Questions tagged [uv-image-editor]
For questions related to the UV editor and its tools.
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Programmatically changing UV/Image Editor Image
For a school project, i am trying to combine openCV and Blender and for this very spesific reason, i would like to use Blender's internal Image Editor to show my frames instead of cv2.imshow() ...
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Extending the limit of UV Maps an object can have
A little quick one here, but I seemed to have run into a large problem when UV texturing an object. In the object under the data panel, I've successfully created and used a total of eight UV Maps, all ...
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UV UDIM texture tile set scale as 1024x1024
Using Blender 2.90.1
I have to change my scale to 4K every time I open the file (yes I saved). Upon re-opening it goes back to 1024x1024 (Just for the first tile). Is this because I might have set it ...
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Change default size for exporting uv maps as an image?
Is there a way to set the default exported uv map size to 2048 instead of 1024 so it would show up as 2048 instead?
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How does the unlink UVs work?
I've been reading the blender reference manual and stopped at this:
Unlink Selection; Alt-L
Cuts apart the selected UVs from the map. Only those UVs which belong to fully selected faces remain ...
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Smart UV Project with no UV element rotation?
I have a Minecraft style model that has a consistent scale of pixels in the texture that I want to be aligned with the model. "Smart UV Project" usually works well but for this model it is ...
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Cube texturing as a sphere in UV editor
I'm new to blender. I'm trying to texture a cube and when try to scale a single face, it scales all of them as if it was a sphere. I also selected all the faces and pressed U then selected cube ...
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How do I get my UV islands to be symmetrical? Why is my unwrap asymmetrical?
I've checked that the model itself is actually symmetrical. I even deleted half then mirrored and applied to make sure and the face still comes out crooked in the unwrap.
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How do I move a vert on my uvs that's overlaying another vert without moving both of them?
As the title says I have a vert overlaying another vert in the uv image editor and I would like to be able to move one of them without moving the other one.
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Remove certain lines of stroke/line art modifier
I want to make a 3D model look more like an anime picture, so I added a grease pencil stroke and added it to the collection with the modifier. Now it almost looks good, but some lines I dont want, ...
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Selecting edge loops in the UV editor makes edges marked as seams turn into sharp edges on the model
I'm working on a lowpoly character model I've had for a fairly long while, going back to tweak it every now and then, updating for new techniques, doing cleanup and optimizations, etc.
Lately, I feel ...
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The Blender Image Editor's zooming feature has rough filtering than other 2D software
I loaded an image to the image editor for reference and scaled for fit my screen it.
And I got pretty rough filtered view.
Other 2D software shows smooth filtering.
To help you understand rough ...
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UV Editing - how to select one face from the rest
I have a wooden plank which when unwrapped shows each face on my selected material however I need to orient one of the faces so that the grain (in the image) goes in the correct direction. When I ...
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Is there an easy way to keep meshes in one piece when uv unwrapping?
I am trying to add a wrap design to a model in blender. I assume uv mapping is the easiest way to do that, however when I unwrap my surfaces, the meshes are getting split up instead of staying in one ...
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Having some trouble with UV mapping distortion
Basically I'm working on a model of window/window frame and I'm lost when it comes to the uv mapping. It's essentially crown molding. The flat parts map fine but any kind of curve is distorted. I've ...
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How to highlight selected Faces in Texture Paint?
Is there a way the left panel can highlight the selected faces on the right just so I can track where I am paint? Switching ack and forth between UV Editor and Texture Paint doesn't do it either.
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Stretched UV problem
I have an issue with the UV editor.
When i unwrap my shape the UV's are all stretched and consequently also the textures are stretched:
I applied all transforms to the object and i set the origin ...
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UV Mapping - How to reach always the same scale of the texture
I have an issue with the UV mapping for a longer time, but now it's time for me to fix that.
I will present the issue on an example.
I have 2 squares - one's edges are 4 meter, the other 2 meter. I ...
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Set same position for multiple similar UV faces in UV Editor?
I'm learning the basics of UV mapping in Blender, and I can't find any way to snap all my UV faces to one position. I tried to use Shift+S > Snap selected to cursor, but it ends up snapping every ...
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How to batch export all UV layouts for multiple objects?
I'd like to export UV sets for several objects which I need to be separated. Imagine one layer per object on a PSD file... right now im exporting the maps one by one but would like to try writing a ...
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Is it possible to get rid of this seam for a tunnel shot?
I have tried clearing the seams, scaling the uv map up and down, but it won't go away. Any ideas?
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Blender 2.8 Texture Brush "Draw" doesn't paint
I am getting started on Texture Painting in Blender. I unwrapped my model, everything shows up nicely in the Texture Paint mode.
The weird thing is even though the paint bucket and smudge tool work ...
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Copy mirrored UV coords doesn't work in Blender 2.82
Nothing happens after performing the command. The model I was working on is perfectly symmetrical, I know this because I just applied mirror modifier on it. I also did this many times in Blender 2.79 ...
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How can I make these mesh normals smooth?
The UV image seems like a paper and not perfectly round
I duplicate the bottle's front and made it the label of the product.
But how can i make the unwrapping perfectly smooth?
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Any workflow recommendation for 2.5-D pixel art style?
I am working on a little project that requires me to create a lot of low-resolution artwork on various sort-of basic geometry. For example a house would be just a cube with a triangle on top for the ...
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Why is the image on the mesh warped while using the UV Project modifier?
