ZIPPER: Registering Custom OBJ to Component – Marvelous Designer

Allows the user to create custom components for zippers that function dynamically in the 3D Window exactly as default provided zipper components.

Main Menu ▶ Materials ▶ Zipper ▶ Register OBJ

3D Toolbar ▶ Zipper Tool ▶ Property Editor ▶ Type ▶ '+'

Create mesh for Zipper Components(Puller, Slider, Teeth, and Stopper) export as an OBJ.
→ If creating a single OBJ file for both Slider & Puller, the node for the Slider must be named "Slider," and the node for the Puller must be named "Puller" before export.
Navigate to either of the locations listed above under "Location" and click on 'Register OBJ' or the '+' icon in the Property Editor.
Select the relevant Type (Slider, Puller, Slider & Puller, Teeth, Stopper).
In the File section of the Register OBJ dialog, click on the four-square button to navigate to the location of the custom OBJ file and Double-Click to select it.
Adjust the position of the Puller or Slider in the preview window.
Click 'OK'.
Load a garment with a Zipper.
Click on the Zipper in the 3D Window.
In the Property Editor for the Zipper, observe that the Slider, Puller, Teeth or Stopper the user has registered is now available to be assigned to the zipper.
→ You can find the custom Zipper component in the dropdown menu to the right of Slider or Puller under the 'Type' section.

The options for the Register OBJ dialog are as follows.

Option	Description
Basic	Type	Select the type (Slider, Puller, Slider & Puller, Teeth, and Stopper) to register the OBJ.
	Name	Enter a file name.
	Scale	Adjust the size of the OBJ.
	Axis Conversion	Change each axis of the OBJ.
File	OBJ	Slider / Puller	Load the OBJ file you want to register.
		Stopper (Top, Bottom-Open)	Load each Top and Botton-Open OBJ file. The first OBJ loaded is placed in the direction of the zipper created first.
		Slider & Puller	Load a combined zipper OBJ file. Select and assign the mesh item of Slider and Puller in the Select Mesh menu.
		Teeth (ver 2026.0)	Load the OBJ file to register as the zipper teeth. The spacing between the teeth is set to 0 mm by default. Adjust the spacing while previewing the result in the preview window.
Preview	Check the imported OBJ file in advance.
	Space	When registering teeth, set the spacing for individual teeth objects.
	Puller Position	For Slider or Slider & Puller type. Adjust the sliders on the X, Y, and Z axes to set where the puller is attached.

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