# Problem Material Application during export

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-material-application-during-export/69233>\
**Category:** Pro\
**Tags:** materials, sketchup, export, uvmapping, uv\
**Created:** [May 26, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-material-application-during-export/69233 "2018-05-26T13:24:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![guitarist898](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/guitarist898/32/50760_2.png) [@guitarist898](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/guitarist898)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-material-application-during-export/69233/1 "2018-05-26T13:24:25Z")

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Hi! i have a simple problem with the texturing of a sphere. I used ThruPaint Fredo tools to map the sphere, but there is the same problem with SketchUV. anyone know a soution? I need to have only one material when i export the model, not 288 materials for the 288 faces of the sphere. (in the first sphere i have only applied the material with the paint tool, in the second onei have applied the material with fredo tool) [sphere.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/b6lHH2KVoQpRT7VEyDe8jDTjCsr.skp) (421.4 KB)

 ![Screenshot_1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/e/b/eb12f69b454222a198ae1b7555986044ed7859c2.png) ![Screenshot_2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/2/12f7d8b140b65db51efcc41e4a5ca17e22c66300.png)

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**Author:** ![jimhami42](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/jimhami42/32/1781_2.png) [@jimhami42](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jimhami42)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-material-application-during-export/69233/2 "2018-05-26T14:19:02Z")

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You might try this plugin: [https://sites.google.com/site/spirixcode/code/spirix\_textured\_sphere.rbz](https://sites.google.com/site/spirixcode/code/spirix_textured_sphere.rbz)

I don’t know about the FBX export, but a Collada export only contains the one image.

There’s some additional info here: [SketchUp as a hobby - #119 by TIG](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-as-a-hobby/9902/119)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-material-application-during-export/69233/3 "2018-08-26T06:19:03Z")

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Closed on August 26, 2018, 6:19am UTC

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