I'm using the UV project modifier to project an image from a projector. This projector is also a camera with the coordinates obtained using fSpy. Blender stackexchange user Cegaton taught me how to do ...
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How to copy or project uvs & (data block) to another object
How to copy or project uvs & (data block) to another object? to use the same UV map in other objects
How i do this ?
Maybe you want to work on your object until it satisfies the lowpoly lod ...
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Why do some of my unwrapped objects appear to have no UV data?
I am making a trailer truck and I have more than 70 objects within my scene with correct uv mapping and texturing, while I was in Substance Painter I noticed that 2 of my objects were not working ...
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Creating a cleaner UV Map for Dice?
I'm working on a game which will require creating lots of different dice (different combinations of faces).
I can produce the meshes just fine, but when I go to UV unwrap them, they get all shifted ...
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How to generate a procedural texture in the UV Image editor
I'm studying noise/fractal generation algorithms such as Perlin and Musgrave, and want to generate them in Blender's UV/Image editor through Python.
I'm aware that Blender has it's own internal ...
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Blender Texture/Model Seam Problems
I am creating an old Greek pillar for practice but during the creation process there appears to be a seam that's being rendered in the texture and model. I have gone in to texture paint mode and tried ...
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Scale mask from given control point
I have a triangle shaped mask, and want to scale it from one of its points. Now, I am struggling how to do it precisely.
There is no coordinates of control point, so can't put 2D cursor there, Shift+...
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apply one textures to others
I'm modeled a a tree before some days and right now I'm trying to texture the leafs. Is it possible to just texture one of the hexagons as a leaf and to apply the texture of this one to the others ? ...
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The Image textures on nodes and the UV texture of UV image editor are not showing
I followed this tutorial of how to make a realistic eye.
Everything was fine; I saved the file and then went to sleep, the next day... BOOM, the textures were gone, and when I check on the nodes I ...
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converse thinking to create 3d model from given "UV unwrap image" or design drawing
Assume that we already have the cloth "UV unwrap image" – so-called design drawing.
How to create a 3d model where the unwrapped UV images must exactly fit the given design drawing?
There maybe two ...
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How to correct/edit/change UV map when reseaming is not possible and Select Split is not the answer
I am cleaning a UV for a project and reseaming is not possible for reasons beyond my control. See below:
I am searching for tools allowing me to correct this tangle of UV verts. I have explored Split ...
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How can I create One single UV mapping space with 3 or 4 different Uv mapping from different objects?
I have a doubt , I am making assets for my project. I've 4 different objects , for example a candle , a rock , chest and one bottle , all these props have got their own UV mapping coordinates.
There ...
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Can I Photo montage from a series of other photos?
I am trying to build a floating collage effect. That is a series of images hanging in space or attached to another surface, that when seen from a distance coalesce into a single image. But when viewed ...
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Can I invert the Green channel of a Normal map in Blender?
Is it possible to invert the green channel for a normal map directly on Blender (without using nodes)? I'm exporting a mesh from blender to unity and the normal i imported gives me problem of color.
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UV map doesn't work correctly
I recently made my UV in blender, after I finished it I exported my model as FBX. After I imported it in another program, but I don't no why.. it see just one part of my UV.
Here it's result from ...
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'No Layers in Render Result' issue. Missing layers window in UV Editor
I've installed the newest Blender version (2.76 b) lately and found out that the layers window in UV Editor is missing. I can't choose the slot for render. How to fix it?
EDIT: As @NᴏᴠɪᴄᴇIɴDɪsɢᴜɪsᴇ ...
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Snap UV vertex to a vertex belonging to a different object
I need to line up one side (border to border) of two UV faces in the UV editor. The problem is that these UV faces belongs to two different objects.
It seems like snapping only works within the same ...
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How can I "pack" an image sequence?
I'm using an online renderfarm to get something rendered out, and one of the textures in my scene is using an image sequence. I can't pack this in the traditional way, so I thought I could put the ...
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Why it is impossible to drag an image into UV/Image Editor and Node Editor?
A strange thing happened.
On my best computer (Windows 8.1, CPU i7 with 32 GB RAM and 3 GTX770 onboard) it is impossible to drag an image into UV/Image Editor and Node Editor. The mouse pointer is a ...
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UV unwrapping and texturing large objects
I am trying to texture this wooden cladding of a large house model. I have UV unwrapped my object, which results in very low resolution textures, due to the size of the model. When I try to texture ...
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Image in UV Editing workspace lookings faded in the viewport
I added an image to my object in the UV Editing workspace, unwrapped it, and rotated it to be right side and in the middle, but on the other side of the head, the image is almost faded and not vibrant?...
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Texture paint not painting properly
I am having an issue with Texture paint. For some reason, when i am in any other tab, be it layout or modelling, my texture painting does not look right. It looks like this:
Then when i go to the ...
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How can I make pinned UV vertices more visible?
I was sent a mesh with the task of unwrapping it. The mesh came with a mangled looking UV map (attached below), but that didn't matter to me- the author wanted /me/ to unwrap this so my task was ...
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brush not painting onto neither UV or live view model
so I've been using Blender for quite a while now and made multiple models in the texture paint tab without many issues. This time it's causing me some confusion.
As I paint with stabilizing stroke &...
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UV Edit: see multiple UV maps?
I have several UV maps on the same mesh managed separately by different objects, and I'd like to see them all together in the UV Edit window, is this possible?
I only found this Q: Arrange UV maps of ...
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