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Vector UV maps

azcraigrrazcraigrr Posts: 70
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Are there vector versions of the character UV maps available?

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  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,472

    _ kind of a good question _

  • azcraigrrazcraigrr Posts: 70
    edited August 2020

    It kind of looks like Photoshop creates one when you import a 3D model and open the map, but it is not editable and seems to be just a guide for the layer on top (where you can paint). I tried looking through the temp files but oh boy there are a lot!

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 108,000

    What do you mean by editable? If you want to change the mapping that requires a modeller with mapping tools (e.g. Hexagon or Blender) or a dedicated UV Editor (e.g. UV Layout).

  • azcraigrrazcraigrr Posts: 70
    Richard Haseltine said:

    What do you mean by editable? If you want to change the mapping that requires a modeller with mapping tools (e.g. Hexagon or Blender) or a dedicated UV Editor (e.g. UV Layout).

    Bad wording. I mean I can see it but it's not a layer - it's like under the layer.  When you paint on the layer, it paints on the 3D figure and visa versa.  I don't want to edit the map, I just get a vector UV as a drawing guide (plus it looks nicer since it scales without distortion).

  • SevrinSevrin Posts: 6,313

    You'd have to trace a raster version of it.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 108,000

    modo will export UV maps as SVG, but that is a touch on the pricey side. I don't know if Blender will do it (actually, this says it will - but I'm not certain it's as paths https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.81/addons/import_export/io_mesh_uv_layout.html ).

  • SixDsSixDs Posts: 2,384
    edited August 2020

    As Sevrin suggests, a bitmap template file can be converted to a vector graphic for editing, but then it would need to be re-converted to a raster/bitmap format for use as a UV map. Most programs capable of working with vector graphics should be capable of doing the conversion - i.e. Illustrator, CORELDraw, Inkscape, etc. Of course, care must be taken to preserve the relative positions of the image elements or the UV mapping will be destroyed.

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  • azcraigrrazcraigrr Posts: 70

    Thanks everyone for the resposes.  This is a great community!  I'm tracing one but I haven't mastered the Photoshop Pen tool yet. Thought I would check if one existed.

  • SevrinSevrin Posts: 6,313
    azcraigrr said:

    Thanks everyone for the resposes.  This is a great community!  I'm tracing one but I haven't mastered the Photoshop Pen tool yet. Thought I would check if one existed.

    I was more thinking of using Live Trace (I think it's called) in Illustrator.  I can't imagine doing that by hand.

  • azcraigrrazcraigrr Posts: 70
    Sevrin said:
     

    I was more thinking of using Live Trace (I think it's called) in Illustrator.  I can't imagine doing that by hand.

    I quickly found that out :)

     

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,472
    edited August 2020
    Sevrin said:
    I was more thinking of using Live Trace (I think it's called) in Illustrator.  I can't imagine doing that by hand.

    _ And Inkscape , then , can it ??

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