcastic in my earlier response - but thank you anyway

[zeitmeister]

What a troll.. Even didn't apologize yet.
Don't feed him anymore.

[Whaat]

It sounds like you are wondering if you can add a downloaded material to the SkIndigo preset materials. This can't be done in the current version.

To use a downloaded material there are two ways:
1) Load the IGM/PIGM material using the 'Import' button
2) Link the IGM/PIGM material by changing your material type to 'Linked IGM' and then browsing for the material you downloaded.

[bsingwa]

hi again!
sorry for my comunication. your effort is welcome and if i haven't thanked you was not for bad intention.
i will try to explain the better i can.
i download the files from the indigo site and then when i'm going to catch them from the location to the indigo material edito it makes some things like new material created, and then with phong, diffuse and thingslike that.and i'm going to use, nothing
please help
best regards
Bruno

[zeitmeister]

... then sorry from me, too!

[bsingwa]

Hi again guys!
thanks for your help and please help me with one more thing.
we can't use the downloaded material to the preset list in this version but is any previous one that alows that?
thanks
best regards
Bruno