We usually do UV's in Maya but occasionally I need to do something UV related in Houdini and I forget every time which node to use!

Do I want to UV_Project or Uv_Texture?

Do I want to UV_Unwrap or UV_Flatten or maybe UV_Pelt.



It makes me laugh every single time but this joke is kinda stressy when I'm in a rush.

Uv flatten is generally my first pick

always uv texture, maybe rarely uv project for lining up lidar with panoramic texture. the other nodes are for modelers.

Uv texture is generally used on a line or curve as you are creating the model. There isn't really an equivalent of that in maya that I know of. If you want to do seams on a finished model, it is uvflatten. If you want spherical, cyllindrical or planar mapping, use uvproject. Uvpelt is mostly an older and less useful way of pelt mapping.

I'm far from a UV expert, but I did put together a short tutorial a while back based on what I know about using UV's in Houdini: