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3 Dimensional Chat / Need assistance with UV mapping an assault rifle

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Poloflece
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Posted: 20th Nov 2010 23:53
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Hi guys

I have been working on a weapon model for the past 2 weeks and I'm pretty happy with what I have accomplished. But I just can't get the uv mapping through my head, my lithunwrap isn't loading the model and uvm is very difficult to use, if anyone could help me with this model It would be much appreciated and credit would be given if needed.

Here's the model



Thankyou

Poloflece


Poloflece, not to be mistaken for polofleece, polar fleece or polar flece. But I like to go by Polo or PFG, SO GET USED TO IT!
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Eminent
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Posted: 20th Nov 2010 23:54
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Well, it's gonna be hard to make a UV map from just a picture...


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Master Man Of Justice
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Posted: 21st Nov 2010 16:15
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the only reason lithunwrap wont load your model is because it has mesh errors.

n-gons, flipped normals, quads that bend in a weird way.


you need to fix all mesh errors anyway.

If your using max, change the viewport options to Xview, and then it will show you in green, the errors. It doesnt fix them for you though.

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Quik
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Posted: 21st Nov 2010 16:17
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Exporting the mesh as a .obj and therefore converting it to quads or tris usually work


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Master Man Of Justice
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Posted: 21st Nov 2010 16:30
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haha , i just cant live with myself knowing theres a mesh error.


Plus its always good practice to rework your flow.

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Poloflece
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Posted: 21st Nov 2010 21:25
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Thanks guys, I'll export it as .3ds as that triangulates all the gnons.

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Quik
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Posted: 22nd Nov 2010 00:29
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Quote: "haha , i just cant live with myself knowing theres a mesh error."


I know the feeling xD


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