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jack · Posts: 6 Joined: 20 Apr 2008

hey guys, I know this has been covered before but its driving me crazy,
im new to UV layout BTW. when I drop my mesh into UV mode the mesh is rotated forwards. Ive tried selecting the mesh in UV mode and using the arrow keys to flip it but it dont seem to work. is there something that im not doing? please help!

Lewi · Posts: 61 Joined: 14 Jul 2006

Hi there, have you got your mouse pointer over the selected shell when you press the arrow keys to flip it ?

jack · Posts: 6 Joined: 20 Apr 2008

yep i do, but it dont seem to be doing anything. i just need to flip my mesh upwards to front view as it is in top view at the moment.

jack · Posts: 6 Joined: 20 Apr 2008

sorry guys i think im confusing everyone. I have a torso which needs to be rotated 90 degrees backwards to show the chest, at the moment its the neck hole is facing forwards.

Lewi · Posts: 61 Joined: 14 Jul 2006

I'm still not quite sure what you are looking to do . Could you post a screenshot ? It might be easier to show than describe.

jack · Posts: 6 Joined: 20 Apr 2008

heres a screenshot which hopefully should be clearer for you.
i want to edit the front of the mesh instead of the top

headus · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject:

That body has been dropped in the "UV" space ... it just looks 3D because it hasn't been flattened out yet. What you need to do it "undrop" it with Shift-D ... that moves it back into the "Ed" space where you can rotate the view, and then you'll be able to view the front and cut it up into smaller pieces.

Phil

jack · Posts: 6 Joined: 20 Apr 2008

hey, sorry guys for not being so clear. ive cut my seams in the body mesh already in edit mode, which runs along the back, arms and instep. just when ever i drop it into UV mode it is placed this way instead of the chest facing the screen. i am copying a method which is shown in a "digital tutors" tutorial.

headus · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject:

OK, when UVLayout drops the mesh into UV space it works out the average surface normal for that shell, and faces that up. On an open shell this works fine, but for closed shells like your torso it could end up pointing anywhere really.

But its not a disaster ... your next step normally would be to stretch/bloat that shell out with Shift-F, and that doesn't care which way the mesh is facing. There's no way to rotate shells in the UV view because I've found there hasn't been a need to.

Phil

jack · Posts: 6 Joined: 20 Apr 2008

oh i see, i feel like an idiot now! thanks guys, it has helped me alot!