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3 Dimensional Chat / Smoothing prob 3dsMax + LithUnwrap

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Kelebrindae
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2005 10:59 Edited at: 3rd Aug 2005 11:01
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Hello,

I use 3dsMax5 to create my models, and LithUnwrap 1.3 to texture them.
But regularly, I encounter this problem: before LithUnwrap, my model is perfectly smoothed, just as I want. After LithUnwrap, it shows some "hard edges" I can't correct with 3ds.

Before LithUnwrap:


After LithUnwrap:


Does anyone know how to solve this ? Please !

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Posted: 3rd Aug 2005 13:53 Edited at: 3rd Aug 2005 14:09
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learn how to unwrap in max.

here's a very quick guide.

1. make a material with a checkboard for its diffuse map, and make it tile to a factor of 10ish
2. select a group of polys
3. click UVW map in the modifers menu
4. pick which sort of mapping will work best (either cylinderical, or planar)
5. click UVW unwrap from the modifers menu.
6. tweak the polies so that your checkboard doesn't have any disortion
7. repeat until all your polies have been mapped. (i tend to hide each group of polies as i go)
8 if you can, stitch them together in the UVW unwrapper, its best to have as few pieces as possible.

i havn't looked at this yet (i'm a queue), but it might help
http://www.fileplanet.com/153255/150000/fileinfo/Dagonite-#9---UV-Unwrapping

you've got the best tool you can have for modelling, IMO, learn to use it.

EDIT: the video tut is alright, but the guy's got such a boring voice it hurts

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IanG
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2005 14:13
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what is happening is that lithunwrap forgets to add the smoothing to the model (youd prob guessed it) so just usse max's uvw mapping - it s ten times better

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dark coder
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2005 14:28
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just goto modifiers/mesh editing/smooth then tick auto smooth on the checkbox or do it manually.


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Kelebrindae
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2005 17:26
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Thanks for your help; I'll learn how to map with Max.

(If the model looks good when it'll be finished, I'll put it on my website to download.)

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