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FSX Unwrap UVW Issue

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I have encountered a problem UVW mapping a tyre side wall in Gmax, I UVW mapped it, created a template with LithUnwrap & then a texture bitmap, I applied the material to the tyre side wall but was misaligned so I applied a unwrap uvw modifier & realigned with the texture, but when I viewed it in MCX it was still misaligned the same as before I applied the unwrap modifier.


Tyre Gmax.PNG
Tyre mcx.png


Above is how it looks in Gmax & how it looks in MCX.

I would appreciate any advice with fixing this.

Paul
 
Having edited the UVW, did you then export a fresh model version for viewing in MCX?

You can view your results in Gmax too, y'know.
 
Was thinking the same thing Tom....God knows how many times I had fixed something only to find out I forgot to copy it over into FS...
 
Yes, I compiled a new model & I always delete the old model before compiling a new one as I have experienced problems overwriting a current model, it looked perfectly aligned in Gmax but not so in MCX (ModelConverterX). It seems strange that with all my previous models I have made with Gmax (FS9 & FSX) I have never encountered texture alignment issues, I would UVW map, create a template with LithUnwrap, make a texture using the template & apply the material without any alignment problem. Previously while mapping a different part of this model in my Gmax FSX version I first came across this alignment problem, so I mapped it in my Gmax FS9 setup & merged into my Gmax FSX without any problem, I tried mapping the tyre side wall in Gmax FS9 & had the same alignment issue. Before I tried the unwrap uvw I just moved the uvw gizmo to get the texture aligned but that didn't work.

This is the first time I have used unwrap uvw, as the Gmax help document does not go into too much detail with regard to unwrap uvw modifier, is it just a case of adding an unwrap uvw modifier above the UVW Mapping modifier, selecting edit, editing & then closing the Edit UVWs window, I far as I know collapsing the stack is not necessary, but I tried it with & without the stack collapsed.

I really appreciate everyone's help with this.

Paul
 
Problem Solved!!!

It turns out that it was GIMP 2.8 which I use was for some reason the problem, I did a reinstall & resaved the texture I had previously made & reapplied the material to the tyre side wall & it lined up perfectly.

Panic over!!

Paul
 
Note that only true 24 bit BMP images will display correctly in GMAX. Other BMP formats often appear mialigned.
 
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