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876 Chapter 8: Modifiers
You can apply any map type to selected faces,
patches, or sur faces, and align the mapping gizmo
in any of a variety of ways.
Note: When a mapping type button is active, you
cannot change the selection w ithout first exiting
the mapping operation.
Planar—A pplies planar mapping to the selected
faces.
Make the selection, click Planar, adjust the
mapping using the transform tools and Align
buttons on the Map Parameters panel, and then
click Planar again to exit.
Pelt—Applies pelt mapping to the selected faces.
Clicking this button activates Pelt mode, in which
you can adjust the mapping and
edit the pelt map .
Note: Peltmappingalwaysusesasingleplanar
mapping for the entire pelt. If you’ve applied a
different type of mapping, such as Box, and then
switch to Pelt, the previous mapping is lost.
Cy lindrical—Applies cylindrical mapping to the
currently selected faces.
Make the selection, click Cylindrical, adjust the
cylinder gizmo using the transform tools and
Align buttons on the Map Parameters panel, and
then click Cylindrical again to exit.
Note: When you apply Cylindrical mapping to a
selection, the software maps each face to the side
of the cylinder gizmo that most closely matches
its orientation. For best results, use Cylindrical
mapping w ith cylinder-shaped objects or object
parts.
Spherical—Applies spherical mapping to the
currently selected faces.
Make the selection, click Spherical, adjust the
sphere gizmo using the transform tools and Align
buttons on the Map Parameters panel, and then
click Spherical again to exit.
Box—Applies box mapping to the currently
selected faces.
Maketheselection,clickBox,adjusttheboxgizmo
using the transform tools and Align buttons on the
Map Parameters panel, and then click B ox again
to exit.
Note: When you apply Box mapping to a selection,
the software maps each face to the side of the box
gizmo that most closely matches its orientation.
For bes t results, use Box mapping with box-shaped
objects or object parts.
Align X/Y/Z—Aligns the gizmo to the X, Y, or Z axis
of the object’s local coordinate system.
Best align—Adjusts t he mapping gizmo’s position,
orientation, and scale to fit that of the face
selection, based on the selection’s extents and
average normals.
Fit—Scales the gizmo to the extents of the selection
and centers it on the selection. Does not change
the orientation.
Align to View—Reorients the mapping gizmo to
facetheactiveviewportandadjustsitssizeand
position as necessary to fit the extents of the
selection.
Center—Moves the mapping gizmo so that its pivot
coincides with the center of the selection.
Reset—Scales the gizmo to fit the selection and
aligns it with the object’s local space.
Normalize M ap—When on, scales the mapping
coordinates to fit into the standard coordinate
mapping space: 0 to 1. When off, the mapping
coordinatesarethesamesizeastheobject.The
mapisalwaystiledonceinthe0-1coordinate
space; the part of the map based on its Offset and
Tiling values on
Forexample,ifyoutakeasphereof25unitsthat’s
planar mapped from the top, and then apply
Unwrap UVW and turn off Normalize Map, then