3dsMax - Chuggernaught UV scripts

jocose

Anyone have chuggernaughts UVscript? I was trying to use the workflow described on jesseMoodys site here: http://www.artbyjessemoody.com/

But I can't find the chuggernaught scripts anywhere.


Do people just not use this workflow anymore, how is that that these scripts havn't been re-hosted?


Will they work with 2011?

renderhjs

they are very old but I remember someone porting them to make them work with 2010. Quoting myself from a archived thread:
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71657

renderhjs wrote: »

Cuggnuts script is dated and doesn't work proper anymore with recent versions of max. Someone here at polycount fixed it to make it work though and provides a alternative download link:
http://fearthedevil.com/words/?p=117
download link:
http://fearthedevil.com/words/wp-content/files/2009/07/UnwrapTool_1.6.zip
...

Good luck with it, also check scriptspot for any other scripts in the future - there are some great hidden gems there.

elec²ron

Can you not do the same thing with the pixel unit transform floater in TexTools? Just select all the islands and half the w or h.

robioto

I think it's called chugnut uv tools but at any rate I think the TextTools UV script by renderhjs here on polycount (who replied to you) took the place of it for a lot of people. There's a link to it in his sig.

renderhjs

oh wait a minute is this about converting to a non sqare map? I actually wrote a script in TexTools that simplifies that a lot, its similar to how Photoshop's extend canvas works:

All it adds is a UVW modifier so its easy to undo. Its under tools and then 'resize UV Canvas Size'.

jocose

Yep, thats what its about. Im on a bus ATM headed home for my bday/xmas but when I get there i will make sure and try this! Thanks for the replies everyone!

Bigjohn

renderhjs - How do you get to that Extend UV's Canvas box? I must be thick, cause I can't seem to find stuff with textools.

BTW, after you resize the canvas, is there a way to make Relax take the new ratio into account?

renderhjs

Its under tools and then 'resize UV Canvas Size'.

I wrote that in my message
Don't with the relaxing, test it yourslef - not sure how max handles relaxing with non square ratios.

Bigjohn

renderhjs wrote: »

I wrote that in my message
Don't with the relaxing, test it yourslef - not sure how max handles relaxing with non square ratios.

Ohh... dammit. I was looking at the Tools menu of the Edit UVW menu. Jesus. I don't know why I'm being so thick when it comes to finding stuff in Textools. But I didn't realize there's a tools dropdown in Textools itself. Awesome.

And about Relax. Max just Relaxes stuff as if it was still a 1:1 ratio.

Bigjohn

I don't really know why it does that. Seems like the Relax goes off of a 1:1 ratio no matter what. In this simple cylinder I set the size to 256x512. It looks fine if you scale it manually, but after a relax it looks like this.

Julmust

I have Chuggnutts UV tools at work, as far as I know it's completely erased from the interwebs. I'll upload when I get back from Christmas. Can't live without it.

cman2k

Can an admin or someone rename this thread to have the proper name of the script? at least it would come up in future searches. :P

Eric Chadwick

Not completely erased, just tweaked by various people.

Unwrap Tools 1.6 for Max 2010:
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=985608




For future searchers... Steve Johnson (www.chuggnut.com) wrote the original script, then Diego Garcia Huerta (www.sloft.net) upgraded it, then Amit 'SmartDevil' Singh (fearthedevil.com) upgraded it some more.

Note: UV ToolBox 1.7 is an older version of renderhjs' TexTools...

Eric Chadwick

BTW, someone should make a page for Maxscripts on the wiki. Hmmm. :smokin:

renderhjs

Eric Chadwick wrote: »

BTW, someone should make a page for Maxscripts on the wiki. Hmmm. :smokin:

totally, we had some great and hidden scripts here over the past. Lots of community request driven scripts and stuff thats really productive at work. Maybe a small section with how to use scripts and done