NEW PROJECT DIALOG BOX
Mari 2.0v1
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New Project Dialog Box Fields
New Project
Dialog Box Fields
Control
Type
What it does
Opens this
dialog box
Notes
Name
entry box
For you to identify it only (this is not
a filename).
Geometry
| Path
entry box,
dropdown,
button
Opens .obj/.ptx files. Dropdown
lists last 10 opened.
Pick Mesh
Select by either typing the Path,
selecting from the dropdown of the
last 10 files selected, or clicking the
icon to browse to a file.
If you select to open an animated .obj
file, the Mesh Options tab displays.
Geometry
|
Mesh
Options
>
Mapping Scheme
dropdown
If there is a UV map available,
and you would like to use it,
select UV if available, Ptex oth-
erwise. If you prefer to use
Ptex, select Force Ptex. This
option loads the selected geom-
etry and replaces the existing
UV map with a Ptex map.
Geometry
|
Mesh Options
>
Selection Sets
dropdown
Selection sets have two options,
to either:
• Create From Face Groups -
this is the default behavior
and allows the use of selec-
tion sets in Mari.
• Don’t Create - if you choose
not to create a selection set,
Mari does not create any from
the file.
Geometry
|
Mesh
Options
>
Multiple Geometries Per
Object
dropdown
If your .obj consists of multiple
geometries, you have the option
to Merge Geometries Into One,
which is the default behavior, or
Create Separate Geometries
(Ptex Only). If you choose to
Merge Geometries Into One,
Mari combines the individual
geometries into a single geome-
try, while choosing Create Sepa-
rate Geometries (Ptex Only)
creates individual geometries.
Even if you choose to Create Separate
Geometries (Ptex Only), Mari only dis-
plays a single geometry on the can-
vas. However, when you export a
channel you have the option to export
individual .ptx files for each geometry.
