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Having a building to texture, when applied the unwrap edit, this show too fragmented, I made this building with Sketchup and imported to Max, I want the entire building in a texture sheet, and so his UV map, how can be fixed, or can this be done
On the way, I want to know if I can get all the uvmaps of diferent objects of the same scene to be Unwrapped and edit in the same frame together, that is the idea.:confused::cool: (see pic)
 

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Hey Bernardo,

Is that Max 2012? The Plannar UVW map looks like 2012. If so, you can stitch all of those pieces together (within reason) if they are mostly flat, sharing same directions, or folded neatly like an unfolded box.

You can create a hot key for Stitch which works faster, then click on edges and click Stitch and the part will jump to, and connect to the side that it is joined to.

So, you can quickly get it all connected into bigger area's pretty fast. (Note, you have to do one section at a time, but it can go quick with a hot key).

You can also move everything out of the picture, and then move the bigger one in, then start stitching parts until you cant go any farther.

Note, when you find a part that stitches and shares another side, it will flare the lines across the part, so just Control/Z out and dont Stitch that one.

Also, you can 'Break' sections to bring them to other sides. You might also be able to share area with zones, like a left and right side, place one over the other, cutting space for some parts by 50+%.


Bill
 
It's max9, yes, I have just see the stitch option, I checked what parts are the offensive parts, this is mostly the great window surface and the wood roofs, they are all disconnected I mean every little polygon are showed in the planar map, why is this :confused:, I see something similar with a hull boat which was made with Sketchup too, imposible to stitch all those parts. in that ocassion I solved the situation with a normal mapping (left/right) if I remember well. but is very tricky to get all the polygons clearly.
To add problems I want to keep that in a texture sheet. to apply an AO, maybe I not know about I am talking about even. It's just a general idea.
thanks for answer.
Edit: thanks for the advice on the stitches, I see as mayor problem the fact that another part were stitched too dragging and deforming the map, I just have read that selecting just edges it can be avoided.
 
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Yes, thats what I do is Edges only. That was what I had learned on a tutorial on YouTube. When you click on an edge, and click Stitch, that entire mini polygon area jumps over to the part it is linked to.

You could always remap the part in Max instead of keeping the Sketchup mapping, if thats what you did.



Bill
 
Yes it's what I am trying, remap in max, I deleted all material from Sketchup,
I will try to get control a little detaching every element, so getting many parts and unwrapping them individually, but how I could get to group again all those unwrapped meshes, I want an AO for this building. and what is more important, can be done ? At this stage I have no idea what could be done.
Can be uv mapped those detached elements individually, must this have his own material an Id. for this. ? many questions.
 
usually I use collada(*dae) object to remove the mini polygon.

when download from warehouse sketchup, pick *.kmz file then remane to *.zip
extract the *.dae only and convert with modelconverterx into *.3ds :p
 
To clear an existing UVW mapping in Max, see if you can apply a UVW Mapping Clear modifier to the object - I think Max 9 has that one. Then you can remap in Max.
 
yes, remove uv map and material, in "utilities".
good tip for Dae files, if it work, the problem is that I made myself the object.
could be great to know why and how to fight this desfragmented polys.
 
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