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Re: M82a1 Sniper rifle
Is there a reason everything is on a 90 degree angle or straight? The beauty of a UV map is you can rotate your islands by any degree, which allows you to fit a lot in. Don't use max's auto padding feature, just go by hand. For example, theres so many tiny pieces there, which begs the question why, when I would keep it in… -
Re: M82a1 Sniper rifle
MUCH better UV packing, however I can still see quite a few polies that could be cut? for example, take another look at the holes on the side of the main gun body, theres some splits there that are a bit wasted. -
Re: M82a1 Sniper rifle
Some time ago i modeled this same sniper rifle :) I have to say that your model is very nice, clean and very accurate in the details, but your UV have problems...First of all there is too much not used space, due probably to the auto-pack function of 3dsmax. Plus as i read, i agree with the importance of 1:1 scale...in a… -
Re: M82a1 Sniper rifle
None rotated islands do present the best visual pixel clarity, thats true. But the main issue here is that when you align everything by UV island, it isn't quite as smart as you think (or would hope). Instead, it make a basic rectangular hull around the outermost verts of the surface. This means that a triangle shape… -
Re: M82a1 Sniper rifle
So I am working on the LP, and I ran into something I am not sure about. The holes in the front of the gun, where the barrel goes it, cause my LP tri count to go pretty high. I have tried to find good examples of what others do with little success. Most examples I find have detail right on the other side of the hole so…
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