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Re: Unwrapping a Sphere?
Bump So, as good as that was, I found yet another way to do this. a way thats better. I call it the "Top-Centered Flared" method. It is completely seamless over 90% of the object even with normals applied. It takes a lot of work to do it though. And some of the information may not translate so well to your software… -
Re: Unwrapping a Sphere?
@JoshexDirad If you are using prerendered and realtime graphics and the normals aren't properly aligned for one renderer, can't you use something like Handplane or an equivalent to create a matching set of normal maps for each if the baking renderer can't do that? The textures for the prerendered stuff don't need to ship,… -
Re: Unwrapping a Sphere?
OK, here's the mapping it's literally top to down, I just evened out the rings so they occupy the same width of the texture as eachother. One caveat is though I can only show one image at once, I selected the top of the sphere, then set a "top image" to bake to, and selected the bottom of the sphere and set a "bottom… -
Re: Unwrapping a Sphere?
LOL I have to update this thread because I understand WHY seams and creases are made. OK First I must define Seams and Creases. Seam(s): to refer to a place on a surface where 2 materials or textures meet; in which the pattern of the pixels is broken causing a visible line. Crease(s): to refer to a place where CONFLICTING… -
Re: Unwrapping a Sphere?
@Noren you read it correctly. however in my experience baking and display rendering engines are not always perfectly aligned. especially when you are using more than 1 rendering engine (one for rendering animations, and one for rendering real-time content(in the editor or a game engine). so you can't always count on them… -
Re: Unwrapping a Sphere?
I usually cut my sphere in half along the middle loop and then make a 'half loop' cut from pole to pole. You have to be real good at hiding your seams, but it creates less distortion. I do things the hard way though so I'm sure someone (Vig) will come along and make me look like an ass... -
Re: Unwrapping a Sphere?
Heh I get schooled all the time, won't be the last time =P Always learn something new. Now that you mention it, I remember it coming up in a previous "how do you unwrap a sphere" thread about a year ago. I think Mojokey brought up the geosphere? Because about that time I convinced our modelers to start using them for the… -
Re: Unwrapping a Sphere?
I would like to bump this post to post the outcome. The system I proposed would Epic Fail if using normal maps. and did so. There is another system that I have come-up with and tested with normal maps. I almost have it perfect. controling the border margin of the map is the final step. What did I do? So you have to keep… -
Re: Unwrapping a Sphere?
Hi, this will be my first post here if lag doesn't kill it. seriously theres a delay while typing. notepad copy pasta time. I too have been studying this, for exactly the same reasons. first off, I am a blender guy, so this help may need to be translated into Maxese. I just posted how to do this, here:…
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