Import​ ​Guide

September​ ​2017

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Medium​ ​Reference​ ​Mesh​ ​Import​ ​Guidelines
You​ ​can​ ​import​ ​meshes​ ​from​ ​other​ ​3D​ ​packages​ ​into​ ​Medium​ ​to​ ​use​ ​as​ ​references​ ​in​ ​your
sculpting.​ ​With​ ​the​ ​new​ ​Copy​ ​to​ ​Clay​ ​feature,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​also​ ​convert​ ​reference​ ​meshes​ ​into
sculptable​ ​material,​ ​preserving​ ​color​ ​information​ ​from​ ​your​ ​original​ ​mesh.​ ​Copy​ ​to​ ​Clay​ ​and
textured​ ​reference​ ​meshes​ ​are​ ​both​ ​new​ ​features​ ​in​ ​version​ ​1.2.2.

To​ ​import​ ​a​ ​mesh,​ ​drag​ ​it​ ​into​ ​the​ ​Medium​ ​Import​ ​folder:

​ ​C:\Users\<USERNAME>\Documents\Medium\_Import\Reference​ ​Meshes\

You​ ​can​ ​import​ ​reference​ ​meshes​ ​in​ ​either​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​file​ ​formats:
- .fbx
- .obj

Meshes​ ​from​ ​both​ ​formats​ ​can​ ​be​ ​brought​ ​into​ ​Medium​ ​with​ ​vertex​ ​color​ ​and​ ​texture​ ​information.
Each​ ​format​ ​has​ ​slightly​ ​different​ ​requirements:

● OBJ​​ ​-​ ​Medium​ ​uses​ ​a​ ​non-standard​ ​extension​ ​to​ ​the​ ​OBJ​ ​file​ ​format​ ​to​ ​support​ ​vertex
colors​ ​inside​ ​the​ ​OBJ​ ​file.​ ​For​ ​textures,​ ​we​ ​require​ ​a​ ​.obj​ ​file,​ ​accompanying​ ​.mtl​ ​file,​ ​and
all​ ​image​ ​files.​ ​We​ ​support​ ​one​ ​diffuse​ ​texture​ ​per​ ​subset.​ ​All​ ​files​ ​should​ ​be​ ​included​ ​in
the​ ​Medium​ ​Import​ ​folder.
● FBX​​ ​-​ ​Medium’s​ ​FBX​ ​importer​ ​supports​ ​one​ ​diffuse​ ​texture​ ​per​ ​mesh​ ​node​ ​inside​ ​the
.fbx​ ​file.​ ​Each​ ​image​ ​file,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​the​ ​.fbx​ ​file​ ​itself,​ ​should​ ​be​ ​included​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Medium
import​ ​folder.​ ​Normal​ ​maps,​ ​multiple​ ​blended​ ​textures,​ ​and​ ​other​ ​special​ ​usage​ ​of
textures​ ​are​ ​not​ ​supported​ ​and​ ​are​ ​not​ ​brought​ ​into​ ​Medium.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​are​ ​having​ ​issues
with​ ​import,​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​that​ ​you​ ​have​ ​included​ ​all​ ​textures​ ​files​ ​with​ ​correct​ ​pathing​ ​in​ ​of
the​ ​import​ ​folder,​ ​and​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​that​ ​each​ ​mesh​ ​node​ ​contains​ ​only​ ​one​ ​diffuse​ ​texture.

Mesh​ ​Requirements
Meshes​ ​should​ ​have​ ​vertex​ ​normals​ ​and​ ​be​ ​watertight.​ ​While​ ​watertightness​ ​isn’t​ ​required​ ​for
the​ ​reference​ ​mesh​ ​in​ ​general,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​strongly​ ​recommended​ ​for​ ​meshes​ ​you​ ​plan​ ​to​ ​use​ ​with​ ​the
Copy​ ​to​ ​Clay​ ​feature.​ ​Non-watertight​ ​meshes​ ​may​ ​fail​ ​to​ ​copy​ ​or​ ​show​ ​errors​ ​in​ ​the​ ​final​ ​sculpt.
While​ ​minor​ ​errors​ ​in​ ​the​ ​geometry​ ​may​ ​not​ ​cause​ ​problems​ ​with​ ​Copy​ ​to​ ​Clay,​ ​it's​ ​best​ ​for​ ​the
mesh​ ​to​ ​be​ ​completely​ ​watertight.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​not​ ​necessary​ ​to​ ​triangulate​ ​meshes,​ ​as​ ​they​ ​are
automatically​ ​triangulated​ ​upon​ ​import.​ ​As​ ​for​ ​vertex​ ​normals,​ ​they​ ​aren’t​ ​strictly​ ​required​ ​either,
though​ ​meshes​ ​without​ ​normals​ ​show​ ​up​ ​unlit​ ​inside​ ​of​ ​Medium,​ ​giving​ ​them​ ​a​ ​uniformly​ ​flat
gray​ ​appearance.
Import​ ​as​ ​Reference​ ​Mesh
Once​ ​all​ ​required​ ​files​ ​are​ ​inside​ ​the​ ​import​ ​folder:

1. Press​ ​down​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Support​ ​hand​ ​thumbstick.

Imported​ ​meshes​ ​appear​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Custom​ ​category;​ ​select​ ​the​ ​mesh​ ​you​ ​want​ ​to​ ​place​ ​into​ ​the
scene​ ​from​ ​the​ ​mesh​ ​previews.