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UV Shell & UV Island the same?
polycounter lvl 2
Quick question, are the terms UV shell and UV island interchangeable?
And if so, which term should one rather use.
And if so, which term should one rather use.
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I’ve seen many people on this forum use both terms when talking about the same thing, and as someone coming from Blender UV shell isn’t really a term that appears there.
I'm asking because I'm writing a documentation and want to stay consistent and professional.
not sure if any 3d software actually uses the term island?
i think most 3d artist understand island / shell as a synonym, but if writing documentation it may be best to use same terminology used by specific software if the documentation is related to one. Otherwise you can mention all the possible synonyms user may encounter but then declare which one you will use throughout the rest of the document.
personally, I just use whatever term the DCC I'm working in at the time uses.
In Maya it's "shell".
In Blender it's "Island".
or UV space - where it's either V or W if you're in something that handles UVs in 3d space
Besides UV "islands" and "shells", they are also sometimes called "clusters".
Cluster is just innaccurate - it doesn't imply connectivity which is a defining characteristic of a component/island/shell/hull/element