Second Life Forums Archive - Texturing a Sphere

offstar Charming

Registered User

Join date: 26 Dec 2004

Posts: 22

01-11-2005 11:55

I'm sure this is an easy question for anyone with experience making textures. What does a texture need to look like to be applied to a half-sphere or a sphere for that matter?

I tried making a texture as a circle, but the way SL seems to wrap it on it didn't look right.

Forseti Svarog

ESC

Join date: 2 Nov 2004

Posts: 1,730

01-11-2005 12:15

one easy way to see how textures are applied to sphers is to create a grid texture. whether you do a 4x4 or more (cereal uses a 256 grid for making his cars), put the grid on the sphere (make sure it is 1x1 horiz/vertical) and you will be able to see how the texture wraps around the sphere (or other shapes)

offstar Charming

Registered User

Join date: 26 Dec 2004

Posts: 22

01-11-2005 12:17

Intersting, okay I'll give that a try.

Forseti Svarog

ESC

Join date: 2 Nov 2004

Posts: 1,730

01-11-2005 12:23

IM me in-game this evening and i'll give you a copy of the 256 grid. Can be useful.

offstar Charming

Registered User

Join date: 26 Dec 2004

Posts: 22

01-11-2005 12:33

Okay, I will!

Apotheus Silverman

I write code.

Join date: 17 Nov 2003

Posts: 416

01-13-2005 09:16

I have personally found photoshop's Polar Coordinates filter to be very useful in this area. It isn't perfect, but it does a better job than I have ever been able to eyeball.

_____________________

Apotheus Silverman
Shop SL on the web - SLExchange.com

Visit Abbotts Aerodrome for gobs of flying fun.

Pete Fats

Geek

Join date: 18 Apr 2003

Posts: 648

01-14-2005 02:52

Spider Mandala wrote an excellent tutorial on this very subject. I found it most useful.

_____________________

Spider Mandala

Photshop Ninja

Join date: 29 Aug 2003

Posts: 194

01-14-2005 06:12

From: Pete Fats

Spider Mandala wrote an excellent tutorial on this very subject. I found it most useful.

*nods* thanks Pete

_____________________

"There's an old saying in Tennessee, I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee, that says, fool me once... shame on... shame on you. You fool me, you can't get fooled again."
-George W. Bush
East Literature Magnet School, Nashville, Tennessee, Sep. 17, 2002

Texturing a Sphere
offstar Charming Registered User Join date: 26 Dec 2004 Posts: 22	01-11-2005 11:55 I'm sure this is an easy question for anyone with experience making textures. What does a texture need to look like to be applied to a half-sphere or a sphere for that matter? I tried making a texture as a circle, but the way SL seems to wrap it on it didn't look right.
Forseti Svarog ESC Join date: 2 Nov 2004 Posts: 1,730	01-11-2005 12:15 one easy way to see how textures are applied to sphers is to create a grid texture. whether you do a 4x4 or more (cereal uses a 256 grid for making his cars), put the grid on the sphere (make sure it is 1x1 horiz/vertical) and you will be able to see how the texture wraps around the sphere (or other shapes)
offstar Charming Registered User Join date: 26 Dec 2004 Posts: 22	01-11-2005 12:17 Intersting, okay I'll give that a try.
Forseti Svarog ESC Join date: 2 Nov 2004 Posts: 1,730	01-11-2005 12:23 IM me in-game this evening and i'll give you a copy of the 256 grid. Can be useful.
offstar Charming Registered User Join date: 26 Dec 2004 Posts: 22	01-11-2005 12:33 Okay, I will!
Apotheus Silverman I write code. Join date: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 416	01-13-2005 09:16 I have personally found photoshop's Polar Coordinates filter to be very useful in this area. It isn't perfect, but it does a better job than I have ever been able to eyeball. _____________________ Apotheus Silverman Shop SL on the web - SLExchange.com Visit Abbotts Aerodrome for gobs of flying fun.
Pete Fats Geek Join date: 18 Apr 2003 Posts: 648	01-14-2005 02:52 Spider Mandala wrote an excellent tutorial on this very subject. I found it most useful. _____________________
Spider Mandala Photshop Ninja Join date: 29 Aug 2003 Posts: 194	01-14-2005 06:12 From: Pete Fats Spider Mandala wrote an excellent tutorial on this very subject. I found it most useful. nods thanks Pete _____________________ "There's an old saying in Tennessee, I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee, that says, fool me once... shame on... shame on you. You fool me, you can't get fooled again." -George W. Bush East Literature Magnet School, Nashville, Tennessee, Sep. 17, 2002

Welcome to the Second Life Forums Archive

Texturing a Sphere