UV maps

[arail1]

I was under the impression that SketchUp lacks UV mapping capability but I downloaded some models from the 3D Warehouse from someone called Reallusion iClone that have UV maps. The model I downloaded is a male figure and the clothes and the face show up as UV maps in the Material editor.

Can someone comment on this. Is there a SketchUp function that I'm not aware of?

[Rich O Brien]

Mapped in another app and exported to .skp with mapping preserved. SketchUp can't map but can open mapped models.

Short answer....

[Gaieus]

Indeed there isUV mapping in SU. When you position a texture, what you are doing is to add UV mapping data. Now that's another question that UV mapping toolsare rather poor. But the plugins that aim to overcome this are also part of SU after all.

[arail1]

@unknownuser said:

Mapped in another app and exported to .skp with mapping preserved. SketchUp can't map but can open mapped models.

Short answer....

I'll have to try that. I assumed SketchUp couldn't read UV data so I only import geometry.
Thanks for the reply.

[Rich O Brien]

You can be surprised just how powerful SU is when other tools are added to the equation.

Blender/SU workflow is pretty quick once you get the hang of it.

Michalizissou is a good example of someone using other apps to compliment SU. I've a video on YouTube showing mapping in UVLayout using Whaat's UV exporter.