How to get the smoothing groups to show up in blender:
With the newly imported OBJ selected, go the the "Edit" panel (F9) and add an "EdgeSplit" modifier and deselect the "From Edge Angle" button.
That's it!
The SG's are actually importing, but the EdgeSplit modifier is required to turn them (back) into "hard" edges in Blender.
Thanks to Campbell Barton (ideasman_42 - the co-author of the current Blender OBJ import script) for his help!
He said that he would likely add an option switch to the OBJ import dialogue to add the EdgeSplit modifier by default in the near future.
With the newly imported OBJ selected, go the the "Edit" panel (F9) and add an "EdgeSplit" modifier and deselect the "From Edge Angle" button.
That's it!
The SG's are actually importing, but the EdgeSplit modifier is required to turn them (back) into "hard" edges in Blender.
Thanks to Campbell Barton (ideasman_42 - the co-author of the current Blender OBJ import script) for his help!
He said that he would likely add an option switch to the OBJ import dialogue to add the EdgeSplit modifier by default in the near future.
