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Swissphil

06-16-2003, 07:22 AM

On Thursday my copy of Bodypaint arrived (yehaaaa!!) and I'm digging into texturing now...
And here's the first problem:
I want to map a street. Sounds pretty simple, planar mapping and simply start painting.

But: it seems, the mapping is along the z-axis per default, so I get a veeery thin areay to paint on. (With other words, looking on the street from the side)

Any idea, how I persuade C4D to look DOWN on the street when I create the mapping?

Thanks very much

Phil

LucentDreams

06-16-2003, 08:53 AM

rptate the plane before applying the texture, or rotate the texture after applyin.

Swissphil

06-16-2003, 09:13 AM

Thanks Kai

Mmmmm... I think I tried rotating the street.. but probably forgot to remove the texture and reapply it.
I'll try after work :thumbsup:

DELTAadmin

06-16-2003, 09:22 AM

U can very simply rotate the texture, just by typing the correct values in its coordinate boxes, or by interactively in the viewport

AdamT

06-16-2003, 02:44 PM

The easiest way to rotate the texture, IMHO, is:

* select the texture tag and change projection to Flat;
* make the top view active;
* activate the texture axis tool;
* go to Object Manager-->Texture-->Fit to Region;
* in the Editor window, drag the boundary of the object.

Then, if you want the tex to fit the object precisely you can follow with an Object Manager-->Texture-->Fit to Object.

Swissphil

06-16-2003, 09:24 PM

Thanks folks, rotating the texture axis helped. Now I have a selfpainted, UV Mapped street!!!

I'll try your tips too, Adam, I guess , this could help me to get the texture in the correct aspect ratio.

Thanks everybody!

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