UV Peeler tool

[Chaz]

It's works on simple objects, like a cylinder. You define a few seams for it to follow and then use UV Peeler to drag out the area of the map in the UV viewport.

http://www.vertex-media.com/images/cgtalk/modo-uv-peeler.jpg


Haven't had much luck on more complex objects, like with the Invader Zim model I'm working on:
http://www.vertex-media.com/images/cgtalk/modo-uv-peeler02.jpg

There isn't much in the documentation about the tool....a tutorial video would be great! ;)

[yog]

There isn't much in the documentation about the tool....a tutorial video would be great! ;)
Ditto :)

Not had any useable results out of it so far. Then again I haven't a clue what I'm doing with it :D

[Vertizor]

The unwrapping of the cylinder still isn't quite right. I don't see where it unwraps the top/bottom caps, or did you not specify them?

For complex models like the Invader Zim model, what if you physically slice the geometry into seperate pieces - like the old school manual unwrapping technique - then define the seams on each peice?

[Dion Burgoyne]

It's actually using the select edge as the seam, so it's not peeling the entire model, only the poly's that go in a straight line from the edge back around to itself. This version of the peeler is only for basic models, we're in the process of making a much more powerful one.

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