Complex UV Layout in Maya
Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character
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Create a blinn shader and the add the dismap to the sg node of the material into the displacement channel.
Add a mental ray approximation node to the model. for now use parametric settings on the default of 2...you can increase this as you go along...no more than 4 though.
Also check that feature displacement is off on the model in the attribute editor.
In the 2d tab for the displacement, scroll down to the color balance and in the Alpha Gain put in 2 and in the Alpha offset type 1.
Do a render. It may be bloated it may not be. If it is then decrease the gain and then decrease the offset values. Note that the Alpha Offset value should always be half of what ever value the gain is.
Also it may be worth adding a smooth level of 1 to the mesh as well just to help the map too. Keep playing with the figures until the result is what you want
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when i was putting the dismap on my origional maya mesh i kept getting the explosions at the seams so i recreated the UV set in mudbox which fixed teh explosions now i just have this problem here.
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I recommend that you redo your model again from scratch and re-sculpt in mudbox and make a new texture map.
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