3dsMax 2011: Shaded UV Display

killnpc

Does Max (left) have a "Shaded UV Display" feature similar to Maya's (right)?

Eric Chadwick

Nope. But you can select backfacing UVs, select overlapping UVs, show edge distortion, etc.

http://docs.autodesk.com/3DSMAX/13/ENU/Autodesk%203ds%20Max%202011%20Help/index.html?url=./files/WSf742dab04106313366400bf6112a1cea097-7eb9.htm,topicNumber=d0e90729

jeremiah_bigley

Why have I never seen that "show edge distortion?"

Not 100% sure what the benefit of a shaded UV is but... I know I have also seen an option to change the style of that red grid when you select it. Don't remember where though.

If that is not what is bothering you, you could always use TexTools to swap the XYZ with the UVW and then edit within the max viewport in "X-ray Mode."

Kind of an extreme work around but if you really need to see it that way it can be done! lol

Noors

It makes easier to see flipped/overlapped faces than use the select overlapping etc options. I'd like to see that feature in max aswell.

jeremiah_bigley

Ah! Guess I wouldn't have known because I have never unwrapped anywhere else

cptSwing

yeah, that would be useful.

killnpc

Thanks guys