Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Exporting color scale renderings from Ladybug simulations outside of Rhino after baking can be challenging as most formats tend to lose the colored information. What steps can we take to address this issue?

Grasshopper result

Bake the results from Ladybug.

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Export the 3D file to WRML

Check Vertex Colors

Open Blender

Import the WRML file

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

The file arrives black

Change Material to Attribute to see the color gradient

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Transferring Attribute to Texture

First unwrap the geometry

Select shape -> UV Editing

Object Mode -> Edit Mode

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Be sure that all faces are selected (it should be orange)

UV -> Smart UV Project

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

In Shader Editor

Add a Color Attribute, Right Button click to reveal Col

Link Color to Base Color

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Add an Image Texture

Click New and choose 2048×2048 resolution

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Click OK

Switch Evee to Cycles

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Down to Bake

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Bake Type Diffuse

Contribution : Color

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Select Texture image panel AND Geometry and then click Bake.

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

It takes time…

Connect Texture Node to Base Color and activate Color Texture

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Secure save the image

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Reload if necessary

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

Export file

Export Grasshopper LadyBug Simulations to Realtime platforms

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