Complex UV Layout in Maya
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# 1 06-11-2015 , 11:13 AM
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Automatic UV Mapping results in too many scattered shells

Hi, Im having a problem with UV mapping; Im modelling a metal barrel and after I applied Automatic mapping, the UV texture editor revealed a collection of too many tiny shells scattered and broken up in illogical sequence. Here is a screenshot, please help me find a way to fix this, thank you.
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# 2 06-11-2015 , 02:24 PM
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A cylindrical project to start would probably work well with a barrel. In that case you'd have to map the ends separately (select faces before running the UV commands).
For the automatic map, you'll need to sew several shells together with the move and sew command. Might be worth looking for some UV mapping tuts to get you going.
 
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