I just tried it. It does work! I just need to copy & paste uvs and pack.
I haven't used 2014 too much yet. Good to know. Martin On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Oscar Juarez <[email protected]>wrote: > I think since 2014 unfold can be used to pack existing uvs > El mar 25, 2014 5:24 AM, "Martin Yara" <[email protected]> escribió: > > Unfold doesn't pack existing Unique UVs, it only packs UV islands that has >> been created with Unfold. >> >> One trick I use sometimes is: >> >> - Create an Edge cluster with all the UV islands borders: >> select an island with comp.sync in polygon, select its borders with >> rctools and create a cluster. Repeat the process with all islands >> >> - Copy your existing UVs to the new Unfold UV. >> Copy & Paste within the Texture Editor >> >> - Apply Unfold, select edge cluster components and add them to the Unfold >> Cut Line. This may fool Unfold to make it think your Copy&Pasted UVs are >> Unfold UVs. >> >> - Now play with the Packing options in the Unfold Op PPG. If you are >> lucky, it may work. >> >> >> Martin >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 6:29 AM, David Rivera < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone. I saw a video (i think it was the new features on 2012) >>> where they showed how to >>> pack uvs. I remember there was a bunch of elephants, and the guy >>> explaining grabbed all of them >>> and arranged them for uv packing from the unfold menu. >>> >>> I have not seen that video again. Today I needed to recreate that >>> workflow for a bunch of objects tied >>> together on a single proyection (pack uvs) and the only thing I found >>> was this: >>> http://www.screencast.com/t/yWkUipBZvkv >>> >>> But I know that other uv packing video with the elephants it´s out there >>> on youtube, but I can´t seem >>> to find it. >>> >>> Could anyone point me in the right direction with the name of the video >>> or at least a close result >>> to show how the UV packing from the unfold menu works? >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Cheers. >>> >>> *David Rivera* >>> *3D Compositor/Animator* >>> LinkedIN <http://ec.linkedin.com/in/3dcinetv> >>> Behance <https://www.behance.net/3dcinetv> >>> VFX Reel <https://vimeo.com/70551635> >>> >> >>
