OBJ > AO = No Go?

Question

So, in the course of just doing stuff I tried to bake an AO from an OBJ file I created originally, using blender. No matter what I did, the map turned out white. Is this possibly a Blender quirk?

Answer 1 · 2017-07-31T15:12:46Z

Kent Trammell replied July 31, 2017 3:12pm

Blender should be able to bake AO from an OBJ import just fine. Check these things:

Does your OBJ import have UV's?
Do you have an image assigned to those UV's? (Remember you have to select all mesh elements in Edit Mode and select the desired image for baking - IF you're using Blender Render for baking)