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Modding and game content creation => Mods => Topic started by: Ayrin Greenflag on 17 September 2004, 20:41:04

Title: Help for texture
Post by: Ayrin Greenflag on 17 September 2004, 20:41:04

How can i create with 3ds objects with single texture like your latest objects??

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Post by: StrikerShot21 on 17 September 2004, 20:57:59

It's a little difficult to explain. You have to add UVW unwrap to the object. then under the modifier tab, click "uvw unwrap" so it turns yellow. then select each face then scroll down the modifier tab and click "planar map" then scroll back up click edit and place the faces where you want on the texture. (make sure you apply the texture before you do anything else.

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Post by: Speedator on 18 September 2004, 13:35:32

Sometimes it is better to work with another choice than "planar map", because some vertexes get very worth with special choices. but that delivers in every case. Maybe it is good to detach some parts, to unwrap them  and you again attach it to one model after it.  After unwrap, set an extra modifier "edit mesh" on one part and then attach the other parts.
Very often it is easier to do so. But it is different in every case. So you have to try out. There is a "render to texture" featur under "render" in 3ds max 5 and 6. this is a "automatic" unwrapper. In 3ds max 6 you can work with the unwrapper seperate to texture render in 5 you must do both as I remember.
Than you get an uvw for the model. Save the uvw in an extern file an reload(in 5) or simply delete the automatic uvw modifier(in 6). Then do an "uvw unwrap" modifier on the model(selecteing all vertexes) and load the saved uvw.
This "Automatic Unwrap" is not very good(you have to move, attach and sclae also a little bit), but sometimes it helps to keep time for more important stuff). But as I said before: try out and find the best solution.

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Post by: Ayrin Greenflag on 20 September 2004, 09:17:36

I've tryed to work on it after Strikershot reply, but i lost myserlf in the 3ds.
I think they translate with different word "planar map" in the 3ds italian version.
I'll try to use Speedator instruction now...
I hope to find a way ^___^
Thx

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Post by: Speedator on 20 September 2004, 15:04:25

I know this problem, when I had got the german version.
I think there is ann english version in the translated ones, too.
Look under GUI-Options.

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Post by: tucho on 21 September 2004, 02:34:43

Try with this (http://http://www.3dkingdom.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=351&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0url) tutorial

Is very easy, but  you can use this tutorial for begin to unwrap 3d objects

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Post by: StrikerShot21 on 21 September 2004, 12:41:28

The tutorial is good exept one MAJOR factor. When they unwrap her front side, it doesn't flatten her foot mesh out. so texturing it would be very hard if you want it to be a complex texture.

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Post by: Speedator on 21 September 2004, 14:25:59

TTo do so is simple an gut for such comic-style, because you have no glow not shadows noch rela details in the texture. But it is good to show the basics in unwrapping.
You must find out how many single parts you need to get no problem with deformed meshes, as Striker said

Title: render to texture
Post by: Ayrin Greenflag on 21 September 2004, 16:03:04

I've tryed to use render to texture, but it don't work, it give me one error in code window   :(  and don't save any file

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Post by: Speedator on 21 September 2004, 16:13:18

Post error, please.

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Post by: Ayrin Greenflag on 22 September 2004, 09:26:31

Maxscript Handler

unknown system exception

 :(

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Post by: Speedator on 22 September 2004, 13:16:42

You set the Render on the default 3ds max Render?

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Post by: Ayrin Greenflag on 23 September 2004, 13:07:11

Yes...i think...i see no default button in render option

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Post by: Speedator on 23 September 2004, 13:59:20

You did not change something? That it is ;)

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Post by: Ayrin Greenflag on 23 September 2004, 15:49:26

no...i think no...can someone copy the maxscript code and send it to me in a txt file? ayrin-^-lostinn.com

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Post by: Ayrin Greenflag on 4 October 2004, 15:41:53

The Error i've got is into macro baketextures..someone can tell me how to resolve?