unwrapping a model

Incitatus · 19-08-2003, 10:08 PM

When unwrapping a model is there any way to remove edges (no verts will be removed) from the model when you're half way through the unwrapping or even finished without loosing all your work.

that's one bad sentence

max 5 btw

kuman · 19-08-2003, 11:54 PM

this shouldn't be a problem unless you're removing a texture chunk edge. what i always do is after i'm done unwrapping a section or what not i collapse the stack so that the tc's are baked into the verts. then you can do what you want with edit poly and it should hold up ok, especially if the model is fairly dense.

however, as you know i'm sure, you unwrap into chunks of faces and layout in the unwrap interface. if you should get rid of an edge that defines the border of a chunk, that could run you into some problems.

good luck holmes
-k

Incitatus · 20-08-2003, 01:38 PM

Thanks m8 for clearing that up for me.

19-08-2003, 10:08 PM	#1
Incitatus Murdoch? That crazy fool! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 374 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	unwrapping a model When unwrapping a model is there any way to remove edges (no verts will be removed) from the model when you're half way through the unwrapping or even finished without loosing all your work. that's one bad sentence max 5 btw __________________ Panic, it crept up my spine like first rising vibes of an acid frenzy. All these horrible realities began to dawn on me. Here I was, alone in Las Vegas, completely twisted on drugs.. Liv www.lastgreatwar.net

19-08-2003, 11:54 PM	#2
kuman Fishscale Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Venice Beach Posts: 831 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	this shouldn't be a problem unless you're removing a texture chunk edge. what i always do is after i'm done unwrapping a section or what not i collapse the stack so that the tc's are baked into the verts. then you can do what you want with edit poly and it should hold up ok, especially if the model is fairly dense. however, as you know i'm sure, you unwrap into chunks of faces and layout in the unwrap interface. if you should get rid of an edge that defines the border of a chunk, that could run you into some problems. good luck holmes -k __________________ -CG Porfolio-

20-08-2003, 01:38 PM	#3
Incitatus Murdoch? That crazy fool! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 374 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks m8 for clearing that up for me. __________________ Panic, it crept up my spine like first rising vibes of an acid frenzy. All these horrible realities began to dawn on me. Here I was, alone in Las Vegas, completely twisted on drugs.. Liv www.lastgreatwar.net

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