https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=3991&p=45373#p45373
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Nik
Sunday, 14 June 2020, 02:42 AM

Re: Mesh Format Viewer / Conversion.
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I found a work-around for complex scenes that refuse to render in superfly.

Using 'progressive' and both 640-core GPU cards, I iterated 'buckets' from nominal ~1024 through 512, 256, 128 all the way down until render ran. I've recently had to set 16 buckets, which was s-l-o-w, but worked...

After, be sure to export your render ASAP, certainly before you adjust view-point, lest PP's clunky garbage collector crash the UI...

I'm still looking for a friendly 3D editor that won't give me prompt migraines. 

I tried Hexagon, but it promptly choked on a complex OBJ, shut down without warning. Which was not too unexpected, given its age makes it an x32...

I tried freebie MeshMagic, but it covertly loaded links to rest of NCH office suite, which took a while to pry loose, then trash.

Also, though I *may* have been using MM wrong, zoom seems to scale the model, not the view. This is *very unfortunate* if you're trying to carve a complex set into convenient modules. After some digging, I did find how to 'dial in' XYZ offsets, allowing better than 'By Eye' placement. Will try again...

Turbo CAD has had OBJ & 3DS I/O for ever and ever. I've just discovered that TurboCAD Pro 2020 has 'automatic' FBX import / export, whatever that means. There seems no plug-in for my '2016 version, whose UI still confounds me. Sad, really, when I remember how productive I was with the 2003~2010 versions. But, hey, a dire decade out will do that to your 'Minds Eye'...

I could just about afford the discounted upgrade from '2016 to '2020, although that would be a total waste if I can't make it 'play nice'...

D'uh...