Follow Active Quads (How to I make the face active?)
polycounter lvl 9
I'm trying to map a curved plane, by using the "Follow Active Quads" but ut doesn't work. I get "No active face" .
I tried following these tutorials but, it still didn't work.
https://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.4/Py/Scripts/UV/UV_Calculate/Follow_active_quads
http://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/28085/follow-active-quads-not-working
It says:
And the other one says the same thing basically.
I've selected a face in "3D View" and in "UV/Image Editor". I did noticed that the "active face" is grey in this tutorial:
So how do I make the face active like that?
I tried following these tutorials but, it still didn't work.
https://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.4/Py/Scripts/UV/UV_Calculate/Follow_active_quads
http://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/28085/follow-active-quads-not-working
It says:
Pick the quad that you want the other faces to follow and map it in the UV/Image window.
Select connected faces to map from the active, their existing mapping will be overwritten.
Select connected faces to map from the active, their existing mapping will be overwritten.
And the other one says the same thing basically.
I've selected a face in "3D View" and in "UV/Image Editor". I did noticed that the "active face" is grey in this tutorial:
So how do I make the face active like that?
Replies
You have to be in Edit Mode > Face Mode to make a face active. Also the faces can't be triangulated, if they are you have to select the faces and press Alt J.