Export graphics to Mathematica with texture

Question

Hi guys, I have a problem with Mathematica 8.0.

When I export my Graphics3D to 3DS or any other format, the textures are always missing. For example, in the attached screenshot, , you will see that I created a plane, textured it and exported it to 3DS, and then when I imported it, there was no texture.

Is there a way to export while maintaining the texture? Thanks.

Answer 1

If you add Elements, you will see what Mathematica imports:

In[1]:= Import[test.3ds", "Elements"] Out[1]:= {Graphics3D, GraphicsComplex, PolygonColors, PolygonData, PolygonObjects, VertexData} 

This means that many things are discarded in imports. Things like frames, textures, reliefs, camera, etc.

Texture file names are in 3DS format and are not included in Mathematica notebooks.