Handy Hints For Skinmeshing Required

MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
in NS Customization
As a nice safe little project to do while I learn to model I made a new jetpack (kind of somewhere between a 40k jump pack and a mech thing, I guess), but I'm finding getting the UV map rather difficult. I could probably do it myself bit by bit, but I'm wondering if there are any hints people can give me to speed up the workflow, increase efficiency, stop me screwing up, &c. I'm limited to MS3D for assignnig texture coordinates though, unless anyone can recommend a good free/shareware program to use.
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  • JimJim Join Date: 2002-11-26 Member: 9989Members
    looks good m8 <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Mr_HeadcrabMr_Headcrab Squee&#33;~ Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9392Members, Constellation
    Milkshape aint too bad at skinmeshing, check some of the tutorials lying around <a href='http://www.polycount.com' target='_blank'>http://www.polycount.com</a> , lots of help there...


    ....or, if you want, i'd give it a try for ya..
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  • Wolf_KahlerWolf_Kahler Join Date: 2002-11-29 Member: 10252Members
    I like that!!! I can't offer any advice other than tilting the model, then remapping from whichever side gets all the back vertexes lined up at least visibly on the texture screen, but I like it anyway.
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  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    edited January 2003
    Thanks for the comments, chaps. Eventually I found this rather handy little free program which, with a little fiddling here and there, can make nice meshes to work from.

    <a href='http://www.static-lift.net/resource/LithUnwrap.zip' target='_blank'>http://www.static-lift.net/resource/LithUnwrap.zip</a>

    To show how handy it is, since it seems like people might not know it too well, here's the not-quite-perfect-but-it'll-do map it made for me:
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  • Wolf_KahlerWolf_Kahler Join Date: 2002-11-29 Member: 10252Members
    I thought LithUnwrap wasn't available anymore, but thanks for that! I'd been looking for it!
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  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--=DD=Wolf Kahler+Jan 25 2003, 11:51 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (=DD=Wolf Kahler @ Jan 25 2003, 11:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I thought LithUnwrap wasn't available anymore, but thanks for that! I'd been looking for it!<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    So did I, so I was pleased as punch when I found that link ... in the "modelling 101" thread I copied over from DoD.

    Next time I'll read my own posts first. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Wolf_KahlerWolf_Kahler Join Date: 2002-11-29 Member: 10252Members
    Ha! I didn't read it either. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    I wasn't doing anything at the time that I felt I had questions about.
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