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Where can I read up on U,V ?

Jacer Shepherd
Registered User
Join date: 18 Feb 2007
Posts: 46
04-21-2007 18:47
Due to the limitations of most search engines in and out of SL, I can't find the terms [U,V].
So I'd like to ask where I can read up on U,V and understand what the heck is going on (or NOT!) with my texturing :)

Thanks!
Jacer
Dnali Anabuki
Still Crazy
Join date: 17 Oct 2006
Posts: 1,633
04-21-2007 19:11
U is Horizontal repeats per face and V is Vertical repeats for face under the Texture Tab in the Object window. Is this what you wanted to know?
Sylvia Trilling
Flying Tribe
Join date: 2 Oct 2006
Posts: 1,117
04-21-2007 20:08
Perhaps this is what you were looking for?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uv_mapping
Robin Sojourner
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Join date: 16 Sep 2004
Posts: 1,080
04-22-2007 00:20
Or you can go to my Texture Tutorials, in world, where I explain all about UV mapping in SL.
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Howard Sachs
Human Scum
Join date: 4 Nov 2005
Posts: 124
04-22-2007 11:43
I second what Robin said. I found those tutorials excellent, went there after the prim tower, and I learned a lot from it. Keep the notecards too, so that you can re-read them later (unless you go back there, of course).
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Jacer Shepherd
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Join date: 18 Feb 2007
Posts: 46
Thank You !
04-22-2007 14:29
Thank you to both Sylvia and Robin:

Sylvia's link helps with the *Maths* if one needs to break down an irregular shape into U,V (which I do).

Robin: Thanks for responding. I knew I had seen your notes in my newbie days, but had no idea where they were. THANK YOU !!!