Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Import the lamp
Now that we all have the Element 3D interface open, let's click on that big
ominous button on the upper left labeled
IMPORT
. Navigate to your lamp's OBJ
file and double-click on it. That was easy, wasn't it? But wait; what's wrong with
the lampshades? We can only see the back half! Don't worry, everything is fine.
Some 3D programs only render one side of the polygons. This side is called N
ormal
.
We'll ask it to draw both sides soon enough. Your import should look something like
the following screenshot:
