3DS Max - Tileable Texture on Sphere

skmokyle · Jul 2018

Hey everyone, I've created a texture to be used on the inside of a domed cieling and I'm having trouble getting it to map correctly.

The texture is 2x2 squares, and using a UVW Map modifier in Max I've mapped the texture to planes creating the look I want, but this doesn't give me correct maps to use in UE4 (as far as I know). I know that I can flatten the sphere UVs and create polar coordinates in photoshop, but that would remove my ability to scale the texture later in Unreal.

Image: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/465256028129198082/465264542507597826/unknown.png?width=1440&height=1292

As mentioned, the intended goal for this is to be used in UE4 and make the tiles scale-able if possible.

I'm a relative noob to 3ds max and am probably going about this in a totally incorrect way, so any help would be great.

Obscura · Jul 2018

You are doing it correctly, this is how it should be done, and you would be able to scale the tiling in Unreal just fine.

Eric Chadwick · Jul 2018

If you want the circles to remain circular, everywhere on the dome, then the default geometry and UVs will not work properly. You will need to create a custom layout. Find an example of how it is done in real life to learn about tesselation techniques.

skmokyle · Jul 2018

Thanks for the help. I quickly figured it out soon after posting. I guess I’m just unfamiliar with UV mapping inside max.

This topic can be closed now if needed.

musashidan · Jul 2018

skmokyle said:

Thanks for the help. I quickly figured it out soon after posting. I guess I’m just unfamiliar with UV mapping inside max.

This topic can be closed now if needed.

It's always polite to post your findings/solution for posterity, so that the next person with this query might benefit.

3DS Max - Tileable Texture on Sphere

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