UV packing now uses UV space more efficiently, placing smaller UV shells “between and inside the empty spaces of bigger ones”. New features include the introduction of shell groups, which can be defined using selection, material ID or smoothing groups, and distributed in “multiple and highly configurable UDIM tiles”.

A full feature list will become available closer to the final release.

Updated : Rémi Arquier has provided us with details of some of the key features in the new editions. New features: shell groups, improved UV packing, FBX support According to Rizom-Lab, the 80,000-plus UV islands generated from this 700,000-polygon model were packed in under 15 seconds. UV packing uses UV space more efficiently in the new editions of Unfold3D. There is also a new Unfold3D C++ library, designed to enable studios or third-party developers to integrate the technology into their own tools. Unfold3D RS, which is intended for product and packaging design, includes “all the features of Unfold3D VS” but works in unnormalised UV space, respecting the absolute dimensions of the original model. If you’ve used Unfold3D before, the new edition that will be most familiar to you is probably Unfold3D VS.ĭesigned for games, VFX and VR, the software is designed to unfold and pack the UVs of large production assets, and comes with automated and manual tools for cutting seams and reducing texture stretching. Until earlier this year, the standalone edition of the software was sold through a publisher, Polygonal Design, but Arquier has since launched his own company to market the new versions directly.

The core technology is also integrated into Maya, and was previously integrated into Softimage. Over the past decade, Unfold3D has become one of the most popular third-party UV unwrapping packages in the CG industry, in use at studios including Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, The Mill and Animal Logic. The UV unwrapping technology inside Maya and used by many top studios The new editions, which are aimed at product design and games, VFX and VR work respectively – the names stand for ‘Real Space’ and ‘Virtual Spaces’ – are due in beta next month, along with a new C++ library. Rizom-Lab, a new company founded by Unfold3D author Rémi Arquier, has announced two new editions of the popular UV unwrapping software: Unfold3D RS and Unfold3D VS. Scroll down for details of the commercial release.

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