The 3D modelling process of making a 2D image representation of a 3D model, although it is typically used to refer to mapping textures to 3D objects. It is especially used in games as it is an efficient and compact way of texturing objects.
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Multiple Texture Coordinates Per Vertex (DirectX11)
The models my artists are making in maya have multiple different texture coordinates per vertex depending on what face the vertex happens to be a part of.
Originally, to fix this problem, I ...
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Blender->Unity materials problem
I have a pproblem with materials and their texture. I have a model with 1 material called 'Car_Jack', after i put my .blend file into unity, unity adds 'Car_Jack__Car_Jack_UV', which is white material ...
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Is it OK to use 6-7k texture map in Unity?
I want to unwrap all my car into one texture (interier, wheels and e.t.c), so for better quality i need to use one big 7k texture. Is it OK or the better choice is to make smaller ones for groups ?
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UV mapping in blender for use with Unreal Engine material
I have a room that I want to import in Unreal Engine 4.
When I do it, I apply a material to the walls (for example), and the walls look like this:
My question is, how can I map the object to the ...
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Planar mapping/projecting UV coordinates from normal
I've got set of vertices, and would like to calculate their UV coordinates by projecting them by a given normal. Similar to what "planar mapping" does in 3ds max.
Another way of looking at it is ...
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Why is my texture skewed?
I'm creating hexagonal prisms from code and am having a difficult time understanding how UV mapping works, as the texture I apply to the hexagonal face comes out skewed:
Forgetting the sides for now, ...
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GLSL dFdx() and dFdy() with Multiple UV Coordinates Clarification
I have a quick question about these two functions.
My understanding is that these functions return the rate of change in the X or Y direction across the screen for a given value. Fragments are ...
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Libgdx scale and repeat texture at the same time
I want to draw the background of my app with
batch.draw(texture, 0, 0, backgruondU * textureWidth, backgroundV * textureHeight, backgroundU, backgroundV)
where backgroundU is screenWidth / ...
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Texture coordinates do not map correctly in Direct3D11 game engine
I beg your pardon if this question has been already answered elsewhere or if this is the wrong site, but I have a serious issue with rendering textures with Direct3D 11.
Using Cinema 4D R17, I ...
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UV Packing Roadblock
I noticed that when I was unwrapping and packing UV's in 3DS Max, that about 75% of the map was taken up by a bunch of repetitive small parts, because of their unique shape and inability to fit ...
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How to make texture size correctly in THREE.js?
I'm new to THREE.js and I have a frustrating problem. I can't get my grass texture to size "normally" on the terrain.
I get it, the terrain is steep, but that doesn't mean the grass should be ...
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Applying texture inside of an Icosphere?
I have implemented a code to generate an Icosphere procedurally in Unity 5.3.4f, which works pretty well. However, what I need to do know it tweak the code to make the sphere to receive texture only ...
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Perspective-Correct Texture Mapping
I am working on a small rendering engine for a personal project and I am having issues with the texture mapping part of it.
It seems to work for some cases, but not for others. For example, when one ...
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reuse texture between quad objects
This question is specific to unity:
I want to spawn multiple blocks, each representing a letter. There will be more than one copy of an alphabet.
I have a big texture which contains all the letters ...
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Multiple UV coordinates in Unreal Engine Procedural Mesh Component?
How can I have multiple UV coordinates per vertex in a Procedural Mesh Component? My goal is to create a UV editor.
I know it is possible to generate multiple vertices per corner, as in ...
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How to adapt UV code to use a tilesheet that is “uneven”?
The tutorial has code that takes a tilesheet and builds a UV mapping:
const float tileSize = 0.25f;
public virtual Vector2[] FaceUVs(Direction direction)
{
Vector2[] UVs = new Vector2[4];
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How does UV mapping work for the spaces between vertices?
In UV mapping each vertex has a UV coordinate, but wouldn't that just make 1 pixel for every vertex? How do you find out the texture coordinate for the spaces in between the vertices? Am I not ...
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Seams between tiled textured cubes
I've created a textured cube in Blender, which I have uv-mapped like this:
The tiles are 256x256, and I've mapped the coordinates exactly at the edges (e.g. x: 256, y: 512). I then export my model as ...
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How to get UV coordinates for sphere (Cylindrical Projection)
I have created one sphere and I want to map onto it a texture map. But I want first to project my map texture to cylinder and then to sphere.
So I want to create a function which takes as parameter ...
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How to map square texture to triangle?
I want to find the texture coordinates for point P. I have the vertices of the triangle and their corresponding uv coordinates.
The numbers in the little squares in the texture represent color ...
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Is it necessary to use texture filtering if I use texture coordinate system?
I have one question about using texture filtering.
It's clear when I used normalized texuture coordinates (in any API) for example from (0,0) to (1,1) it is necessary to use texture filtering because ...
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Texture tearing with UV texture atlas mapping
The following code maps the texture from a texture atlas to a UV. The problem is I'm having texture tearing issues.
Does anyone know how to overcome this problem and have any suggestions? Here is the ...
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How to convert UV position to texture atlas pos and reapply to UV in Unity
I'm trying to apply a texture from an atlas to a mesh by reiterating through the UV array on that mesh, but I'm a bit lost on converting the coordinates.
For example, if the texture required is at x,...
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Add UVs back into a model
I built a 3D model in Autodesk 123d design, then exported it as an stl. When I convert it into an obj, however, there were no UVs in it.
Is there a way I can add the UVs back into the model using a ...
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Texture not working on object
I have a project that I'm having a bit of trouble with. Let me try and explain. In short, I'm trying to apply a texture to an object, but instead it is a solid color.
I built a building in "Autodesk ...
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Water effect using DuDv Map weird look
I'm trying to apply a DuDv Map effect (distortions) on my water.
