[Closed] How to access seam edges in the Unwrap editor?

Jan 31, 2008 8:14 pm

Hi everyone,

I need to acces the edges of unwrapped clusters, just like the border sub object mode in editable poly/edit poly, but fpor the unwrap modifier.

have’t found anything in the help file, so my question: is it possible at all, and if so, how?

Any pointers in the right direction welcome.

Thanks in advance

4 Replies

scrimski

Jan 31, 2008 8:14 pm

No one? Is it possible at all?

Trying a different approach now: Since I’m able to select an element subject in an edtable poly or editable mesh, I transfered the mapping data to geometry using the channel info utility and copy/paste map channel info to gemetry channel info.

But no luck, stuck again.
It’s not possible to select elements via maxScript. I can select them manually, but I only get an array of polygons, no the element itself.

Am I missing something? Could really need a helping hand or some insight.

edit: forgot the script


if selection.count !=0 then 
		(
		if superclassOf $ == GeometryClass then
			(
				maxOps.cloneNodes $ cloneType:#copy actualNodeList:&anl newNodes:&nnl
				oldSel = anl[1]
				newSel = nnl[1]
				select newSel
				newSel.name = (((oldSel.name) +("_clone"))as string)
				max hide inv
				newSel.position = [0,0,0]
				max zoomext sel
			)
		)
else messagebox "Select something!"
	

channelinfo.copychannel newSel 3 1
channelInfo.PasteChannel newSel 1 0
channelInfo.NameChannel newSel 1 0 "uvw to geometry"
max zoomext sel
convertToMesh newSel
convertTo newSel (Editable_Poly)

scrimski

Jan 31, 2008 8:14 pm

Ok, solved that and found out that it was unnecessary as I didn’t needed it to automate the process described here.

Quite done yet.

drdubosc

Jan 31, 2008 8:14 pm

I’ve been lurking on this lonely thread of yours, and if you have solved it, would like to know how, when you’re done! Closest I got was the splitMeshByUVElements example script…