Can I incorporate both UV and Ptex in my project?

nono

What do you think about combining UV and Ptex in one project?

oglu

Why not? Its up to you or your leads.

The Question is why do you think you need Ptex?

nono

I want to make an animation, I think I will just need to use some maps like displacement and the rest I'll draw

nono

for example some details for clothes, and for the rest I'll draw skin human

rollin

So the primary reason why you want to use both is because you want to
- draw in 2d on clean UVs for some assets and
- don't have to somehow unwrap the rest
?
Question is: is it better to use auto-unwrap vs. ptex

oglu

Ptex are really a dangerous if you dont know what they do and how they work.
All your Ptex data gets destroyed if you change the topo! 
You cant clean them in a 2D painter. You cant reuse them on an other asset.
Only a view render engines are able to render them.

As rollin mentioned i would go with UVs even if they are generated.

nono

Is it acceptable if I use auto-unwrap and render 3d, actually I need some textures map to make some small details

oglu

Make a wip thread and show us what you have.

nono

Thank you so much, I've decided to stick with Ptex, it is closer to me, I prefer to draw on things like digital painting. Can you tell me the cartoon production pipeline when using ptex. I have modeled with maya and zbrush, can i open ptex file in maya for rig and animation? the tutorial about ptex is very few and i would be very happy if you recommend me a forum or group about Ptex

oglu

Create a wip thread here and i will answer your questions. I used Ptex in production.
If you are in Zbrush its really dangerous to change the vertex order and you loose your ptex file.

Digital painting is exactly the same with Ptex and UVs.
In fact all commercial available Ptex Painting Tools are using UVs in the background.

Your animation geometry has to be rock solid no further changes.

nono

I am very grateful to you, Good night, Oh Sorry, you are in Austria. It is already evening in Vietnam