Also when I try to undo after importing the UV's, I get a SU crash. For example if I did not like this brick and wanted to replace it with another material, the UV's become scrambled again. To change the tiling, just adjust the width and height of the texture using the SketchUp material editor (after applying the UV projection).ĮarthMover wrote:One of the issues is that once a UV is imported, it does not "stick" to the geometry it was assigned to. The axis for mapping will always be the z-axis. You can still apply cylindrical or spherical mapping as before by using the right-click context menu. I have not yet modified any of the existing UV mapping methods from version 0.1. Do NOT change any options! The default settings should work fine in most external apps. Most external applications will give you an options dialog box when you import or export an OBJ file. Below is a video of the workflow using Ultimate Unwrap 3D as the external mapping tool. The workflow probably sounds complicated by I assure you that it runs pretty smoothly. The location cannot be changed.ĥ) Load/Import this OBJ file into your external UV mapping application.Ħ) Edit the UVs with your application as desired.ħ) Save/Export the model as an OBJ file using the same filename and location that you exported from SketchUp.Ĩ) Go to the menu item Plugins->UVTools-Import UVs from OBJ.ĩ) You should receive a message that the import was successful. Pay attention to the location that the OBJ was saved. Currently, you can only map one material at a time so be sure to only select faces that have the same material applied.ģ) Go to the menu item Plugins->UVTools->Export UVs to OBJ.Ĥ) A message should show if the export was successful. You must paint on the faces.Ģ) Select the faces that you want to UV map. The basic workflow is the same no matter what external application is used.ġ) Paint a textured material directly on any any number of faces in your SketchUp model. Some of the apps listed above have Mac versions available including Blender, UVMapper classic, and Argile. I have NOT yet tested this plugin on a Mac but I suspect that it will work fine. If you find a compatible app that is not listed here, please let me know so I can add it to this list. I suspect that almost any app that can import and export OBJ files should be compatible. I need your help to test to see what other external software is compatible. UV Import/Export bridge to external UV mapping software.Ĭonfirmed Compatible External UV Mapping Software
I'm not certain at this point whether this plugin will end up commercial or not but in either case, I am very anxious to release it so here it is! I have decided to release the next version of UVTools as a public beta.
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