If you've been working with Blender's Cycles render engine and want to export your model with textures as an OBJ file, you're in the right place. In this tutorial, I'll guide you through the steps to achieve this seamlessly. Let's get started!

Step 1: Set Up Your Scene

Before you start exporting, ensure that your scene is properly set up with the textures applied to your model. Make sure you have your materials and textures correctly assigned in the Cycles render setup.

Step 2: UV Unwrap Your Model

UV unwrapping is essential for applying textures to your model. Ensure that your model is properly UV unwrapped to ensure the textures will be exported correctly with the OBJ file.

Step 3: Set the Export Settings

After preparing your scene and UV unwrapping your model, it's time to set the export settings. Go to File > Export > Wavefront (.obj) to open the OBJ export settings. In the export settings, check the 'Selection Only' option if you only want to export the selected objects.

Step 4: Include Materials and Textures

In the OBJ export settings, make sure to check 'Write Materials' and 'Include Material Textures'. This will export the materials and textures along with the OBJ file, ensuring that your model will retain its textures when imported into other programs or platforms.

Step 5: Export Your Model

With all the settings properly configured, click the 'Export OBJ' button to save your model as an OBJ file. Blender will export the OBJ file along with an accompanying .mtl file that contains the material and texture information.

Step 6: Verify the Exported OBJ

After exporting, it's a good practice to open the exported OBJ file in another 3D software to ensure that the model has retained its textures. This verification step ensures that the export was successful and that the textures are intact.

That's it! By following these steps, you can easily export a textured OBJ file from Cycles render in Blender. Now you can use your model with its textures in other 3D applications or share it with others while retaining the materials and textures.

I hope this tutorial has been helpful in guiding you through the process of exporting a textured OBJ from Cycles render. If you have any questions or run into any issues, feel free to ask for help in the comments below. Happy exporting!