So I have a set of models that I was given. A few of them work properly and a few do not. I noticed that the ones which work properly have an LOD section for every element in the mesh at LOD0. The ones that do not work have only 1 section the LOD0, but multiple elements to the mesh. What happens is that the materials do not assign properly because I do not have enough sections in the LOD0. If this is an issue that needs to be handled in my modeling program, I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction to figure out how to do it in Maya 2017? I have attached two screen shots of the mesh editor for both a model that works and a model that does not. Any tips would be great!
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Or is there a way that I can combine those material elements into one material? I think that would also solve my problem