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1. Best practice unwrapping uncommon meshes, like cones

   

   Topic by YoungDeveloper · Nov 2013 · Home› Technical Talk

   Hi everybody, this is a relatively simple question, but I'd appreciate some feedback or techniques on how resolve similar problems. Here is a simple flashlight model with temporary baked normal map: Looks quite okay, still learning no remove problems related to padding and visible tiny seams, but here is the main thing.…

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   Reply by Valandar · Dec 2013 · Home› Technical Talk

   Also... cones are pretty darn common meshes - horns, spikes, quills, nozzles, etc etc...

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   Reply by frmdbl · Dec 2013 · Home› Technical Talk

   I'd worry more about the huge difference in texel density in your example. Those button thingies could probably have a bit more pixels than the body, but they have way more. If I was to partly mirror it, I'd go for something like that, with a 4:1 texture. I used LSCM and straightened the vertical lines, but cylindrical…

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   Reply by YoungDeveloper · Nov 2013 · Home› Technical Talk

   I could probably stack them, but wont there be a problem with normal map ?

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   Reply by Deadly Nightshade · Nov 2013 · Home› Technical Talk

   Conical cylinders that are not too distorted should have a straight UV-shell imo: Do a cylindrical projection on the mesh. Btw, do you really need UV-space for 4 unique shells or can you stack some of them?

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   Reply by iniside · Nov 2013 · Home› Technical Talk

   I would use cylindrical mapping. Bit of distortion won't hurt anyone, and one merged unwrap will be easier to texture, and will have less seams, which are more ovbious errors.

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   Reply by YoungDeveloper · Dec 2013 · Home› Technical Talk

   Thanks everyone, i managed to get it done. Weirdly, without any reason, i totally forgot about unwrapping tools besides good old "unwrap uvw". "uvw map" tool helped a lot, used cylinder unwrap and stacked half of flashlights uv.

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   Reply by YoungDeveloper · Nov 2013 · Home› Technical Talk

   Okay, thank you for replies, i will try. Thanks again.

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   Reply by passerby · Nov 2013 · Home› Technical Talk

   ya what iniside said, if you get too much distortion just make some seams width wise where the size of the cylinder changes