[GIS] No texture after Importing .dae COLLADA to ArcScene

Question

I'm attempting to export a .dae collada file from Photoscan to ArcScene 10.1. I've followed instructions from a couple of sources, created the file geodatabase, imported the file as a multipoint feature into the geodatabase, however, after import the mesh shows fine but without the texture detail: just a solid block of colour. I've checked and haven't imported as a shapefile by mistake. I can't work out why Arcscene isn't 'seeing' .jpg texture file which is located alongside the .dae file. Works fine when i export from Photoscan to Meshlab.

I've checked online and people seem to have similar problems with .dae files in different pieces of software incl. Blender, as well as ArcGIS.

Is there any way to link the mesh to the .jpg in ArcScene?

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If possible try to convert it to a .3ds file. I have had more luck with those than .dae for preserving texture.