[3Ds Max] Blank Unwrap UVW

bretonvictoria

Hi all,

I'm new to this forum, but not really new to 3Ds Max. This is my second year using it; I'm currently in my fourth semester at college. I've been having all sorts of issues unwrapping my models, which I've never experienced in the past.

I had been receiving all of these hideous black marks when I added the Projection modifier and attempted to create a normal map, so I read in another thread here that attaching a box to the object and then removing it would help. I did that. But now, my Unwrap UVW modifier is completely blank. Even when I highlight the entire object, nothing shows up in my Unwrap UVW editor.

I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but I can't seem to figure it out. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

stop619

"A picture us worth a thousand words"

Please post a screen shot illustrating the issue you are having.

Thanks.

Heartless

When you attached a box to your object, you changed the geometry of your mesh and thus your UV mapping.

Hopefully you didn't save over your old version.

mortalhuman

Did you happen to be in a subobject mode without selection at all when you added the modifier? This would result in nothing to edit.

bretonvictoria

Ah, you're right, I was in subobject mode by accident. It turns out that resetting the xforms and adding a Push modifier removed the black marks.

Thanks!

mortalhuman

np, and glad you got the underlying issue sorted too