UV Mapping

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Need opinions on round edge normal baking workflow Hi all,I have been following quite tiring workflow to get a nice round edge look on low poll meshes for game assets but not sure if this can be improved or if I'm doing some unnecessary work.Well, to…	16 Last	poopipe Jun 4 2023
UV issue with no reason in sight. As you can see here I UV mapped it fairly well and there is no UV overlap of the highlighted UV islands. But when baked in substance painter and in Marmoset these issues appear.The issues circled are…	18 Last	sacboi Apr 9 2023
What is your preferred UV workflow? [{"insert":"I switched computers and while reinstalling everything realized that I've been using an old version of Headus UV Layout and textools in Max since 2015. While I've kept up with other softw…	15 Last	michagrandel Feb 18 2023
UV-place the same trim sheet evenly on several objects [{"insert":"Hi community :-)\nFor my project I am building a modular kit with Blender.\nI have several individual pieces and would like to texture them using a trim sheet.\nThe problem is that (not l…	4 Last	gnoop Jan 6 2023
Imported from Zbrush, used UV Master, now baked maps are overlapping in Marmoset [{"insert":"This is my first time baking. I sculpted my model in Zbrush, used UV Master to unwrap all my subtools. Imported it to Marmoset, set up a bake project and got maps like this.\n"},{"insert"…	1 Last	EarthQuake Oct 2022
Import from maya help [{"insert":"Hey folk, hope y'all are keeping well, I have been in class learning baking and after I import my model from maya to marmoset, I get some weird geometry and I was hoping to get some help,…	1 Last	EarthQuake Oct 2022
Question: metahuman UVs align to the edges. The textures strech. Is this unwrapping good? why? [{"insert":"Checking out Epic's metahuman UVs, I noticed that the UVs are squared all the way to the edges of the DIM.\nI have seen other professional heads doing the same thing; professionally scann…	4 Last	Kanni3d Oct 2022
Keyshot 9 // Why my alembic from Maya is missing UV !? Please help :( Hi there :3For my final exam, Im trying to export an animation from Maya to render it in Keyshot and its almost impossible. I tried everything OBJ, FBX, The Keyshot plug-in and nothing works. I have …	4 Last	carstrek3dart2101 Sep 2022
UV Shell Too Large To Fit In UV Map! [{"insert":"I'm making a simple modular road asset that will be used with the UE5 spline tool to make a highway in my scene. However it is giving me some problems when it comes to UV mapping. I'm try…	28 Last	poopipe Sep 2022
Question about UV orientation [{"insert":"Hi\nJust a quick question - is it generally okay to have UV shells at an angle? I believe I was taught that they should always be vertical or horizontal, but in this case, where the shell…	26 Last	poopipe Aug 2022
Maya: Align Internal UV Edges of multiple Shells [{"insert":"Hi All, \nIm looking for a way to align the internal edges of multiple UV shells, so all edges of all shells match in the x axis for example.\nThe image will illustrate what i mean by tha…	6 Last	Benjammin May 2022
Should I straighten my UVs or not? [{"insert":"I recently learned that straightening our UVs is a good thing to as it reduces seams and helps in better UV space utilization. I tried the same on a model that I am working on and now I a…	13 Last	parikshittiwari Feb 2022
Proper UV mapping in curve models [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/K84B5T4TE77O\/image.png","name":"image.png","type":"image\/png","size":9250306,"width":3467,"height":2452,"displ…	5 Last	kuronekoshiii Dec 2021
How to fix UV distortion on low poly objects? When working with low poly models I've found that they're prone to heavy distortion like in the image above, even though it's UV map is square and clean (IMO), simple objects like this distort heavil…	11 Last	Noors Nov 2021
Zen UV for Blender Zen UV is not just a set of tools, it is ready to use pipeline for fast creating UV’s in Blender. It represents an intuitive system created by professionals and refined in real projects. Enjoy this e…	1 Last	SergeyTyapkin Sep 2021
How would one divide up this vehicle by material / UV map? Hello, I have a model here (a "Vespa 150 TAP", if you wanted reference) and am having trouble deciding how I should divide it up material-wise for UV maps / importing to substance painter. I figured …	2 Last	JackofSpades261 Aug 2021
