*SOLVED* 3DS Max UVW Stretching Issue

gfelton

So I'm having this strange...issue (if you could call it that) with some of my UVW islands that I'm currently unwrapping in which the islands are squishing unless I quick planar map them. The only work around I have at the moment is to quick planar as much as I can and either straighten selection or use the peel mode to attempt to mimic the original scale as much I can.  QP'ing some islands works fine as they are flat and only require a quick planar to get them into their proper scale. However, I also have some organic elements that I'm certainly not going to be able to just planar map. I attempted to use the peel mode in combination with relax: custom to attempt to force the scale back to its original state but Max did not like that at all and instead kept everything just the way it was. Pictures below:



Any advice is greatly appreciated as I really wanna get this thing into substance and start texturing. Thanks guys!

gfelton

bumpin

demilich

Did you try reset xform in the Utilities tab? That has worked for me before.

MaxHoek

yea reset xform will do the trick i think. also attaching to a new box and than deleting the box after works fine sometimes when max is glitching 

gfelton

Sounds hopeful, will give this a shot when I get home later today. 

gfelton

demilich said:

Yeah resetting the XForm seemed to fix my problem thanks sososo much!

musashidan

You should ALWAYS reset your transforms(xform) when finished modeling. Once you rotate/scale a model at object level the transforms need to be reset. It is a very good habit to get in to. There are loads of scripts about that'll reset/collapse automatically. I just have a custom button on my UI. Or in newer versions of Max there is such a button in the transform toolbox floater.

It just means you don't have to go to the utilities tab or modifier list, apply, and collapse.