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Mastering UVLayout : Comprehensive Tips and Tricks from the Author

The Core Mechanic

Knowing whats going on behind the GUI can only help. Rubber ball demo.

Cutting

There's more than one way to skin a cat (apologies to cat lovers). It doesn't have to be perfect first time. Cut, flatten, see how it goes, then adjust seams by detaching and welding.

couch, G key, facing, and other rectangle selects.

enable poly select?

Geometry to UVs

The relationship between the flattened shapes and UV coordinates, and how that impacts on other tools such as scaling and packing.

Kinks

What they are, why the occur, how to get rid of them.

Ctrl-Shift MMB drag

Shift MMB drag

Shift B

Edit -> Settings -> F1 / Run For

Green Balance

Where you need to use it. plugins

select already flattened, click green balance

select rest, rescale U & V

Advanced Packing

continue with leon and cube file

pack selected only

pack quality

turn on coverage %

rotate with 0, whats that?

try wrapping

Subdivision Surfaces

Why they need special handling.

Obscure Tools

Niche usage, but handy to keep in mind. Reshape (eg Phileroo), Camera scaling.

Pattern Making

Costume. (see Fig 2). Tip: Use Segment tool.

load edit01.uvl

triangles better than quads, less ambiguity

use segment with 0 degree

set scale to size of paper/material

if not square, make b/w mask image

pack with no resize and mask on

Easter Eggs & Under Development

Shift-J, F9, UV Sets