First unwrap in a long time, please critique

tinyham · Sep 2018

I'm currently working on getting back into modeling so I can actually use my degree, but it's been a while. I'm thinking too many islands here, but I'm not sure how to get less...

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Brian "Panda" Choi · Sep 2018

This is fine.

MarcoAntonio · Sep 2018

@Brian "Panda" Choi is right. That is fine. There should be a Uv island for each smoothing group. Sometimes this is not possible and you need to cut. But this is not the case. On the other hand, this could have a lot of optimization. I see a lot of polygons there. Furthermore, I would recommend you use a number texture:

It is what works best for me to find distortions.

luthyn · Sep 2018

I would say you could stack some shells that are similar to save space.

shabba · Sep 2018

I disagree with the comments mentioning this is fine. Mind you there are unknowns - game type, style, player perspective, projected pixel density.

Assuming the scale of a military hangar/metal quonset - a unique UV isnt feasible for any kind of decent pixel density.

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jakemoyo · Sep 2018

@shabba when you say tileable strips are you referring to making them strips like this?

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or like this?

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or am I just completely misunderstanding what you're saying?

Brian "Panda" Choi · Sep 2018

This is an example of wwhat he may be talking about:

First unwrap in a long time, please critique

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