Your favorite UV tool is?

Michael_Ingrassia · Oct 2016

Hey guys. I'm building a new training course and wanting to include a popular UV tool. There are so many new ones out there but I'm more old school with my methods. Just wondering what you guys are using or prefer and maybe tell me your favorite part of that unwrap tool?

Revel · Oct 2016

For me it's just the good ol' TexTools and the standard build-in UV tools in 3ds Max

Synaesthesia · Oct 2016

Polyunwrapper 4 via Polytools3d.com. It's like TexTools but regularly updated (since TT was last updated in 2010 IIRC) and just makes doing UVs so efficient in Max.

Deadly Nightshade · Oct 2016

My own

Fansub · Oct 2016

Deadly Nightshade said:

My own

This

Either Nightshare UV Editor or Maya 2017's UV editor, they both rock and work really well !

Michael_Ingrassia · Oct 2016

Actually I just downloaded Deadly Nightshade. Had never heard of it before but it looks promising. Do you have any video tutorials other than the one I saw on creativecrash?

Joopson · Oct 2016

Nightshade UV is amazing. I don't UV without it.

Froyok · Oct 2016

I simply use Blender now. Mostly for the unwrap algorithms.

monster · Oct 2016

3ds Max 2017 new non convex packing and new live peel mode are pretty awesome. Makes unwrapping much less of a chore.

MDiamond · Oct 2016

UV Layout, Modo. Haven't tried Max new stuff yet but I'm hearing good things.

musashidan · Oct 2016

As of 2017, Max, with the Polyunwrapper plugin, pretty much does it all for me. I still use Headus with a bridge script, for its relaxing algorithm.

kadeschui · Oct 2016

used to use max textools + roadkill. I've tried UV layout and nightshade uv. I just use modo now with some farfarer plugins.

jRocket · Oct 2016

Maya 2017. Has the best uv packing algorithm out there.

musashidan · Oct 2016

jRocket said:

Maya 2017. Has the best uv packing algorithm out there.

Just out of curiosity, have you tested it against Ipackthat?

Revel · Oct 2016

Yeah TexTools is pretty old by now but it still does a pretty good job for me at least.
Haven't really checked PolyUnwrapper4 but I'm just curious what function that's better compare to TexTools?

AtticusMars · Oct 2016

musashidan said:

jRocket said:

Maya 2017. Has the best uv packing algorithm out there.

Just out of curiosity, have you tested it against Ipackthat?

There's a comparison in the IPackThat thread on the last page with some discussion about the results.

I don't know what Maya is doing but I hope other applications start taking a similar approach because sadly it seems like development on ipackthat is all but dead.

Michael_Ingrassia · Oct 2016

You guys using Maya 2017 UV Editor. Any good tutorials you can share? I'm planning to explore the UV editor soon. I'm still on 2016 at the moment.

musashidan · Oct 2016

AtticusMars said:

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musashidan said:

jRocket said:

Maya 2017. Has the best uv packing algorithm out there.

Just out of curiosity, have you tested it against Ipackthat?

There's a comparison in the IPackThat thread on the last page with some discussion about the results.

I don't know what Maya is doing but I hope other applications start taking a similar approach because sadly it seems like development on ipackthat is all but dead.

Cheers mate, I'll be sure to have a read. Shame about ipackthat. Haven't tested Max's new packing algorithm yet but it's meant to be a big Improvement.

C86G · Oct 2016

3dsMax with TexTools and IpackThat.

fdfxd2 · Oct 2016

Blender 3d
You can just

1. Activate the "Select Sharp Edges" operator
2.Mark the selected edges as seams
3. tweak a little bit
4. profit.

Or if you really just don't care anymore, use "smart" uv project.

though "i pack that" seems.... promising.
I tested the demo,
seems to do a pretty good job

PixelApocalypse · Oct 2016

Been using Ninja UV for Maya for 3 years now.

frame_first · Oct 2016

Just modified default MM

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/gm/e62etfck342f.jpg

Torch · Oct 2016

Frame_first, what plugin is that?

