Topic: how do u make a texture map with 3dsmax4

[manitoba]

i need to know very very very very badly.   i dont have any clue how to do it.   PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ

[Khalee]

You cant make textures with max, you use max to apply them. In order to make textures you need a seperate graphics program, and lots of practice. It does not matter what graghics program you use but it should support layers. Layers make things a lot easyer on you, if you make a mistake all you got to do is delete that layer, instead of the whole thing.

The programs most people use here, are Paint Shop Pro and or Photoshop. Some use Illustrator as well.

[manitoba]

i mean the mapping ,  like what fallen warrior needs from the other post here so he can make some textures for me


http://forums.taldren.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=326113&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=4&vc=1


thats the thing i mean

[Sandman3D]

Select the faces you want to map, i.e. the saucer top, detach it. Then, select the detached element, scroll down the modifier rollout to UVMAP, click it. The UVMAP rollout opens...I usually leave it on planar, then hit View Align, then Fit. In the materials rollout, you shaould have your base texture already loaded, apply it to the map....then, in the modifiers rollout, scroll to UNWRAPUVW, click it, then click edit, and adjust the placement. You can also, at this time, make a template for getting the textures right, just maximize the window, take a screencap, then adjust it to the right size.

Hope this helps, without any pics to show what I'm talking about. I still have the stuff for the basic texturing tut, just been busy with the Titan, but I will get it going.  

[manitoba]

thanxs sandman, i think it will help.