Topic: What is the best way to map a geosphere? (Read 2329 times)

Kreeargh · « **on:** February 13, 2011, 02:22:12 pm »

What is the best way to map a geosphere?

FoaS_XC · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2011, 03:11:15 pm »

Erm, depends on what you're doing. If you're doing it on the whole sphere, and not part of it, probably a spherical map. The problem with that is that you'll hit some distortion on the poles (this is why regular spheres are better when it comes to mapping, though even with standard spheres you'll get the distortion, but less and smaller).

Kreeargh · « **Reply #2 on:** February 14, 2011, 12:19:01 am »

I want to map my models close to the pics. In the past plainer would work but now I wish it to look 1/2 way good

and wonder if there any other options I could try to get better results.

FoaS_XC · « **Reply #3 on:** February 14, 2011, 12:20:31 am »

You definitely want a spherical map, then.

Kreeargh · « **Reply #4 on:** February 14, 2011, 12:28:35 am »

Quote from: FoaS_XC on February 14, 2011, 12:20:31 am

You definitely want a spherical map, then.

Can that be done useing 1 map per model? I havent tryed yet $:-\$

FoaS_XC · « **Reply #5 on:** February 14, 2011, 12:30:59 am »

Sure can. What are you using program wise?

Kreeargh · « **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2011, 10:27:18 pm »

Quote from: FoaS_XC on February 14, 2011, 12:30:59 am

Sure can. What are you using program wise?

Gmax . I cant test any maping no renderer and the uvw maping interface sucks but i deal with it and learn more noncence to get things to work lol.

FoaS_XC · « **Reply #7 on:** February 14, 2011, 11:13:34 pm »

Select the faces you need to map, add the UVMap modifier on JUST those faces. Collapse the stack, then add a UVUnwrap modifier, go in and scale it as you need. That SHOULD work in gmax...

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