I can get by pretty well with Maya's UV tools, Unfold3D is cool but haven't used it much. 3DC isn't bad either

frame_first · Oct 2016

I modified default maya Marking Menu and wrote own scripts for some commands. Working on tutorial of how to do that!

pmiller001 · Nov 2016

3dcoat is out of control. I love it

oglu · Nov 2016

musashidan said:

jRocket said:

Maya 2017. Has the best uv packing algorithm out there.

Just out of curiosity, have you tested it against Ipackthat?

ipackthat 20min...
maya 20sec...
only thing i miss is grouping for shells...

huffer · Nov 2016

I also vote for polyunwrapper:
- quick apply checker map and change tiling
- align shell horizontally or vertically by edge
- quickly nudge shells by 1 unit in any direction
- set shell resolution by smallest, largest, or just average
- set smoothing groups from UV shells
- shell align (it's ok for matching mirrored UV shells, not quite like UVDeluxe from Maya though)
- and render UV's, lots of options

NoRank · Nov 2016

Headus uvlayout with the bridge plugin for 3dsmax.

musashidan · Nov 2016

oglu said:

ipackthat 20min...
maya 20sec...
only thing i miss is grouping for shells...

Interesting results.....

If that's the as then why all the fuss over ipt? Or is that algorithm new to Maya?

AtticusMars · Nov 2016

For me the main appeal of ipackthat is that it is a standalone application, you don't need to own Maya to use it which is nice in my case cause I'm not interested in paying for Maya.

oglu · Nov 2016

its new... but if im not mistaken its also in max2017...

musashidan · Nov 2016

@atticusmars , fair point.

@oglu , just had a look at the new layout features[of Maya] and let me tell you it's almost like a separate application in comparison to the packing 'features' added in Max2017. All that's been added is a non-convex algorithm. Pretty pathetic, really, when I see Maya's UV Layout toolset.

Deadly Nightshade · Nov 2016

Michael_Ingrassia said:

Actually I just downloaded Deadly Nightshade. Had never heard of it before but it looks promising. Do you have any video tutorials other than the one I saw on creativecrash?

Unfortunatily no. I've had plans for this for quite some time but hadn't found the time to do them - especially not now as I'm kinda working two jobs atm.

onionhead_o · Nov 2016

@ Frame_first can't wait for the tutorial
maya uv editor 2016 +

Scruples · Nov 2016

3dCoat, being able to see the unpack algo doing it's thing as uv's are cut and changing the unwrapping method on-the-fly is wonderful, edge-path select never fails and 3d coat has yet to crash on me. Packing isn't great, but 3dcoat should be used together with another 3d package anyway.

Mant1k0re · Nov 2016

Headus UV layout with 3ds Max bridge.

@musashidan

I haven't tried Polyunwrapper but is the relaxing algorithm the only thing you miss from Headus? I really got used to cutting my UV in a 3D viewport overtime, plus the copy UVs features are really useful.

hansolocambo · Jul 2017

pmiller001 said:

3dcoat is out of control. I love it

Dunno what you meant by "out of control" ? But I definitely love it too. Insanely fast and on the fly algorithms that unwrap, relax, optimize space, etc, as you do the seams. The way UV Islands are displayed and flattened continuously makes it ultra clear and understandable. Unwrapping and retopologizing with 3D-Coat is just : pure pleasure.

StormyBA · Jul 2017

Just modo - the default tools are awesome.

stilobique · Jul 2017

blender or polyunwrapper with max

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FourtyNights · Jul 2017

Blender's built-in UV tools. Fast and easy to use, and the quality is top notch. And what comes to packing UV's, I've always done that manually anyway.

Westley · Jul 2017

Hi, I am a huge fan of 3D Coats UV unwrapping tools as-well as Modos unwrapping tools both software's are available for Indie friendly prices as-well as being very advanced and intuitive.

Your favorite UV tool is?

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