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pixelelixir
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Help with UV mapping Jun 25, 2019 11:02:22 GMT -5

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Post by pixelelixir on Jun 25, 2019 11:02:22 GMT -5

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So basically, I'm trying to create a swimsuit for the sims 4. I have searched the internet and watched countless of videos and i'm still stuck at this one part because there are no tutorials or videos using a swimsuit. My problem is, I've been following this tutorial and im stuck at the part where you have to delete the faces to make a uv map. The issue is, my mesh uvs are big and if I tried to put them in the spot where ive deleted a few faces, it wont fit.

And if I try to delete more faces so that it could fit, this happens:

So my question is, how do i go about deleting the faces and putting the uv map together correctly without things overlapping. Do I just leave it alone or do I have to keep some of the faces?

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Help with UV mapping Jun 25, 2019 11:14:10 GMT -5

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Post by mauvemorn on Jun 25, 2019 11:14:10 GMT -5

Hi. First, do not leave the bottom of your swimsuit where it is right now, this space is taken by calves, the texture will appear on them. Second, you do it like this:

Apr 7, 2019 16:30:37 GMT -5 mauvemorn said:

Every part of the nude body that MD mesh covers should be deleted. In the place that is left you should put the MD mesh's UVs. Putting them in the extra space is a bad idea because many creators do and that can lead to overlapping of textures.
1). In 3D view select everything with A. In UV editor activate sync. Press B to activate box selection and select all MD mesh's UV islands;
2). in 3D view press P and choose Selection to separate the dress from the body;
3). Switch viewport shading to solid to see the wireframe better;
4-5). Select everything that is covered by the MD mesh leaving one loop of vertices at the bottom to prevent holes from appearing in the process of walking;
6). press Delete and choose Faces;
7-8). You can select edges as I did and in the pic and dissolve them;
9-10). Once done, select everything and set the background image. Shift-select the dress, switch to Edit mode, select everything, set the same exact background image. View- Draw other objects to see the body's UVs.
11). S to scale, G to move, R to rotate. S or G followed by Y/X will constrain modifications to the vertical/horizontal axis. R followed by a number will rotate the selection by this number.
Place them like this so that it would not overlap with the body's UVs.

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Last Edit: Jun 25, 2019 11:16:45 GMT -5 by mauvemorn

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Help with UV mapping Jun 25, 2019 12:45:56 GMT -5

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Post by pixelelixir on Jun 25, 2019 12:45:56 GMT -5

Jun 25, 2019 11:14:10 GMT -5 mauvemorn said:

Hi. First, do not leave the bottom of your swimsuit where it is right now, this space is taken by calves, the texture will appear on them. Second, you do it like this:

Apr 7, 2019 16:30:37 GMT -5 mauvemorn said:

Every part of the nude body that MD mesh covers should be deleted. In the place that is left you should put the MD mesh's UVs. Putting them in the extra space is a bad idea because many creators do and that can lead to overlapping of textures.
1). In 3D view select everything with A. In UV editor activate sync. Press B to activate box selection and select all MD mesh's UV islands;
2). in 3D view press P and choose Selection to separate the dress from the body;
3). Switch viewport shading to solid to see the wireframe better;
4-5). Select everything that is covered by the MD mesh leaving one loop of vertices at the bottom to prevent holes from appearing in the process of walking;
6). press Delete and choose Faces;
7-8). You can select edges as I did and in the pic and dissolve them;
9-10). Once done, select everything and set the background image. Shift-select the dress, switch to Edit mode, select everything, set the same exact background image. View- Draw other objects to see the body's UVs.
11). S to scale, G to move, R to rotate. S or G followed by Y/X will constrain modifications to the vertical/horizontal axis. R followed by a number will rotate the selection by this number.
Place them like this so that it would not overlap with the body's UVs.

Is there is something you do not understand, please share the blend

I completely understood everything you said, however im stuck at one point:

The only way i could get my bathing suit to fit was if i squeezed it and made it extremely small. If i left it as a normal size, it wouldn't fit? Is this okay or is there a specific size it has to be?

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Help with UV mapping Jun 25, 2019 13:32:16 GMT -5

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Post by mauvemorn on Jun 25, 2019 13:32:16 GMT -5

No, uv islands should not be stretched or squeezed, they should be scaled uniformly. You can split them and put in any vacant place meant for tops. Move and rotate them independently but scale all at the same time.
To split something:
1-2). switch to Face select and either click on any face on the uv island then Select - Select linked or just press A to select all of them;
3). disable sync;
4). disable sticky selection mode, select something either by pressing B or by holding Ctrl, move it away

Also, is the stomach covered by the MD mesh or is this a different white texture?


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