[Bf-funboard] Background of UV unwrap

arelem3 arelem3 at bigpond.com
Sat Sep 29 00:53:23 CEST 2012


Yes, changing image backgrounds is no problem, it's only the default uv 
unwrap background
Cheers
Roger
> I don't think you can change the background default.
>
> Are you having any luck with changing the background  on a new image?
>
>> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:42:46 +1000
>> From: arelem3 at bigpond.com
>> To: bf-funboard at blender.org
>> Subject: Re: [Bf-funboard] Background of UV unwrap
>>
>> Thank you for the tip.
>> She has simple 4 vertex planes on to which say for instance a cartoon
>> cat front view is placed, the cat image has white eyes.
>> I don't understand how to make say a flat magenta image the default uv
>> background.
>> regards
>> Roger
>>
>>
>>> first you need to make a 'new image' from the image menu in the UV editor.
>>>
>>> In the dialog that shows you can choose the color,or you might also select UV checkerboard.
>>> Now you can paint on it or load an image into it as well.
>>>
>>>
>>> Do keep in mind that you need to select the mesh before it unwraps and shows properly in the UV editor.
>>> You can test that even on a black UV editor screen by pressing "a" to select all.
>>> If nothing selects,nothing is loaded,because the mesh is not selected.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope this helps
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> @Maybe it would not be amiss to propose to the developpers that the UV unwrap should be visible with any color? so :make it so that even with a black background you can see the islands?
>>>
>>>> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:40:55 +1000
>>>> From: arelem3 at bigpond.com
>>>> To: bf-funboard at blender.org
>>>> Subject: [Bf-funboard] Background of UV unwrap
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>> My daughter is making an animation story using black and white
>>>> characters and finds that she cannot see the black bodies of her
>>>> characters on the black uv unwrap screen.
>>>> Is there any way of changing the black to grey checker board?
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Roger
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