3DS Max - Tileable Texture on Sphere

skmokyle

Hey everyone, I've created a texture to be used on the inside of a domed cieling and I'm having trouble getting it to map correctly.

The texture is 2x2 squares, and using a UVW Map modifier in Max I've mapped the texture to planes creating the look I want, but this doesn't give me correct maps to use in UE4 (as far as I know). I know that I can flatten the sphere UVs and create polar coordinates in photoshop, but that would remove my ability to scale the texture later in Unreal. 

As mentioned, the intended goal for this is to be used in UE4 and make the tiles scale-able if possible. 

I'm a relative noob to 3ds max and am probably going about this in a totally incorrect way, so any help would be great. 

Obscura

You are doing it correctly, this is how it should be done, and you would be able to scale the tiling in Unreal just fine.

Eric Chadwick

If you want the circles to remain circular, everywhere on the dome, then the default geometry and UVs will not work properly. You will need to create a custom layout. Find an example of how it is done in real life to learn about tesselation techniques.

skmokyle

Thanks for the help. I quickly figured it out soon after posting. I guess I’m just unfamiliar with UV mapping inside max. 

This topic can be closed now if needed. 

musashidan

skmokyle said:

Thanks for the help. I quickly figured it out soon after posting. I guess I’m just unfamiliar with UV mapping inside max. 

This topic can be closed now if needed. 

It's always polite to post your findings/solution for posterity, so that the next person with this query might benefit.