My texture is 512x512 in size.
I'm using the following code:
(Vertex Shader)
out vec2 texCoord0;
void main()...
{
texCoord0 = ...
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LightMap not working properly
I've made a chips bag model for my game:
http://imgur.com/JcumRF4
And I textured it like this:
http://imgur.com/wpyeACZ
and I googled on how to make lightmaps all of them say "Smart UV project" ...
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uv tiling and offset for uvs not min-max 0-1
For the purpose of the question, a unit = 1 meter.
So, I have a triangle strip that is 4x8 meters (for argument's sake; it is procedurally generated by player). I also have a texture which is ...
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Curvilinear distortion for mapping texture on quad sphere
I'm using the formula I've found here to map procedural texture on to a quad sphere.
For example I'm working with a 3d panoramic cube map that I've generated with a simplex noise.
Each face of the ...
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Can Unity support / use textures that are not square?
I have been told by another highly skilled Unity artist that Unity cannot efficiently handle non square images. Since that doesn't sound right to me, I wanted to get a second or third confirmation to ...
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How can I modify the UV co-ordinates on a texture so they converge to a point?
I'm building a roof visualiser app, where someone can take a picture of their roof, define its outline, then visualise a new roof texture on it.
I'm generating a 3D plane that matches the roof ...
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Optimization for lots of UV coordinates update for tilemap animation
In my game, I procedurally generate tile map mesh and modify it when travelling around the "world". Each tile is a quad. So they each, have their own UV points. (Obviously)
I am using Unity for this, ...
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How to implement Index Buffer Object (IBOs) with texture coordinates in OpenGL?
I was using IBOs to render meshes (for example a cube) from wave-front files (.obj), without texture coordinates or normals, in OpenGL.
Following this, I attempted to implemented texturing. The mesh ...
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XNA Texture mapping on model
I have a cube as my model and want to map a texture on every side of the cube. I have been searching for a while and most answers suggest using 3D max or using VertexPositionTextures.
I am not ...
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How to fix artifacts when using equirectangular 360 panorama photo on sphere
I have a equirectangular 360 panorama photo. I tried to use it as a texture for a default Unity Sphere. The image had artifacts/visible seams, especially near the "poles" of the sphere (north pole and ...
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How do I wrap an image around a sphere?
Ideally I'd like a reference of the math involved, so I can start breaking down the problem.
The simplest thing I can deduce about this problem is that the part of the sphere that the user is ...
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Get fragment from mouse position
I have a painting app for texture artists that I am working on. I am able to paint to a flat canvas that updates the texture of a 3d object in an object viewer. Now I want to be able to paint directly ...
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What is the performance impact of rendering a larger quad?
Lets say I have two planes and I textured them in blender with a 512*512 tiled texture. One plane is bigger than the other (for example, one plane tiles the texture 60 times but another only six times)...
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Multi texture obj files? [closed]
Im downloading some free 3d models off the internet to test things in my game. When I download the package, it gives me a bunch of texture files and the obj model. What I dont understand is what I do ...
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D3D11/C++ Inaccuracies in uv interpolation in pixel shader. How to avoid?
I'm trying to draw a quad with a texture onto the screen such that texels and pixels perfectly align. Sounds pretty easy. I draw 2 triangles (as TRIANGLE_LIST, so 6 vertices) using these shaders:
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3dsMax to Mudbox - Import Warning: UV not a complete set
I'm exporting my 3dsMax model to Mudbox. The import gives me a warning that the UV set is incomplete.
First, what does this mean? That I haven't got all the UVs unwrapped? Web searches have brought ...
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How to to convert UV coordinates to texel coordinates and how to convert texel coordinates to “array coordinates”?
I am currently writing a UV texture mapper.
But i don't know how to convert UV coordinates to texel coordinates.
And i also have no idea how i should convert texel coordinates to "array coordinates"...
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Formula to measure uv-mapping distortion
Does anyone know a simple way of calculating (offline) the amount a texture is distorted when mapped to a triangle like the following?
Vertex Position UV Coordinates
A (Ax, Ay, Az) (...
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Unity, Cannot change a single Vector2 element of mesh.uv?
I have a simple procedurally generated mesh, with uvs that tile correctly
for(int i=1; i<vertices; i++) {
uv[i] = new Vector2(x,z); //pseudocode
}
mesh.uv = uv;
This works fine. However if ...
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Given seams, how do I unfold a mesh?
If a user marks a seam on a mesh, how do 3D modelling programs (like Blender or Maya) unfold the mesh on to a 2D surface? I can only find papers trying to automate the seaming for you. Given user-...
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UV map data structure
I've received a few instructions on what kind of usage UV maps allows, and currently try to understand how it works. However, I can't figure out what kind of data there is inside a UV map.
Googling ...
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3D position of an arbitrary UV coordinate
I have a UV map for a 3D mesh that encodes "links" between pairs of UV coordinates. I have previously defined this links (or pairs), one to one. The links are enconded using the function rgb_color(u1, ...
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XNA HLSL UV Mapping
I was testing my hlsl lighting shader, I've copied it from a tutorial and it works perfectly, but all the meshes in the model needs to have texture coordinate, I guess this is because this part:
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Loading non-square textures, from a 256x256 spritesheet in lwjgl(JAVA)
so I'm doing lwjgl, so far I have the loading of 16x16 textures from a 256x256 spritesheet all working, using this code to get the location of the textures:
public Vector2f[] calculateUVMapping(int ...
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Looking for a full featured C/C++ UV Mesh Unwrapper [closed]
My first question!
Is there an open source C++/C piece of code easy to integrate to solve the UV Unwrapping of arbitrary meshes out there ?
I would like to use it to build a light mapper or similar ...
