I'm attempting to create a map for an object I have. Please let me know what step I am missing.

1. Import DXF into 3DSMExport as OBJ (all settings are correct)
2. Apply UVW Map (I think this is the problem area
3. Open with UVMapper - No wireframe image

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

I think youll have to make choose new uv map in uvmapper in order for things to show up.

I haven't yet used uvmapper, and my knowledge of 3D formats is, ah..... imcomplete. I'm kind of under the impression, though, that DXF doesn't support UV maps (please don't take that as gospel -- I could easily be wrong). But if nothing else works, you might try converting the model to an .OBJ first.

Since you're bringing it into UVMapper, forget using MAX to apply the map, just use UVMapper to do it.

load into uvmapper then go edit-new uvmap and choose any one first time....if its not righr just go back and edit-new uvmap again till you get the right type of mapping, then save the model and the map.....you need to flip the uv coords on the vertical when exporting the model.....Steve has some good tutorials on his site...

I'd like to look at those -- do you happen to have the URL handy?

http://home.pb.net/%7Estevecox/uvmapper.htm Tell you what i don't know how I'd manage without this app...its awesome.....

sorry the link back from that page doesn't work use this one for the tutes....Steve http://home.pb.net/%7Estevecox/

Thanks all. I followed jdare's advice and created a new UV Map (planar). At first I thought the UV Map was screwed (Out of proportion) until I realized it was UV Mapper. That solved the problem. I will post the image in another thread. I hate to do this, but I'm at work and don't have access to my website at the moment. Thanks all again.

Actually, I think that was the suggestion made by Dave and Steveshanks -- But glad it worked out. And, Steve, thanks for the Tutorial address.

Thanks for the URL-I have UVmapper but haven't tried it. There's so darn much to learn, but this seems important to master. Diane

I agree, Diane, and I think the sleep thing is way overrated anyway. ;-)

Its fantastic Diane everything on my site that needs a UV map is done with UVmapper, and its never crashed or messed up an Obj.I like it so much I gave it full marks in a review http://the-internet-eye.com/reviews/UVmapper/UvMapper.htm