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Originally Posted by Mutt
i'm not trying to be a 3D graphics wiz, I just want to use bought models and render them to use as design elements. so i'm experimenting, never used the program before. i have a free model of a nice antique chair, I open the 3ds scene file (chair.max) - then when I go to render i get the message that External files are missing - these are jpegs - they did come with the file - so I set the Path to External Files to the folder these 3 jpegs are in and nothing - the model renders in flat ugly colors instead of the nice wood and fabric. anybody have any tips?
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I use 3d studio max all the time.
It is possible that the person who put the model online ethier added the wrong maps or did not set the chair with the maps assigned. Open material editor and pick the first 3 maps and see if you see anything under difuse map with a message saying "missing map" if so click the bitmap where it says missing and go to the correct path. If that does not work then just add the maps in material editor and assign them to the chair.