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I imported one of Cyan's ages, but when i re-export it, I get this error:
local variable col_r referenced before assignment
I did not use vertex paint. Does anyone know how to fix this?

First of all: You should rather not use PyPRP importing version in the first place. It's good it exists, because it allows to restore some data from Your own age (if You happens to lost somehow blend file), or helps in study how Cyan build they ages, but that's it. Don't hope for fully functional importer.

But if You really have to import something from Cyan age then brace yourself for lots of work.
In all imported objects (and sometimes for all materials, if object have them more then one), You have to do:
a)in Editing Panel (F9):
- rename "Color" to "Col"
- rename whatever is in UVTexture to "UVTex"
- delete Vertex Groups
b)in Shading Panel (F5) switch from "OB" to "ME" and set some kind of material (I usually copy the one which was visible in "OB" settings).
c)You might need to reapply textures for each material, but I'm not sure is it necessary

Egon wrote:First of all: You should rather not use PyPRP importing version in the first place. It's good it exists, because it allows to restore some data from Your own age (if You happens to lost somehow blend file), or helps in study how Cyan build they ages, but that's it. Don't hope for fully functional importer.

But if You really have to import something from Cyan age then brace yourself for lots of work.
In all imported objects (and sometimes for all materials, if object have them more then one), You have to do:
a)in Editing Panel (F9):
- rename "Color" to "Col"
- rename whatever is in UVTexture to "UVTex"
- delete Vertex Groups
b)in Shading Panel (F5) switch from "OB" to "ME" and set some kind of material (I usually copy the one which was visible in "OB" settings).
c)You might need to reapply textures for each material, but I'm not sure is it necessary

Hmm. I'm not sure If I updated the PyPRP importer or not after I did work to correct these things. I'll check at some point and put up the newest update to it. But IIRC The only thing it needed last i checked was to switch from OB to ME. Everything else was changed (the vertex layers were switched. Vertex groups no longer imported etc) And you shouldn't need to rename the UV texture names at any rate. I could be mistaken though.

It would be great if you did that, Chloe.
Much is to be learned by examining Cyan Ages.

I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but when I want to re-export an object I imported, I have to open a new window, use Append or Link to import the object, and delete the material.

Anyway, that's great if you can fix some bugs.

Chacal wrote:Much is to be learned by examining Cyan Ages.

I can only agree.

It worked at first, but then I got the export error again.

Thank you. I am now experienced enough to try this.