Need HELP with Texel Density!

kevingamerartist

Hi all,

I have a question about Texel Density in Maya 2016. How do you exactly achieve correct texel density? I'm trying to incorporate this into my workflow now, and I want to ensure all mesh objects for my prop that I'm creating have the same consistent Texel Density. I've looked for a clear explanation on how to do this in Maya 2016 for some time, but I haven't found a good tutorial yet. Are there any specific tools or features in Maya 2016 that allow you to calculate this, and allow the UV's for all the mesh pieces to be consistent?

Thank you!
Kevin

poopipe

Use nightshade or update to 2017/18

kevingamerartist

@poopipe I have heard of Nightshade before, but I guess I'll just upgrade to Maya 2017/2018 then. Does 2017/2018 have the Texel Density tools/features? I recall seeing videos for those

poopipe

They've wrapped nightshade up into the uv toolkit  panel - it's the same code underneath at least in part.  Can't remember what it was like in 2017 but 2018 has all the stuff

kevingamerartist

cool, thank you! Yeah I'll update Maya to the 2018 version then

GreyJke

OR
You always can just eyeball it, just apply checker texture on your props and if squares is relatively same size, then it is good enough.