Yeah, turns out that does it. I didn't know you meant to delete the history after, I thought you meant before. Man, that makes things work a lot better. Thanks a ton.

Delete history after UVs? I thought you meant before. Let me try that.

Here's my exact process:

I have the polygon model ready. I go to Create UVs: Automatic Mapping Options. 6 planes, fewer pieces.

Layout is into square, uniform scale mode, bounding box shell...

I just installed it today. I deleted the history, but I don't think there was a history to delete. And the answer before yours was almost useless, for all the typing that was put into it. All I'm...

I'm fairly new to maya, so forgive me for asking.

So I have my model, I select Create UVs->Automatic Mapping, then what? I don't see the projection/normal/etc options you are referring to.
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My question is simple. Why do UV maps get all screwed up when I move the model? I assume it's because the 6 projection planes (I use automatic mapping, too lazy for otherwise) don't move, but the...