Octagon Mapping

[klam]

Hey guys, I've a problem while mapping an octagon shape tower. I've using the cylinder option and box option but when I unwrap it,the shapes become too complicated. Can anybody gives me tips and solution to my problem. Here is the shape of the tower.

 

[JRobinson]

I would probably do something like this:

Where in polygon mode I've selected the 3 polys that make up one vertical segment and detached them from the rest of the object as a clone, then I selected the horizontal polys and did Edit > Select invert > Delete, leaving everything except the vertical segments to be mapped in a separate operation (probably using "box"). Then on the cloned segment I put a planar map and rotated it with the gizmo 22.5° on the Z axis and 90° on the X axis so it basically lines up with the face of the segment. I'd then put a UVW Unwrap on it and map it to a the texture. Once that's mapped I'd probably use the array function to duplicate it 7 times and rotate each duplicate 45° filling in all the missing segments but now with the mapping complete.

Jim

 

[tgibson]

When I've used Cylinder mapping I've avoided UVW Unwrap and adjusted the mapping using the Gizmo of the UVW Map. You cannot be as accurate, but towers rarely need anything complicated.

 

[JRobinson]

I don't really think they need all segments mapped to a unique part of the texture sheet to be honest, I guess it would depend on the tower but one segment pretty much looks just like the other in most cases I would think. I can never leave something like this alone BTW, lol:

Now I just need to finish the texture and find a place to use it

 

[tgibson]

Hi,

Yes, I've often used Face mapping instead in this case.

 

[klam]

One more question guys, when do we use flightsimx material? For my scenery I use the standard option.