Can anyone help me with Mapping Problem

[NeonLeopard]

Hello great 3D poeple,

I've been reading these forums for a while but never posted, well now it seems i have a problem that i hope somebody can help me with.


I'll try to give as much information as possible about this problem.
I box modelled myself a cartton penguin, rigged and smoothbound, did a planar UV map from the front, and a planar UV map from the back, and rearranged the UV's a little. Now when i try and animate, the texture stays put while the moddel moves :( . I assume this is to do with the way i planar mapped the model, and because the UV's arn't moving when i ANIMATE (using the bones) the model. So, erm, how can i fix it.

I hope i've given enough information there, I have to hand this in to uni on wednesday for a module! so it's becoming a bit of an urgent problem.

Thanx for reading, appologise if this is a simple problem to fix, i just can't see how to do it.

Ta!

[Technographer]

Are you sure your textures are set to "Texture -> Explicit map channel"?

Trying my best to help, but I'm new to texturing, myself. Hope you get this solved.

[NeonLeopard]

Hmmm! I'm using Maya 6.01. Is that a 3dStudio menu option because i can't find anything similar in maya.

I think i need to somehow lock the UVs to the position of the verteces...maybe! I've looked through the manual, tried different setting...nothing makes the texture follow the model.

Re-mapping with cylindrical mapping might work but i wanna avoid re-mapping the whole model. It's not lazness, i'm just restricted for time.

[NeonLeopard]

CRISIS Averted!!!!

I've finally fixed the problem!!

For reference, incase your interested, it was because i'd bound the skeleton to the model BEFORE mapping the UVs. probably a newbie mistake! :D

thanx for help :o

[Technographer]

Bah, sorry about that; my mind is still set in Max mode. :p