3d art

UV mapping
Getting started with UVs in modo
01 Mesh layers
As part of my workflow, I initially created and named
several mesh layers for the model. As we progress
through the tutorial, we will combine the different layers
into a single mesh with one UV map. Areas that have been
UVed will be assigned a new material to keep things as
organised as possible a.
UV mapping,
texturing,
rendering
02 Preparing a new UV map
Switch to the UV tab, on the top tool bar. If you can’t see
your model in the right view pane, just press ‘A’. Hide all
layers except for the one you’re currently working on – in
this case, the fuselage. On your Lists tab, select UV maps
and then New Map, type in ‘Fuselage’ and hit Enter.
a
03 Project from View
Select the brace on the cockpit and press ‘H’ to hide it for
now. Hit ‘3’ for Polygons and, in the top view, select all of
the polys on the right side. Switch to the right view and
then select Project from View. Hit the left square bracket
(ie ‘[’) to highlight polys not currently selected and click
Project from View again b.
04 Adjusting the UV map
Select the left side of the fuselage and scale it in the V to
–100%. Because the fuselage is rounded, we’ll need to
adjust the UV border to compensate or our textures will
look stretched. We don’t want to do it for both UVs though,
so select both and then activate Fit UV’s with the Keep
Proportion option. Now select the UV Symmetry: V.
05 Continue to adjust the map
Areas in red indicate that the map is intersecting with other
parts of the map. In some cases, this is okay, but not for the
fuselage. Start by selecting the edges at the nose and pull
them forward until there is no more red showing. Do the
same for the rudder. It may be easier to select the edges
in the model pane and move them in the UV pane c.
b
c
a Organising the mesh layers
b Mapping with the Project
from View option
c Adjusting the edges to avoid
stretching and overlapping
Artist
Showcase
Macchi 205 modo 401, Photoshop (2009)
Created entirely with Subdivisions, the Macchi 205
proved to be quite a challenge in terms of modelling,
but, in contrast, was really fun to texture.
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