3ds [max] how do you stack uv islans with symmetry modifer

diglett

everything i have found online has not answered my question here. can someone explain? I have applied a uvw unwrap modifier, but don't understand how to use the symmetry modifier to stack symmetric uv islands.
 below is my model and it"s map, i just can not figure this out. help!!

monster

Pretty simple.

Delete half your model. Unwrap the remaining half. Put Symmetry mod on top of the Unwrap mod.

diglett

okay, and then after I apply the symmetry after unwrap mod, then what? is there a way to go into the uv editor after you apply the symmetry mod and preview the uv layout with the symmetry applied? that is where I get confused

nyx702

Add another Unwrap modifier on top of the sym

parallel

With chance of confusing this further; I think you have to collapse the UVW unwrap below the symmetry, before changes will show up in the unwrap you apply above that.

diglett

alright, thanks guys!