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Adding texture to group in Gmax

zihamesh

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Hi,

I'm steadily adding textures to a model that I've been working on and off for a while now. (See http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/suggestions-help-wanted-on-my-model.434645/)

I've no real issues with the texturing, but I've run into a little problem when trying to texture the landing gear. Each gear is modeled a group that consists of strut, axle, tyre, wheel. The tyre & wheel have the still & blurred animations. The whole group has the gear animation for lowering & raising the gear. The tyre is textured. So far so good.

What I want to do next is texture the wheel and the other parts of the group. Option 1 is to ungroup everything, uvw map & unwrap each part, then put them back again re-adding the animations. Is there a simpler option 2.

BTW, I'm using GMAX

Thanks

Zihamesh.
 
Zihamesh, groups are not really recommended since you can run into horrible scaling problems – especially if you modify and then Ungroup. However, rather than undoing all your work, use Group/Open, map each part and then Group/Close. Then get into the habit of using a well-organised hierarchy and Named Selection Sets: see Bill Leaming's excellent thread on this.
 
This sounds normal. I have been using groups for years with no scaling issues. I am aware of Bill's thread which i even posted that with such large projects there is a reason they designed the group option. I never run into scaling issues because i make sure all parts have been xformed before grouping.

I also group my gear section. Just re open the group and texture the unfinished parts. If you have to re texture a part you have 2 choices. 1. UVW map makes you start over. 2. Unwrap UVW allows you to continue working on the existing mapping. Once finished just re group. There should be no effect on your animation. This will remain the same.
 
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