Wavefront OBJ Creator

Wavefront OBJ Creator

Mac OS, English

Kevin Ramsay
Wavefront OBJ Creator is a utility that will export a 3D model as a Wavefront OBJ (.obj) file using Autodesk® Fusion®. It can also export the Wavefront Material Template Library (.mtl) file.

General Usage Instructions

The "Wavefront OBJ Creator" app is a Fusion add-in.

Usage:

1) Under the "ADD-INS" menu click on the "Wavefront OBJ Creator" button to open the command input window. 

2) The command input window contains the following options: 

  • Bodies - Choose between "All Bodies", "All Visible Bodies" or "Selected Bodies".
  • Quality - Choose between "Best", "Low", "Normal", "High" and "Very High" to adjust the mesh quality of the exported OBJ file.
  • Scale - Adjust the output scale (default scale of 1.0) of the exported OBJ file.
  • Normals - Include or exclude the vertex normal indices in the exported OBJ file.
  • Materials - Export the material template library (.mtl) file. 

3) Make the required changes to the options.

4) Click on "OK" to generate the OBJ file or "Cancel" to abort the command.

5) A folder dialog window will appear asking for a folder to save the files (.obj & .mtl files).

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

Install:

1. Download the installer from the Autodesk App Store.

2. Right-click on the "Downloads" folder and select "Open in Finder".

3. Right-click on the "WavefrontOBJCreator_mac.pkg" -> "Open With" -> "Installer".

Note: If the installer fails to install, follow this link for more help:

https://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2018/04/the-installation-failed-for-app-store-plug-ins.html

 

Uninstall:

You can unload the add-in without uninstalling it by clicking the "Stop" button when the add-in is selected in the list box on the "Add-Ins" tab of the "Scripts and Add-Ins" dialog.

Unchecking "Run on Startup" causes the add-in not to be loaded in future sessions of Fusion.

- Navigate to the ./ApplicationsPlugins folder and select the app bundle you want to uninstall

- Either drag the app bundle to the Trash or right-click and select “Move to Trash”

- Right-click on the Trash-Can and select “Empty Trash”

- If you prefer keystrokes, you can also just select the app bundle and then hit Command+Delete to move the app to Trash, then empty the Trash and the app will be removed.

Additional Information

Known Issues

Contact

Author/Company Information

Kevin Ramsay

Support Information

Support Contact: kev.ramsay@icloud.com

Version History

Version Number Version Description

3.7.0

- Updated Python version (3.12) for the September 2024 release of Fusion.
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