Need help with uv mapping

[hike1]

I'm trying to follow the 'unfold_body' flv in the video tutorials,


http://webrel2.softimage.com/open/training/productionseries/modelingandtexturing/09_texture_and_layer_editor/07_Unwrapping_Part1.flv

http://webrel2.softimage.com/open/training/productionseries/modelingandtexturing/09_texture_and_layer_editor/08_Unwrapping_Part2.flv

http://webrel2.softimage.com/open/training/productionseries/modelingandtexturing/09_texture_and_layer_editor/09_Unwrapping_Part3.flv




I got to the part
where you 'island heal to picked' the tiny bits. There are tiny bits stuck to the
main uv map arms , could someone give me a hint on what to do to these, I've never
unfolded in Softimage before, like do I want to disconnect them somehow and
then I could island heal them?

http://terrymorgan.net/images/tiny_bits_stuck.png
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The mesh
http://terrymorgan.net/lloyd.zip

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[AceMastermind]

With those "tiny bits" selected you could try to relax(ctrl+r) to spread them back out again, or you could apply a subprojection to them such as Planar Best Fit then scale and move them back into position.

[hike1]

I've decided to go with planar except for the head
http://terrymorgan.net/images/lloyd_planar.jpg

It's what I know from using 3ds max. I tried out roadkill, haven't had much luck yet,
but it does highlight the stray vertices (blue edges) I should delete these edges and make
single edges?

http://terrymorgan.net/images/lloyd_bogus.png

[hike1]

http://www.pullin-shapes.co.uk/page8.htm Roadkill! The plugin doesn't work for me but the standalone looks promising.

[Gman]

To get road kill to work in XSi is pretty easy :

Just get yourself python :
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.2/
'python-2.5.2.msi '( or the version for your OS)

Then get 'pywin32-210.win32-py2.5.exe'
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=78018

Oncee theres are installed install the XSI roadkill plugin :

http://www.siteground118.com/%7Ekimaldis/Resources/Roadkill/RoadKillPlugin.zip

Copy the unpacked file to C:\users\###\Softimage\XSI_6.5\Application\Plugins (replace ### with your details).

The go to the left hand panel in XSI, select Model->Property->Texture Projection->RoadKill :)

make sure to check out :
http://kim-aldis.co.uk
and
http://www.pullin-shapes.co.uk/page8.htm

These are the great people that have peovided us with this magic tool.

Have Fun
G

[hike1]

Thanks, I did all that (not those versions), but I get an error with that one,
the XNA level plugin script and the measure_tool.py script, everything
else runs.

[kim aldis]

Thanks, I did all that (not those versions), but I get an error with that one,
the XNA level plugin script and the measure_tool.py script, everything
else runs.

when you talk about errors please include the error message. 'I get an error' isn't enough information if we're to help you. :-)

[hike1]

Same as here:

http://community.softimage.com/showthread.php?p=4039

I'm getting the 'has errors and could not be loaded' error with the XNA_level_editor.py,
the RA_measuretools.py and the Roadkill.py, yes I have Python Action script as my default.
Using Mod Tool.

[hike1]

I got the new python stuff, but the pywin is only for python 2.2, which I don't have, it wouldn't install,
should I add python 2.2 to my 2.1 2.4 2.5 collection of pythons?

[hike1]

python 2.2 didn't help. I tried to install pywin (it only does python 2.2) and it said I didn't have enough priveleges.

[hank freid inn]

Make sure to minimize stretching as much as possible when using that method

[kim aldis]

python 2.2 didn't help. I tried to install pywin (it only does python 2.2) and it said I didn't have enough priveleges.

did you try giving yourself privileges? Or log in as administrator and install.

[hike1]

Quote Or log in as administrator and install. Unquote K, I did that, All I could find was python 2.23, the pywin said I didn't have privileges (again) and also said I don't have pywin 2.2