Checker Map Toolbox for Maya - Free Hotfix 6 Intentionally posting here because this tool was created for 3D artists.Devjit requested that we should have some new features in the Checker Map Toolbox including being able to rotate the checker …	0 Last	malcolm Jun 2021
long object uv Hi guys! making a portfolio peace and stuck with UV. I have pretty long object and dunno how to slice it properly. I wanna make as little as possible seams and in 1 variant it's just streched out fro…	1 Last	oglu May 2021
Help with UV mapping How to uv map it so that texture curves along surface with minimal distortion, it's a flat surface, is it possible?	2 Last	AbhiMahant Mar 2021
Tip for unwrapping large surfaces like walls, floors, and ceiling of room? Anyone here have recommendations for guides, tips, techniques, etc, for UVing a room? i.e.) floor, walls, and ceiling of a bedroom as an example. I mostly work with props and characters, so going up…	8 Last	local306 Feb 2021
Modular Game Environment. Is it better to have more or less? I'm making a game environment in Unreal Engine 4. I will also be using Photoshop, Quixel Mixer, and Blender for everything. The game environment is more modular.Is it better to have more objects (dup…	8 Last	Oblivion2500 Jan 2021
Question about UV stretching and general workflows Hi guys! I need your help with unwraping this model of knife. I have managed to do most of model, but this handle is tough enemy for me. I would like to straighten uv island, but then uv is streched …	4 Last	Yzii Nov 2020
Maya - Straighten UV borders Hello! I made this model and I would like to add some details in ZBrush.In order to make displacement looks right, I need to make the UV borders straight. I tried the "straighten border" tool availab…	1 Last	oglu Nov 2020
How can I UV a model when its subtools had been merged and decimated? Confusion in the workflow. Hi,please take my apology if this had been explained already before but there is so much information out there that one can easily get lost and I am also new to Polycount. I am very new to 3D modelin…	6 Last	Lenka_Dari Nov 2020
Wrapping a PBR material correctly around low poly geometry Hi there,I am trying to model a dumpster for rendering in Unreal Engine and am currently working on the wheels /casters. As you can see, I have tried to keep my geometry as simple as possible as this…	2 Last	turbovulture Sep 2020
UVing meshes for trim sheets in Blender 2.8 Hello,MY PROBLEMI'm new to trim sheets, but have a basic idea of how they work. What I don't really know is how to UV objects for them in Blender efficiently, and I haven't really found suitable tuto…	0 Last	mhuang97 Sep 2020
How Should I Unwrap Organic Mesh Without Visible Seams? Hi!I'm kinda losing my nerves here. I made a 3D model of eggplant and now I wanted to give it some textures, but I stumbled upon this issue.The seams where I have put them, are visible. I tried to sn…	1 Last	Kanni3d Sep 2020
The little trick of modelling a Cartoony House Hi guys! I have just found an interesting tutorial of The Foundry at YouTube. It calls: 'Modeling a Cartoony House'.It was useful for me, some kind. This is The Cartoony House I have made, after watc…	0 Last	modelk Aug 2020
Problem with two texture set list uploading to Mixamo Hi, I will try to explain me the better I can and I will upload a lot of photos for improve my explanations because I don't know how to explain this, apologies in advance.I have a model with two "par…	4 Last	kaiman Aug 2020
How does the process of preparing "easy to understand" uv-map for game asset looks like ? I got stuck in part where I should prepare uv-map the way that if someone else looks at it, he can easilly see which part of mesh is at which part of uv-space. I will go with tank as example again. L…	5 Last	pior Jul 2020
Multiple UV Tile Normal Map seams on Character Model Substance Painter textures I recently sculpted a character model from scratch in Mudbox, built the low-poly version by Quad Draw in Maya, unwrapped and cut the UV's into mirrored shells over multiple UV tiles, Baked the Normal…	1 Last	rgadiy Jul 2020
WIP: Need advice on topology optimisation for this kind of 3D situation: Hello everyone, I'm currently working on this sword and want to improve my topology skill in general . The egravements seen at the center are meant to be recessed into the metal as I plan to use anot…	2 Last	VintageWarm Jul 2020
Stretched materials (First time posting here so lemme know if there's something I'm not including or whatever)I'm a relatively new environment artist learning the ropes. I modeled a ground satellite in Blender 2.8 and b…	3 Last	Obscura Jun 2020
