UV Project
surface node
Assigns UVs by projecting them onto the surface from a set direction.
See also: UV Pelt, UV Quick Shade, UV Texture, UV Unwrap
UVProject creates the UV texture attribute if it does not already exist. The attribute class (Vertices or Points) is determined by the Group Type. It is recommended that UVs be applied to vertices, since this allows fine control on polygonal geometry and the ability to fix seams at the boundary of a texture.
The effect of this operation is best visualized in the UV viewport, or with textures turned on in the 3D viewport.
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XYZ |
Corresponds to distance on the geometry. |
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UVW |
Corresponds to distance in UVW (texture) space. |
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UV |
Ignores the third dimension in texture space. |
For closed mesh Bezier & NURBS surfaces, projections with boundaries will result in seams. UVTexture can be used to open these surfaces automatically. Alternatively, convert the surface to polygons using a Convert operation prior to applying UVProject.
Use a Layer operation in conjunction with this operation to create multiple sets of texture coordinates.
Using UV Project
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Select the points at the geometry level.
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Click the
UV Project tool on the Texture tab. -
Choose the Projection from the drop-down menu in the parameter editor.
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| Polar |
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| Cylindrical |
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| Toroidal |
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| Plastic Wrap |
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You can transform, rotate, and scale the texture using the projection handles.
Parameters
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Group |
Subset of geometry to apply texture UV coordinates to. |
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Group Type |
The type of elements referenced in the Group field, and the class of UV texture attribute to use. |
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Projection |
Type of projection geometry to use. |
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Inner Radius |
Inner radius of the torus used in a Toroidal projection. The outer radius is always 0.5. |
Transformation
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Transform Order |
Order in which transformations occur. |
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Rotate Order |
Order in which rotations occur. |
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Translate |
Amount of translation along xyz axes. |
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Rotate |
Amount of rotation about xyz axes. |
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Scale |
Non-uniform scaling along xyz axes. |
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Pivot |
Local pivot point for transformations. |
Initialize
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Method |
Specify how to initialize the transform when the Initialize button is used. |
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Initialize |
Automatically fit the projection geometry to the group’s bounding box. |
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U Range |
The location of the left and right edges, respectively, of the texture on the projection geometry. |
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V Range |
The location of the bottom and top edges, respectively, of the texture on the projection geometry. |
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Angle |
Rotates texture coordinates about the point (0.5, 0.5) in UV texture space. |
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Fix Boundary Seams |
Makes sure the texture wraps around correctly. This only works for vertex UV attributes. |
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Fix Poles |
Use the UV coordinates of neighboring vertices to improve undefined projections at the poles of the projection geometry. (For example, the north and south poles of the Polar projection). |
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Pole Radius |
The distance from the exact pole within which a vertex is treated as being in that pole. |