Cannot find xxx.obj as Alpha Image Texture - error

[Refracty]

Hi,
after renaming a folder (including mesh, textures, octane file...) I am running into an issue.
Even when I put everything (textures, obj, mtl, octane file) into one folder still there comes the prompt: "Cannot not find xxx.obj as Alpha Image Texture".
I didn't even use alpha textures for texturing.
When I rename the folder everything works fine but of course there are cases when you don't know the initial file structure.
The other thing that I find weired is that octane asks me for a obj as a texture. How does this fit together?
Any help appreciated.
Cheers
Refracty

[face]

The pathes in the Octane-file are absolute.
Means that they have the syntax "Drive:\Folder\Filename"
If you renamed the path, it can´t work.

Maybe you can make a copy of the ocs-file, open it and change the pathes per search and replace to the renamed one.

face

[yoyoz]

Hey face,

now recommending writes in the OCS?

[face]

Hehe, if the project not work, I think then it is useful

face

[yoyoz]

It makes me realize that my plans for network rendering will be more complicated than expected if I don't want to write into the OCS, except if the XML I/O file allows remapping all files... No info yet so let's see what happens.

[dave62]

hey yoyoz,
this dicussion makes me dream of some semi automatic path fix function..
would it be possible to integrate an option to define (update) a new location for the textures in your existing exporter. normally i activate "copy images" so all images are at least in the same folder. just an option to change this path afterwards. -partially writing in an ocs while leaving all untouched but the paths.

cheers dave

[yoyoz]

That would be pretty easy, but altering the ocs file...
Look for "linkedfilename" in the ocs and it should address 99% of your needs.

[face]

I think that I can say that relative pathes are planed...

face

[Refracty]

Writing in the .ocs - cool.
thanks face

-r