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FSXA Efficient Texturing

Dave Torkington

Dave Torkington

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I'm making a passenger terminal that has many support 'pillars' for a long canopy.

Is it best [most efficient in FSX] to texture a single pillar then clone it many times, or clone the pillars then texture them all at once after attaching [welding vertices where possible]?

Regards,

Dave.
 
I'll do the first choice. Since when you attach the as a single object, it is not easy to wrap the whole thing.
 
Since you're talking efficiancy - model and texture one pillar, then clone it. I personally model all pillars and texture them each.
 
In terms of FSX efficiency (scenery performance) I think the two are equivalent.

In terms of workflow ... if the pillars are to have the same texture applied then the first option is a faster workflow to my mind.

If the UVWverts are welded and smoothing is applied correctly (so common surfaces share vertices), you will get the best use of your tverts
 
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