Texture doesn't appear in KT. help

[arnath_86]

Hi.

I recently started using KT and to be honest I suck at it. I am an interior designer and have a client presentation on Friday and really want to get an answer asap.

I have put some tiling textures into a swimming pool space. It looks fine in SU but when I put it in KT it doesn't appear.

I wonder if it could be a scale issue? or even some settings I'm not doing right. or the front/back facing issue..

I have attached some screen shots and would be pleased if anyone would have a look at it for me. Thanks. Arna.

[notareal]

If looking the scene in SU with monochromatic view, then back-faces are easy to spot from blue colour. Reverse faces and re-texture on front-side.

[arnath_86]

Thank you.

If import the model would you be able to take a look at it?
If you use an image to make a repeating texture do you have to have something in mind? because it seems like it shows up in KT but is oversized. Looks like 3 huge tiles instead of many as it appears in SU.

Thanks! a

[KarinaGM]

your tiles look already huge in SU! If it is intended to look realistic you will jave to change the size.
I'm not sure, but I think the dimensions here are something like 30x30 cms Anyway, when exporting you must export UV as well:
default UV -> NO

You can also change it in KT but not too accurate, in tools/bitmap coordinates. The larger the number the smaller the texture will show.

[LeeAnderson]

Download and install SU2KT Version 3.16. Some earlier versions enlarged SketchUp textures placed on back surfaces.

In any case, it seems that you have placed the tile texture on a back surface, which can cause rendering problems. Reverse the surface by right-clicking on it in SketchUp and selecting "Reverse Faces" from the context menu - then reapply the tile texture.

The tiles in SketchUp do seem quite large. You can adjust the scale by right-clicking on the texture and selecting Texture-Position from the context menu. - then using the green pin to resize.

[steve6]

You can also change the size (in inches, feet, etc.) in the SU Materials palette.