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d3v1n
06-10-2002, 03:19 AM
hi guys...i'm a 3d newbie...hmm..and i just wanna ask u guys..what is the differences between U and V...and can u gimmi an example? i'm sorry if my question sounds silly........... but i really want to know about this thing.
and if anybody know / have any tutorials about mapping / texturing , i'm very happy if u can give those .
thank you very much
best regards :love:

[Devin]
Grey
06-10-2002, 03:23 AM
it's simply a variation on X Y.


what it does is map 3D objects unwrapped flat onto a 2D plane, similarly to the way a map of the world represents a globe but is unwrapped to lay flat.
d3v1n
06-11-2002, 03:29 AM
thanx alot pal..that simple question explain lots of thing for me :thumbsup:
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