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Subject: Need a good UV program

Starkdog opened this issue on Feb 28, 2011 · 14 posts
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Starkdog ( ) posted Mon, 28 February 2011 at 6:11 PM · edited Sat, 08 February 2025 at 11:53 AM

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Ok, first I have UVMapper Pro (can't find my backup), Hexagon 2.5, SILO 2.2, MODO 2, Blacksmith3D V4, and for the life of me, I cannot seem to UV map a damn simple halter dress.  Is there a simple to use UV Program that a dumbass like me can actually map a dress, rather than make a weird looking fractal-like DNA helix?

Thanks, -Starkdog

Khai-J-Bach ( ) posted Mon, 28 February 2011 at 6:53 PM

UVlayout.

the most basic version is free and easy to learn. It'll let you "unwrap" the dress and save the OBJ, letting you lay it out better in UVMP or similar. I use it like that to do the "grunt" work.


LaurieA ( ) posted Mon, 28 February 2011 at 8:06 PM · edited Mon, 28 February 2011 at 8:06 PM

Roadkill

Use the Maya 1.1 release candidate 3. It's really a standalone ;)

Laurie


jerr3d ( ) posted Mon, 28 February 2011 at 8:42 PM

I've been modeling for years and I think one of the most difficult things to do is UV map from scratch. I think there is even one UV app that comes with a straight-jacket.  X.X

LaurieA ( ) posted Mon, 28 February 2011 at 8:46 PM

I normally need a straight jacket when I'm doing uvs...lol

Laurie


Winterclaw ( ) posted Mon, 28 February 2011 at 9:52 PM

In chat, someone mentioned 3D coat, dunno if it's any good.  I think all UVmapping is doomed to being awful. 

WARK!

Thus Spoketh Winterclaw: a blog about a Winterclaw who speaks from time to time.

 

(using Poser Pro 2014 SR3, on 64 bit Win 7, poser units are inches.)

jerr3d ( ) posted Mon, 28 February 2011 at 9:54 PM

Quote - I normally need a straight jacket when I'm doing uvs...lol

Laurie

Oh, good...I'm glad it's not just me ^ ^;

Starkdog ( ) posted Mon, 28 February 2011 at 11:30 PM

Thanks for the advice.  I found out that I bought Ultimate Unwrap 3D like 4 years ago, and just re-downloaded it and it worked nicely.  I'll post a pic of Miki 3's new beach/cover dress in a bit.

Thanks again- Starkdog.

Miss Nancy ( ) posted Mon, 28 February 2011 at 11:40 PM · edited Mon, 28 February 2011 at 11:41 PM

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it ain't been updated recently, but it's free.  was surprised to see that steve martin had added intel coding to his lengthy resumay, which includes banjo-playing and appearing on the telly and at the oscars several yrs ago.


ice-boy ( ) posted Tue, 01 March 2011 at 2:23 AM

Quote - I've been modeling for years and I think one of the most difficult things to do is UV map from scratch. I think there is even one UV app that comes with a straight-jacket.  X.X

why? -select seams

-unwrap

-position,rotate,scale uvs

Fugazi1968 ( ) posted Tue, 01 March 2011 at 5:33 AM

3d Coat has an excellent UVMapping tool set.  it's really simple and has lots of great options.

John

Fugazi (without the aid of a safety net)

https://www.facebook.com/Fugazi3D

odf ( ) posted Tue, 01 March 2011 at 6:36 AM

Another vote for UVLayout.

-- I'm not mad at you, just Westphalian.

Winterclaw ( ) posted Tue, 01 March 2011 at 11:36 AM

Quote - > Quote - I've been modeling for years and I think one of the most difficult things to do is UV map from scratch. I think there is even one UV app that comes with a straight-jacket.  X.X

why? -select seams

-unwrap

-position,rotate,scale uvs

 

I'm trying to work with an object in hex, despite seams down the middle and what I've heard is the proper placement of pins, the stupid thing is adding some twists in the side of the object on the UV... meaning I'd have to manually redo every stinking coord.  Hense I'm trying another program as I don't want to rely only on mat shaders for this object.

WARK!

Thus Spoketh Winterclaw: a blog about a Winterclaw who speaks from time to time.

 

(using Poser Pro 2014 SR3, on 64 bit Win 7, poser units are inches.)

Starkdog ( ) posted Tue, 01 March 2011 at 6:06 PM

Winterclaw, that's my point!  Hexagon should be renamed Helixagon, as it makes a nice DNA-like strand for a UV map.- Starkdog

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