UVunrap?

[ob1]

Does soft have an unrap feature in it? if so please can someone tell me where it is and how to use it.

[richard-sher]

It's under Model>Deformation>Unwrap

1. Click Model>Deformation>Unwrap
2. Chose the projection type. Set the size and aspect of the "unwrapped" geometry.
3. Click ok and pick the object that you want to unwrap.

Hope this helps.

-Ed
http://www.EdHarriss.com

[ob1]

Thanks Ed, I'll have a go at it.

[ob1]

Ed, I had a go and messed it up, I tried both options sphere and cylindrical types, the results were not as expected.
I am trying to unrap my character's head so I can export as an image to photoshop then to use as a texture, what am I doing wrong?
Thanks in Advance, ob1

[devdoka]

Try this:

1) Select your object then go to Matter > Paint.

2) If your texture is not UV mapped, then click the "Convert to UV" button just below the 2D window. Accept with default settings.

3) Hold down and Left-Click in the 3D window. This will select all polygons on your object.

4) Activate "show UV" just below the bottom-right corner of the 2D window.

5) From the "Effects" dropdown menu, choose "Stamp UV's". This will print the UV lines into your image.

Tips:

• to change the colour of the UV lines in the 2D window for print, choose a colour from the colour palette and choose the "Set UV colour" option from the "Effects" menu.

• Resize your 2D texture before export to make texturing easier (make it much bigger). This will make the UV lines crisper and cleaner as well.

• If you press "Cancel" in the Paint tool, then any convert to UV operations performed will also be cancelled. A nice way to export your image without modifying the scene permanently.

Hope this helps,

Matt

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