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Overlapping UV Coordinates

Overlapping UV coordinates can cause rendering errors in Render To Texture.

The problem is especially noticeable on objects that have mirrored UVs, or

symmetrical mapping. If you are working with a character or other model that

has mirrored UVs, we recommend that you follow this procedure:

1 Either add an Unwrap modifier or go into an existing Unwrap modifier

where the symmetry exists.

2 Move half of the overlapping texture coordinates on the W axis so that

they’re slightly offset from the other half.

Render To Texture will use the texture coordinates with the higher W

value.

Edit Normals Modifier Makes Normal Bump Mapping Incorrect

Don't apply an

Edit Normals modifier on page 1284 to the low-res object.

Normal bump projection relies on the low-res object having standard normals,

and altering them causes normal bump maps to have unpredictable results.

Render to Texture Dialog

Rendering menu > Render To Texture > Render to Texture dialog

Rendering to texture, or “texture baking,” is controlled by this dialog. Most

of this dialog's controls are contained in its rollouts.