Do you use bonus tools in maya?

YellowYeti

So i've seen a few tutorials and what not that for unwrapping their UV's in maya they installed a new toolbar for bonus tools which had an auto unwrap uv tool. I was just wondering if it's worth it to get, or it was just an older version of maya and there is something better out in the newer versions (i'm on 2015). Thanks!

jRocket

You can find what's new/updated in each version of the bonus tools here-

https://apps.autodesk.com/MAYA/Detail/Index?id=appstore.exchange.autodesk.com%3Aautodeskmayabonustools2014%3Aen

They do sometimes move bonus tools features over to Maya proper, but the auto-unwrap is part of the bonus tools and not in Maya by itself.

YellowYeti

jRocket wrote: »

You can find what's new/updated in each version of the bonus tools here-

https://apps.autodesk.com/MAYA/Detail/Index?id=appstore.exchange.autodesk.com%3Aautodeskmayabonustools2014%3Aen

They do sometimes move bonus tools features over to Maya proper, but the auto-unwrap is part of the bonus tools and not in Maya by itself.

Ok thanks for that, and as a side question, do you think the auto-unwrap is a good tool to use? Or would the regular things in maya be good enough you think?

itzaspace

i use it, is really cool, easy and fast, highly recommended, i find it really easy to use and im really new in the 3d.

xChris

Auto unwrapping is cool if you want something quick to throw on with polypaint or the like, also good for things that are a little more organic (rocks, trees,etc), but there will still be a bit of cleaning. Its useful for very simple shapes, but don't rely too much on it, as later you may want to optimize the uv's to get the most out of your 0-1 space, you should also be considerate of where you're seams will be.

Deadly Nightshade

I always install bonus tools but rarely use them actually.
Select every N:th edges is quite handy though.