Check the vertex normal of your object, they might be reversed. And make sure that the envelope settings you choose are fine with the way you setup your scene so if the envelope covers everything,...

Since you made a "hipoly" version of something, you need a lowpoly that matches it but for that shape even a simple cube properly modified can work. Once you have this, create the UVs and remember to...

I know, but this time I just wanted to see if there is a real way to get it properly done in maya and I thought of asking here... I mean, if I can't get the solution here, I'm not even trying to do a...

Before trying to explain how that would work, maybe is better if you tell us how did you try to achieve what you wanted to do and on a side not, I'd like to know if that model in the screen has UVs...

I attached one of the latest things I did.
If you need to see the shape I have a screen of the HP
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z719RxGTWgs/UaPIa6ky0kI/AAAAAAAAAVo/kL7fcuhctcI/s1600/44-40.png

Hi all, I was wondering if any of you found a way to properly bake a normal map from a cylindrical shape without getting any waviness or unshaded black spots. I tried so many ways, but I never...

Ops, sorry man I was forgetting to check the topic because at the end I just made everything around that mesh in order to don't move it.
Anyways, your solution actually worked! I wish I read it...

I don't see the point, but there you go...

they were 3 objects combined together. I separate them, gave them different names, centered properly their pivot for the first 2, but the 3rd is giving me this problem. (they have a slightly...

Hi all, I have a model with the pivot not in its center so as usual I pressed "center pivot" but it doesn't work... the pivot just stays there on the left side of the object.
Do you have any idea...