09-19-2019, 12:58 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-19-2019, 01:01 AM by Agent-0013.)
OK, I will share a screenshot; but really I finally figure it out on my own. There is a change that was not in any of my earlier versions of Wings 3D. That change was not mentioned in anything I read in this forum, which admittedly is not much more than this thread and those that links were posted for me to follow. The change is in the Outliner window itself, which is why I could not find the correct image to export. In versions 2.1.5 and 2.1.7 the Outliner did not have the little squares with the + or - in them. The Create Texture command made a new titled material appear with the auv suffix added. Another one also appeared that was always at the bottom of the list with the same title. Right clicking on the second one brought the menu up with the Make External command on it.
2.2.4, and I suspect some of the most recent previous versions have the small squares containing a + or - next to the text of certain things on the list in the Outliner window. Clicking on one with the + in it reveals a secondary list item. This was not alluded to in any comments I have read here. It is the hidden secondary list item found by clicking the + square of the item_auv that has the menu item Make External.
So now, if you will recall in a previous comment I posted here, I did ask "Am I missing something here?" None of the replies I received here pointed me to the answer. I did however discover it myself. What I did was open 2.2.4 and do a quick test model, similar to the one shown in this screenshot. I worked quickly toward the UV mapping stage, and then completed the UV mapping. Upon doing the Create Texture command, I then examined the Outliner window more carefully. When I discovered those squares containing the + or -, that gave me the clue I needed, and sure enough it revealed what I wanted.
Thanks for sticking it out with me on this.
Here is the screenshot:
2.2.4, and I suspect some of the most recent previous versions have the small squares containing a + or - next to the text of certain things on the list in the Outliner window. Clicking on one with the + in it reveals a secondary list item. This was not alluded to in any comments I have read here. It is the hidden secondary list item found by clicking the + square of the item_auv that has the menu item Make External.
So now, if you will recall in a previous comment I posted here, I did ask "Am I missing something here?" None of the replies I received here pointed me to the answer. I did however discover it myself. What I did was open 2.2.4 and do a quick test model, similar to the one shown in this screenshot. I worked quickly toward the UV mapping stage, and then completed the UV mapping. Upon doing the Create Texture command, I then examined the Outliner window more carefully. When I discovered those squares containing the + or -, that gave me the clue I needed, and sure enough it revealed what I wanted.
Thanks for sticking it out with me on this.
Here is the screenshot: