Image around cylinder

Vicspa

Hello All,
I need to know how to wrap an image around a cylinder,( see enclosed file) I tried projecting texture but it's
not working too well, what is the best way to do this???

jar2.skp

jeff hammond

a way to do it without a plugin:

-edit the texture so it's width matches the circumference of the jar (in this case, it's ~12'- 1 5/16")
-turn hidden edges on
-use the paint tool to apply the texture to One of the facets of the cylinder
-right click the painted facet then texture->position
-align the texture to desired height as well as place the seam of the texture on the edge of the facet
-using the paint tool, sample the facet then paint the next one (paint brush with the cmmd key samples on mac.. not sure about windows)
-so on and so forth until you make it all the way around.. (in many cases, such as a cylinder, you won't have to keep sampling each successive facet.. just the first one then just paint around in order and everything will map properly)

jarJH.skp

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numbthumb

A quick tryout using Whaat´s UVTools 0.1 ("Cylindrical Map" option from the context menu)jar2UV.skp

Vicspa

Thanks Jeff, still trying but not working out for me yet.

Vicspa

Thanks Numbthumb, will try the UV tools.

Do the plugins appear in the plugins menu as UV tools ???

Gaieus

Jeff1s solution with another example (from the past):
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=672e39e6eed2aab4f5e0eb0152f85f19&prevstart=0

Box

One of the youtubes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILnIbp509cY

numbthumb

@unknownuser said:

Do the plugins appear in the plugins menu as UV tools ???

It will create a context menu called 'UVTools'

Roger

Look at the bottom of the page at"
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=26545&p=230303&hilit=Tigre#p230303

It shows a texture wrapped around the barrel of a cannon using the4 method described by Jeff Hammond.

Vicspa

Thanks so much guys, I will look into and try all you have said.

Vicspa

Numbthumb, sorry to be a pain in the A@#, but I still cannot find it in the plugins folder.

numbthumb

No hassle

You should find it in the context menu, not in the plugins folder.

Vicspa

thanks again Numbthumb, I'm going to be 65 this year, and I'm amazed how many "senior Moments" I'm having.

Thanks again to everyone, see you on the next senior moment.

Roger

@unknownuser said:

thanks again Numbthumb, I'm going to be 65 this year, and I'm amazed how many "senior Moments" I'm having.

Thanks again to everyone, see you on the next senior moment.

Shh!, I'm 67.

Vicspa

Shhhhhhhhh!!!!!

mitcorb

Hi, Fredo:
I know you are not ready to release, but the gif sequence is too fast in the first "frames"?

jeff hammond

fredo6

Vicspa

If you wait a little bit, I will soon release a new plugin, ThruPaint, that can help of this kind of situation.

Here is how it would handle it:

Apply the texture'
Tiling 1 x 1
Translate in U direction to position the texture (in your case it does not matter as your cylinder is symmetrical)

Fredo

ThruPaint Jar.gif

fredo6

@mitcorb said:

Hi, Fredo:
I know you are not ready to release, but the gif sequence is too fast in the first "frames"?

The first frame is an artefact. No special meaning.
I updated the video anyway.

Fredo