Creating - Viewing Vertex Maps

CreativeSheep

Why must I subdivided edges on a mesh to get a acceptable results from a vertex map ?

The method to create a vertex map as most know on a mesh is Lighting/Shading > Assign New Bake Set > Vertex Map, can't you see a vertex map in the viewport ?

Eric Chadwick

You should put the software in your thread title, next time. This is in Maya, right?

CreativeSheep wrote: »

Why must I subdivided edges on a mesh to get a acceptable results from a vertex map ?

The downside of vertex color is that resolution is dependent on the complexity of the mesh. The less vertices there are, the less precise the shading will be. Colors are only stored in each vertex, and linear gradients are stretched across each triangle between the vertices.

CreativeSheep wrote: »

can't you see a vertex map in the viewport?

I don't use Maya regularly, but I was able to find the answer to this in seconds.
https://ixquick.com/do/search?q=maya+vertex+color+viewport

CreativeSheep

Yes, I realized after posting, the pitfalls of vertex mapping, although good for somethings, not so good for other things