texture transparent after transformation

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   im now trying to build up a 3D digital city..and i downloaded some building models in Google Warehouse . they are .skp files. so i tried to transform them into .x file by Deep Exploration .After these steps i opened my scene in TEpro and tried to put those .x flie models into my virtual city..but some of the models turned out to be transparent..situations are that sometimes the models are well transformed and performs well in TEpro..while some models are transparent ..the textures are gone and i can see through that building !! more weird is that in some models one side of the walls is just fine while another wall is transparent!!   i dont know why, that really confused me a lot..i hope someone here could help me out...
thanks so much .

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kathy1987love Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Visitor Joined: December 10 2010 Status: Offline Points: 29	Post Options Post Reply Quote kathy1987love Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: texture transparent after transformation Posted: May 19 2011 at 6:47am
	im now trying to build up a 3D digital city..and i downloaded some building models in Google Warehouse . they are .skp files. so i tried to transform them into .x file by Deep Exploration .After these steps i opened my scene in TEpro and tried to put those .x flie models into my virtual city..but some of the models turned out to be transparent..situations are that sometimes the models are well transformed and performs well in TEpro..while some models are transparent ..the textures are gone and i can see through that building !! more weird is that in some models one side of the walls is just fine while another wall is transparent!! i dont know why, that really confused me a lot..i hope someone here could help me out... thanks so much .

Yaniv Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Skyline Admin Group Joined: August 16 2007 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 87	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yaniv Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 22 2011 at 8:55am
	Hi Kathy, When creating a 3D model, you need to determine a vector for each wall (polygon) which describes the "face" of the wall, in other words, if the wall is facing inside or outside. The models you've downloaded were probably created by unexperienced creator. in order to solve this issue try doing the following: 1. From TerraExplorer Project Settings > General > select Double Side Rendering for 3D. 2. Using DeepExploration, right click on the model > Tools > Convert to Double Side. 3. There might be a parallel option in SketchUp. By the way, Using SketchUp, you can open the skp files and save the model as DAE format, which is also supported by TerraExplorer. Best regards, yaniv

kathy1987love Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Visitor Joined: December 10 2010 Status: Offline Points: 29	Post Options Post Reply Quote kathy1987love Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 23 2011 at 4:13pm
	thank you so much~Yaniv~ i'll try to make all the models work normally ..

SMilagros Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Visitor Joined: September 19 2011 Location: United States of America Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote SMilagros Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 22 2011 at 2:08pm
	I would also like to thank Yaniv for such a clear and great explanation. That really helped me a lot! Edited by Yaniv - September 22 2011 at 2:11pm