i think the headline says it all. everbody is talking about UVmapping something and everybody seems to be scared of it and doesnt want to do it, but what the :kitty: :kitty: does it actually mean?

i bet its something thats not really special and can be done with milkshape easily, but plz tell me what it means

i dont know but omg ur sig is funny

UV mapping is the proper term for what is commonly referred to as meshing or unwrapping, they all mean basically the same thing. A UV map is the texture coordinates for the model, so that a texture artist can paint a 2d texture and have it wrap around a 3d object. Think of one of those cardboard model kits where all the pieces are flattened out into a sheet, same thing.

Take a look at some of these (http://www.learning-maya.com/texturing.php#uv) tutorials for a better explination.

i got it, thanks a lot.
actually i had seen it before, but didnt know that it was called UVmapping and why everyone is so scared of it, but i didnt try it on my own, yet.

Basics are covered here:
http://www.wunderboy.org/tutorials/half-life-primer.php

Video Tutorials here:
http://www.dayofdefeat.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31869

thanks, man. u are really a wunderboy

w00t for tut-links

in the attempt to be the the worst at everything you can do in modifying Day of Defeat, I reciently learned animations, and was looking to get mapping done by the end of this week. Modeling will be after, soon or a while from now, but I will learn that too, that way I can be slagged for not having any skills at everything.

I already have no skills in skinning, animation, sprites, etc, just need 2 more to be 100% skill-less

Originally posted by BillyNair
I already have no skills in skinning, animation, sprites, etc, just need 2 more to be 100% skill-less

Wow, all you need now is a forum avatar and your golden!

hey, i am 100% skill-less! i tried erverything and nothing worked well!
maybe modeling works a lil bit for me but it takes me a few weeks to create something good, so...

i think u should give me an avaar, so i can use my :kitty: :kitty: sig for it, it just has the right size :D