UV's get messed up when i convert from ascii to bin

[Kelvin]

I started from scratch a model that led me to many problems. All of them came from a UV that was ok, but somehow, when i convert the model back to bin, the edges of the UV are badly textured, my models seems to have been scratched on the face. ( the uv edges are right on the face ).

So this is what i do, step by step.

I made a model with Zbrush. ( I decreased its poly amount so that it could be imported without delay in 3ds and work properly in game )

Imported a head with NWMAX. (This time it was a female, PFHA05)

Imported the model from Zbrush, so that it could be in the same project and i could attach them later.

I adjust the model from zbrush to the size and neck shape of PFHA05.

Attach them

This time i didn't even bother about the proper face animation, 'cause i was interested in the texture. ( I wanted to see if it was ok now )

It isn't ok in game. Scratch on the face.

Here's a picture of the very UV bug.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/41/naym.png/

As you can see there are many lines that shouldn't be there.

Thanks in advance.

[Sithspecter]

What you're going to have to do is detach faces before you hit ResetXForm.

But, if you're working on a head model, you should probably check out this thread. I don't think you're going to be able to model a completely new head, KotOR and TSL seem to have issues with new heads.

Hmm... you say you got it in-game? Do you have any screenshots?

[VarsityPuppet]

Originally Posted by Sithspecter

What you're going to have to do is detach faces before you hit ResetXForm.

But, if you're working on a head model, you should probably check out this thread. I don't think you're going to be able to model a completely new head, KotOR and TSL seem to have issues with new heads.

Hmm... you say you got it in-game? Do you have any screenshots?

As long as all the bones are present and the animations are set up correctly, I don't see why it wouldn't work in-game. The UVmap is certainly an annoying issue, but KotOR models don't really like vertices with multiple UVmap verts. So as Sithspecter said, you'd probably have to detach some faces along that particular line of bad UVmapping

[Kelvin]

Originally Posted by VarsityPuppet

As long as all the bones are present and the animations are set up correctly, I don't see why it wouldn't work in-game. The UVmap is certainly an annoying issue, but KotOR models don't really like vertices with multiple UVmap verts. So as Sithspecter said, you'd probably have to detach some faces along that particular line of bad UVmapping

Mmm... I think i didn't understand... So all i have to do is pick the badly uv mapped faces of the head and then detach them from the head? Doesn't it have to be attached in order to move properly?

Thanks for your help.

[VarsityPuppet]

No. The Skin modifier paints the vertices with different weight amounts. If you detach a face, the vertices will inherit the weights of the vertices they were cloned from. But detach it as an element, not as a new object.

But you'll also want to reattach the vertices on one side. Essentially what you're doing is the same as cutting a paper towel roll so it lays flat.

[Kelvin]

Originally Posted by VarsityPuppet

No. The Skin modifier paints the vertices with different weight amounts. If you detach a face, the vertices will inherit the weights of the vertices they were cloned from. But detach it as an element, not as a new object.

But you'll also want to reattach the vertices on one side. Essentially what you're doing is the same as cutting a paper towel roll so it lays flat.

Mmmmm, so i take the model, select the faces that would have odd uv and then i detach them as an element. But i don't know what you mean by reattaching the vertices. Wouldn't it be the same? If i only separate those parts as elements the bug happens again anyways. So what should i do after it?

Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by VarsityPuppet

No. The Skin modifier paints the vertices with different weight amounts. If you detach a face, the vertices will inherit the weights of the vertices they were cloned from. But detach it as an element, not as a new object.

But you'll also want to reattach the vertices on one side. Essentially what you're doing is the same as cutting a paper towel roll so it lays flat.

I dont understand what you mean here "But you'll also want to reattach the vertices on one side. Essentially what you're doing is the same as cutting a paper towel roll so it lays flat."

I've separated the badly textured area as an element, and then separated the uv of the element to see how it is, but it just looks like a lot of straight parallel lines...

Originally Posted by VarsityPuppet

As long as all the bones are present and the animations are set up correctly, I don't see why it wouldn't work in-game. The UVmap is certainly an annoying issue, but KotOR models don't really like vertices with multiple UVmap verts. So as Sithspecter said, you'd probably have to detach some faces along that particular line of bad UVmapping

Mmmm... So is there anyway to reduce the amount of vertices in the UV?

Mmmmm I got a Zbrush plug-in that lets me control the density of UV in some zones of the model, maybe if i try decreasing the density in the face and increasing the density somewhere that will be deleted so that only the parts of lower density remain.....

I'll try that and inform you.

Thanks for your help.

Originally Posted by Kelvin

Mmmm... So is there anyway to reduce the amount of vertices in the UV?

Mmmmm I got a Zbrush plug-in that lets me control the density of UV in some zones of the model, maybe if i try decreasing the density in the face and increasing the density somewhere that will be deleted so that only the parts of lower density remain.....

I'll try that and inform you.

Thanks for your help.

It didn't work T_T this is drving me mad... Really.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks in advance.

[VarsityPuppet]

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