How Would You Unwrap This Grip?

allengingrich

(in Maya) I've tried doing planar maps on both halves, then unfolding them, but I still get a ton of distortion around the strap holder. Can anyone help? Thanks!

musashidan

Have you tried breaking the strap holder to its own uv shell? There is only so far you can push an unwrapping algorithm before you get tension/distortion that can only be alleviated by cutting more seams.