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UV practice

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So tonight Steam decided to let me down... So I thought I'd just go and practice some UV unwrapping on random objects and some basic texturing aswell :)

Two simple objects I started with, a dice:

dice_succes_1.png


and a soda can...

Pepsi_can_succes_1.png


Anyone got anymore ideas for objects?
 
Hi Tom!

I woud actually be surprissed if Max cannot do this. mean it's just a curve with an boject following it, like this:

get a curve and shape it the way you want it.

tom_001.png


get a cylinder

tom_002.png


get the curve modifier, don't apply it. It will still be unwrappable as a cylinder.

tom_003.png



So blender recognizes how a shape is deformed and does the UV accordingly, which is nice!
Of course this would also pply for the following:

See these nice supplies?

tom_005.png


Let's cover them up with a blanket:

tom_006.png


We use a cloth modifier to drop it on there:

tom_007.png


But again as long as we don not apply the modifier the plane will still be unwrappable as a normal plane.

tom_008.png


and so if we drop it on there:

tom_009.png


Lovely! And now simply apply the cloth simulation.

I assuma Max also has a way to do this. I like that Blender can also dot this, it's one of those great things about Blender.
 
And an exmaple with a bit more FS purpose I guess:

Cargo_pallet.png


I'm just curious how that would turn out in FSX but I'm afraid I'll be disappointed...
 
Trefoil knot: How did you UV map this object?

The only way i can uv map long tubes that are curved is to add my uv mapping while it's still in a line tool format. Then when finished shaping i convert to poly.
 
delivery guy said:
Trefoil knot: How did you UV map this object?

The only way i can uv map long tubes that are curved is to add my uv mapping while it's still in a line tool format. Then when finished shaping i convert to poly.
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Probably by creating a radial and longitudinal seam? Hit U, press Unwrap and there you go!
 
delivery guy said:
Trefoil knot: How did you UV map this object?

The only way i can uv map long tubes that are curved is to add my uv mapping while it's still in a line tool format. Then when finished shaping i convert to poly.
Click to expand...

It's similar to that, I make a cylinder, delete the top and bottom and UV unwrap it. After that's done I apply the curve modifier to make it the shape I want.
 
Heretic said:
I know that building. ;)
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I'm glad you do :D Thought of buildings to do and came up with that one, no idea why. The texture on the "Ball" itself needs some rework but most of it went okay(-ish). Do you want to have the building for FS? I have no idea how to place it in-sim, so it'll just be sitting on my HD...
ADD: perhaps with some other Berlin Buildings...
 
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F747fly said:
I'm glad you do :D Thought of buildings to do and came up with that one, no idea why. The texture on the "Ball" itself needs some rework but most of it went okay(-ish). Do you want to have the building for FS? I have no idea how to place it in-sim, so it'll just be sitting on my HD...
ADD: perhaps with some other Berlin Buildings...
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Nope. Aces and Sketchup already took care of it and quite an assortment of other buildings in the city.

http://fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/the-german-iron-curtain.430698/#post-676960

I've since thrown them out of the scenery though because they were just too detailed and dragged down the framerate.


P.S: The ball part misses the two rows of windows.
 
F747fly said:
Hi Tom!

I woud actually be surprissed if Max cannot do this. mean it's just a curve with an boject following it, like this:

get a curve and shape it the way you want it.
Click to expand...

You can simply make the line tool convert to a cylinder without having to make another cylinder and combine them.

Turn on mesh settings and set values.
 
delivery guy said:
You can simply make the line tool convert to a cylinder without having to make another cylinder and combine them.

Turn on mesh settings and set values.
Click to expand...
P.S: The ball part misses the two rows of windows.[/QUOTE]

So I was prittt close with my guess :P

Anyway, I was thinking to unwrap my "Static Aircraft Library" (which I made for an airport project I wanted to do but never completed) next. Those are a couple of aircraft so it may take some time.... :)
 
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