Edit texture in different parts of an obj 3d model

[Karolita]

Hello again, importing obj files, in the material list there is only one material, default.
for example on a table all parts, top, feet etc are one material, called default.
Can I modify and add different colours and separate parts of the model, to become like 3ds?
Thank you!

[Keet]

You need the accompanying .mtl file.
A 3D model in the .obj format gets the material information from a .mtl file with the same name as the .obj file. So make sure that when you download an .obj file you also download the .mtl file (and possibly texture files). When you import an .obj file it will look for the .mtl file and textures in the same directory as the .obj file.

[MarioSambol]

Exactly, the *.obj file consists of two files in the same directory, one for the 3d model and the other for the material, while *.3ds has only one file that contains both information about the 3d model, but there is a difference in the structure of the 3d models themselves...

[Karolita]

Thank you one more time!!!