xsi and non-square texture uv mapping?

flaagan

hey xsi users, having a bit of a problem with xsi (4.2).
if i try to tweak the noIcon.pic or import a texture that is non-square, the uv mapping goes bonkers and distorts the uv's for the model. any idea how to fix this?

Joshua Stubbles

3dsmax does the same thing. Well, at least pre-v7. I haven't tried using non-square bitmaps in XSI yet, though.

ElysiumGX

Softimage will not let you rescale the noIcon texture. You have to choose another image (or copy the noIcon texture to your project folders). I normally use a black.psd for Stamping.

If you want to change the UV shape to (for example) 256 x 512 rectangle: In the texture editor, select File>Clip Properties. Under Transform, Rescale to your custom or texture size. If you already have UV's, it'll scale those too, so just rescale them back to normal once you're through.