Ptex??

bjornkn

What about stand alone, like the way we can export a texture for editing and save it and the changes transfer to SU, can we not do the same for a component or mesh to Ptex?

Yes you can, with 3D-coat. You paint with the Ptex texels in 3D-Coat and then export as UV mapped/baked object to import into SU. http://3d-coat.com/
Ptex only supports quads btw, afaik, which probably could be solved by the auto-retopology tools in 3D-coat v3.5 (I only have v2).

solo

I guess that is a solution...kinda. at $350.00

Rich O Brien

UU3D is $60 for the pro version and it imports and exports to skp. You can save UV maps to image, paint in PS and import back in to UU3D then expot to .skp. Steep learning curve though.

Have you ever used UV Layout?

bjornkn

It's well worth the rpice
The options at http://ptex.us/ , like C4D, Houdini, Mudbox etc won't be any cheaper for sure
Maybe MARI ?

solo

lol, Mari at $2000.00, cool app but not needed in my workflow.

Rich, what do you mean by UV layout? I use Deep UV/paint every so often.

Rich O Brien

Surprised you haven't used UV Layout. If you wanna see it in action I can screen share

solo

Yea I would, Skype?

bjornkn

@solo said:

lol, Mari at $2000.00, cool app but not needed in my workflow.

Guess I should have checked the price before mentioning it
Re 3D-coat - the price has increased a lot since I bought it a few years ago for $80, but so has the power of it. I think it's time for an upgrade soon
I have never used it much because I've made mostly archviz, but it talks nicely with LW - and AFAIK it loads/saves Collada too. And there is a 30-day fully functional trial..

notareal

What about blender,if I have understood correctly Nicholas Bishop has made a ptex patch http://www.nicholasbishop.net/
Sorry, have not tried that...

solo

Blender?

Did you know that it's easier to get a commercial pilot license than learn Blender?

notareal

Then go with 3D-coat or there is Ptex plugins for major modellers (max, C4D, ...). You have Max?

thomthom

@solo said:

Blender?

Did you know that it's easier to get a commercial pilot license than learn Blender?

Have you looked at the new beta?

solo

I know there are numerous 3rd party apps that can achieve the UV solutions SU lacks, however I really like the Ptex system.

I guess I'm hoping for a SU solution still, without needing to add more apps to my workflow, export, import, just a simple, easy solution.