UV question

The_Kozmonaut

If you have a symmetrical model and you mirror the UVs is that considered overlapping? Or does overlapping UVs just mean when two islands are intersecting?

Cody

Both. But I'd say it is used in the first context more.

The_Kozmonaut

The rules for the project are "no UV overlapping." So if I had UVs on an object and then duplicated that object, is it considered overlapping UVs?

Joao Sapiro

those rules are really retarded but oh well , if you duplicate an object it wont be considered overlapping..as it is a new object of itself :S

( its possible i may have misunderstood )

StJoris

When you mirror uvs like you say, the uvs are completely intersecting, ea perfectly ontop of each other when you merge them. Guess that depends on wether you merge them afterwards or not. Assuming you do, yeah I do think that counts as overlapping.

Sage

Well if you offset them off the page you might be able to get away with it but it depends. I suggest you ask. But yeah mirrored uvs are overlapping if they are referring to the having every part of the object have it's own unique uv space on the texture.

Alex