mynameis wrote:I have read about this 'smooth' but where do I turn it off? during import/export or in octane? thanks for the quick reply
After you have imported your OBJ file, click on the "Material Picker" which is located on top and it looks like a "Black ball with a dropper". Click on the object with circular issue and it will take you to its material properties on the right side of the Viewport. There you will find stuff like Diffuse, Transition, Bump....at the end there is Smooth with a pink dot on its left side. Uncheck Enable. I apologize if I made it sound too complicated.