3dsmax - make uv by smoothing group or hard edges

davidmajdi

hi , i follow a tutorial in that tutor use script it make uv irlands  by hard edges and then he export obj in zbrush and zbrush can recognaze poly groups from seperates uv shells. i work with 3ds max and assign different smoothing group to cube and then export in import it to zbrush but zbrush still get all the polys in 1 smoothing group. if i want assign deifferent planer mapping for each smoothing group i want it makes along time. so can you guide me for help !!!   first i look for script to make uvw by hard edges in max but i coudn't find 

huffer

This is standard in 3dsmax - Unwrap UV modifier - Edit UV's window - Select all faces - Hit Flatten by Smoothing Groups in the side panel.

davidmajdi

huffer said:

This is standard in 3dsmax - Unwrap UV modifier - Edit UV's window - Select all faces - Hit Flatten by Smoothing Groups in the side panel.

sometimes i think how much i am idiot ))  tnx you 

musashidan

Or alternatively you can do it directly in Zbrush using the groups by normals feature.