There are 2 cases where changing the material on your 3D model in Unity makes sense.
- You don’t want to use Blender
- Your model’s material looks different in Unity than what you see in Blender/your 3D modeling program (or it doesn’t show up at all and your object is white)
Here’s a quick and free way to get the right material on your 3D object, even if you didn’t create the asset yourself.
Register
- Sign up for free at echo3D.
Video Tutorial
Steps
- Search the echo3D console for a 3D asset you like
- Download it as an FBX. If that option is not available, you can download another format and convert it to an FBX (this is the idea format).
- Turn OBJ into FBX using this converter
- Turn GLB into FBX using this converter - Go to Unity and import your asset
- Drag the asset into your Hierarchy to examine the color
- Make a new material by going to the Project pane, right click > Create > Material
- Drag your new material into the Inspector > Materials > Element 0 slot
- Import FBX Exporter: Go to Unity > Package Manager and search for FBX Exporter > Install (Note: If you have an older version of Unity, download the oldest version of 4.1.0 or you’ll get an error that requires uninstalling and reinstalling FBX Exporter)
- Export your asset Click on your 3D object in the Hierarchy > Assets > Export to FBX > rename your object > Export
You did it! 🎉
Your 3D object has a face lift and you can reupload it to the echo3D console and use it.
Learn More
Refer to our documentation to learn more about how to use Unity and echo3D.
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echo3D (www.echo3D.co; Techstars 19’) is a cloud platform for 3D/AR/VR that provides tools and network infrastructure to help developers & companies quickly build and deploy 3D apps, games, and content.
