Editing seams after UV flatten in 3dsmax

Kingblue

Is it possible to edit seams after the flattening command in 3dsmax?

I mean, delete a green edge, add another seam, etc...
Or do I have to do it via stitch?
In Blender I used to edit seams on the fly, even after pelting. It was so fast.
I'm still confused on how to achieve a similar workflow (if that is possible) in Max.

JacqueChoi

Use roadkill. It's very similar (if not exactly) the same as Blender.

http://www.pullin-shapes.co.uk/page8.htm

Ace-Angel

In what sense edit seams? Mind posting an image of what you want and/or need? From what I understood you want to stitch parts of the model back and create new seams right?

I never used Blender, so I wouldn't know how a program can unwrap 'on the fly', but I tend to use point to point seams (the blue line) and then run this script: http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/unwrella-2-helper-blue-edge-selection-to-green-seams

It gets me right where I want to be with a relax runs later.

Honestly, the only other thing I can say is download Roadkill and TexTools http://www.renderhjs.net/textools/

Mark Dygert

I do something similar with Ace-Angel, in 2011 and lower I would apply a planar map to the whole thing, use point to point seams to draw the seams on the model in the viewport, then relax each chunk, its a bit like pelt mapping but without all the annoying stretcher cage settings and steps.

It also sounds like you're looking for something like the new Peel tool in 3dsmax 2012? Peel has replaced my old workflow I outlined above. It behaves quite a bit like blender from what I hear, relaxing on the fly as you define seams and break pieces off. selecting an edge and breaking it, is great for "releasing tension" in pieces so they can relax properly.

Peel preview is at 2:45
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMyxxny4QoE[/ame]


EDIT: oh and this kind of question/suggestion belongs in Tech Talk, General Discussion is where we post pics of cats and yell about politics. So you will have better luck in the future posting in Tech Talk, heh.

Kingblue

Thx so much for those infos. Will try those things.