[Bf-committers] Map Camera Coordinates to UV layer patch

[Knapp]

An off the wall idea but maybe you could use custom "transform
orientations"  to set this? The option is not well know but the
orientations could be use this way, if I understand this problem
correctly.

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:25 AM, Christopher Cherrett
<stuff at trackingsolutions.ca> wrote:
> -------- Original Message  --------
> Subject: Re: [Bf-committers] Map Camera Coordinates to UV layer patch
> From: Matt Ebb <matt at mke3.net>
> To: bf-blender developers <bf-committers at blender.org>
> Date: 11/11/09 14:36
>> On 12/11/2009, at 2:53 AM, Roland Hess wrote:
>>
>>
>>> As we all know, moving the camera even a little can wreak havoc with
>>> sticky coordinates during camera mapping. The old
>>> solution is to make sticky coordinates, then "bake" them to
>>> traditional
>>> face-based uv's with a python script.
>>> Not a bad plan, and it sure beats fighting with the UV Project
>>> modifier.
>>>
>>
>> I disagree, this is precisely what the UVProject modifier is for. the
>> less we can rely on the ancient, clunky and destructive 'sticky', the
>> better (I'd be happy to see it go entirely). I've never had problems
>> with UV Project, perhaps you could share what problems you've had with
>> it and then if there are issues, we can fix it.
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> Matt
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> The main issue I have with UV Projection modifier is that in order to
> have it bake to a uv layout that you can paint over you have to jump
> through some crazy hoops. If you apply the modifier it projects to view
> which is useless if you would like to paint the backside of the object.
>
> Briggs walked me through a very complex setup about 6 months ago to bake
> to a custom defined uv layout that I had made. That was good but after
> leaving it for a few months there is no way I could duplicate it. I did
> not understand the reasoning behind why it was so hard to do but Briggs
> described it as two sepearte systems not communicating well.
>
> Ideally you could bake what is projected to a UV layout.
>
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