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Brain twister
Why is "top left" where it is on the UV map?
I've checked countless times and there are no reversed normals.
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Edit:turn the texture of in the UV editor(1) then click on the blue square that has a empty square behind it(2) then post pic please
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@dave, I started with a cube. When the one side was done I adjusted the pivot point and did a normal duplicate. I changed the x scale to -1 on the duplicate.
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Try freezing the transforms on those objects.
Try going to the lighting tab and unchecking two sided lighting.
Something has to be flipped. If you have duplicated by scaling by -1 and do not freeze transforms then the normals will seem to be in the correct direction but will be flipped. This is where I am placing my bet.
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// Warning: Freeze transform with negative scale will set the 'opposite' attribute for these nodes: polySurfaceShape771 //
Turned double sided lighting off and no change.
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Thanks dave, bullet, ctbram.
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I have had that warning before....its what Rick was on about. These things are sent to drive us insane LOL. I have had exactly the same trouble though I could clearly see the bottom was flipped as it was black...you should see this when you uncheck 2 sided lighting??
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Sometimes issues like this can also occur when you dupe an object and reverse it along a -x axiz or - z axis. When you freeze the transform Maya will warn you about negative faces. You need to go into the attribute Editor and turn off opposite. this will then cause the mesh to flip again and you'll need to again reverse the surface normals.
Two sided lighting will cause the object to go black if it is off therefore telling you the object is flipped.
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@bullet - with or without double sided lighting it was displaying ok. As you said. Maya every now and then gives us these little challenges to test our sanity.
@jay - Thanks. I'll be going thru all the sections and display the normals and correct them if needed.
But first thing on the agenda today though is a cleanup of a different kind. I left a couple windows open last night and as luck would have it we had a WICKED sand storm in the early morning hours.
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