Efficient way to texture a topographically complex mech for Unreal? Hi, I'm attempting to texture a mech but am not sure if what I'm doing is a good way to do it.The model was made in Sketchup so it's topographically "weird", I'm using 3dsmax to unwrap it and plannin…	16 Last	BlueBlankey Jun 2020
What Does a Good UV Map Look Like? Hi everyone, I am updating my portfolio and will be showing UV maps alongside my new models. Are there any general expectations/standards for how good UV maps should look in general? My current model…	14 Last	b_beauchamp May 2020
"repeating" UVs in Maya Let me explain what i try to make:I modeled a chainsaw:I unwrapped the chain and added a "tileable" texture to the material:I know that stuff that goes outside to the right from "0-1" it will repeat …	4 Last	goekbenjamin May 2020
Why is this happening? So i have my model almost fully textured and this weird issue(UV map i assume) pops up.I UV mapped it correctly with no seams there as you can see with the UV map photobut in substance painter the en…	3 Last	Kanni3d May 2020
Questions about UV best practices in game development. (Looking for someone I can send a quick message here and there on Discord or another app to get answers when I get hung up on minor issues. Google works sometimes, but it can be hard to find a specif…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2020
[Substance Painter] Distorted projection issue with overlapping UV islands So, I have the assumption (correct me if I’m mistaken) that identical UV islands (in this case, for sections that are symmetrically mirrored on the mesh), can just be stacked over each other to give …	1 Last	zachagreg Apr 2020
UV faces are black, but uv editor makes them blue ok so a simple question i think (getting back into 3d after years doing a job and bored as heck)...I am working on a knife model and am mostly done but am following a digital tutors guide. Simply, i …	5 Last	primnull Apr 2020
Reflections on edges of model [Baking problem in substance] i am getting this problem while baking and i tried harden/soften edges in maya but still this reflection(i don't know what to call them) keeps appearing .uv &…	2 Last	gnoop Apr 2020
[SOLVED] Maya Udim layout scale issue Hi,So i have a car that i have unwrapped. when i layout using only one UV tile it gives the correct scale for each UV shell in relation to each other ( the chequerboard pattern is the same size acros…	3 Last	David_McCabe Apr 2020
UV maps in the scene Hello everyone! Sorry for my english, it's not my mother tongue;) So i created a small scene just for this topic to find an answer I seek. And here it is: should I use 1 uv map for all the objects in…	6 Last	Lethe Apr 2020
RIZOMUV HELP So i am making a drum mag for the AKM i made a little bit ago and need help. I have it UVed just the way i and know you need to straighten everything you can to prevent aliasing in the maps but when …	10 Last	Kanni3d Mar 2020
Maya Interactive Groom Uvs Can someone please explain to me why the UVs for the Linear wire in Interactive Groom look like this when I convert them to Polygons? I should be getting perfect squares on my checkerboard not rectan…	1 Last	poopipe Mar 2020
Help, Desperate to understand these normal maps! So I've accepted I need to remap most likely but, before doing so I need some clarity. A- was my original low polyB- is my "low" poly nowC- is the high polyhttps://polycount.com/discussion/81154…	17 Last	jdellinger98 Mar 2020
Visible UV seams in Substance Painter at mirror edge Hello there, this is something that I've been trying to resolve for a few days now, and I thought that maybe it's time to ask someone else for help since I don't seem to make progress on that matter …	2 Last	JackTheFoxOtter Mar 2020
Overlapping lips problem on head UV Hey,so I'm trying to UV map the head of my character and I'm having trouble getting the mouth area unwrapped.Basically, the mouth/lips are overlapping itself, I wanted it to be straight and with a ho…	3 Last	Mink Feb 2020
3DSMax UV Packing Problem Hello :)I'm kinda new to UV unwrapping so I'd like to have your help here.So, I unwrapped all my individual pieces, collapsed all the pieces together and applied an UVW unwrap modifier to the collaps…	6 Last	xMIDIMA Feb 2020
How can I make this UV smoother ? UVI want to make it look neat but when I unfold it just becomes a mess not sure why	1 Last	poopipe Feb 2020