help me please

[bluediablito]

i have a problem

i am currently working on a school project and i am ruining into a problem with the material.

when ever i assign a material to an object the material is distorted. i have tried uvmap and i am unable to fix it

((the model was made in rhino and imported into 3d max))

ps please ignor my grass it was a trial and error (3d max hair and fur with vray did not render for some reason, when hair and fur is converted to mesh comp crashes..going to try vray displacement againd)))

[hughie]

A plain UVW map is going to be problematic with complex curves. Like you have here.

Is the image we are seeing the Max UVW or the Rhino?

 

I would resort to UVW unwrap (I know most people avoid this but it’s not all that bad)

And if you are using 2010, there is a nice new feature in Unwrap that lets the UVW follow a spline, which could work quite nicely in this situation

[bluediablito]

the images are all 3d max

all i use rhino for was to model the space

 

thanks for the fast reply by the way (i am going nuts with some views but the semester must go on lol)

 

no i do not have 2010 (prob next semester tuition will include it) but i did see the spline uvw unwrap in 09 but i end up with a twisting map.

so this is the only way to fix the mapping problem?

Edited April 29, 2009 by bluediablito

[bluediablito]

also can some one pleas tell me how to take a section of an object without having a hallow shell

[Tommy Burns]

To your last question use a slice modifier with caps turned on and before you do this hide all your cameras and lights.

Hope this helps