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Author Topic: Question about making skins for 3d objects  (Read 6818 times)

animat

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Question about making skins for 3d objects
« on: April 06, 2008, 02:33:02 pm »
Hello everyone, my first post! :D
     I'm new to 3d Modeling and would like to know if I add multiple textures to a 3d object would I be able to make a single texture, save just the model data, then be able to use that texture to skin the model data in a program?
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Re: Question about making skins for 3d objects
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2008, 03:36:39 pm »
When you go to point edit mode, you can select faces. When you select faces you can add mutiple textures. Just select the faces you what textured, hit apply at the material of choice and go on with the other faces.
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Re: Question about making skins for 3d objects
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2008, 04:30:32 pm »
Animat, what you're talking about involves "unwrapping the UV's" of the object.  That means you need a program such as 'UV mapper', 'Lithunwrap', 'roadkill', or 'wings 3d' to help you with the UV mapping.  What you do, is "unwrap" the object, making it go from 3d to 2d.  So you basically create seams on the object and take the faces and lay them out on a 2d plane.  That's the simplest way I can explain.  So if I were you, I'd google for those programs, google UV mapping and google for tutorials to help you, and I'm sure you can figure out how to use it ;)
Good luck!
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Re: Question about making skins for 3d objects
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2008, 05:32:17 pm »
Quote from: hihosilver on April 06, 2008, 04:30:32 pm
Animat, what you're talking about involves "unwrapping the UV's" of the object.  That means you need a program such as 'UV mapper', 'Lithunwrap', 'roadkill', or 'wings 3d' to help you with the UV mapping.  What you do, is "unwrap" the object, making it go from 3d to 2d.  So you basically create seams on the object and take the faces and lay them out on a 2d plane.  That's the simplest way I can explain.  So if I were you, I'd google for those programs, google UV mapping and google for tutorials to help you, and I'm sure you can figure out how to use it ;)
Good luck!
Sounds like what I'm looking for, I'll google for those programs, thanks! :)
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