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Settings and Interface

UV Editor Interface

1. Toolbar​

Screen Pan, Transform Gizmo, UV Element Selector, Cursor, and Pivot Toggle are listed in this order.

The Pan and Transform Gizmos​

It consists of the Hand tool and the Transform Gizmo.

You can transform the selected UV element by first selecting the desired UV element and then pressing one of the gizmos to manipulate the resulting Gizmo.

Hand Tool​

This tool is used to move around the screen. After launching the Hand Tool, you can move the screen by click-dragging around the UV Editor workspace. The keyboard shortcut is Q

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Keyboard shortcut middle-click-drag​

We recommend using Middle-click-drag to move the screen even when using the Transform Gizmo tool, as it allows you to move the screen without switching tools.

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Keyboard shortcuts for screen manipulation.​

  • To pan the screen: Q(Hand tool)+click-drag , Center-click-drag
  • Zoom in and out of the screen: Wheel rotation

Move Tool​

This tool is used to move selected UV elements. The keyboard shortcut is W

Rotation Tool​

This tool is used to rotate the selected UV element. The hotkey is E

Scale Tool​

This tool is used to scale the selected UV element. Keyboard shortcut is R

Rectangle Tool​

This tool is used to resize the selected UV element. Keyboard shortcut is T

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Differences from the Scale tool​

The Rectangle tool differs from the Scale tool in that it manipulates points in an imaginary rectangle, allowing for resizing on a different basis.

Selecting a UV Element​

Tools for selecting UV elements for editing.

You must select a UV element before you can use the Transform Gizmo Tool and the Tools that work on specific UV elements.

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To select a UV element​

To select a UV element, make sure that the desired UV element selection tool is enabled, and then click and drag to create a selection. You can only select UV elements that are either within the selection or span the selection.

Select UV Vertex​

This tool selects a UV vertex.

Select UV Edge​

This tool selects a UV edge.

Select UV Face​

This tool selects a UV face.

Select UV Island​

This tool selects a UV island.

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UV Island​

A UV island is a group of UV elements that are connected to each other.

Settings and Pivots​

Cursor Tool​

The Cursor tool is a point-like cursor used in the UV Editor when you want to use a tool relative to a specific location.

It is most commonly used as the location of gizmos in the Rotation tool, Scale tool, and other tools related to UVs. You can move the center point of the cursor by clicking and dragging it.

Gizmo Transition Tool​

This is a tool to switch the base of the gizmo position, which switches the Pivot property and Center property each time it is pressed.

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If the Cursor tool is active, the gizmo position will be fixed to the cursor position.

Pivot

The Pivot property is a property that uses the position of the last selected UV element as the position of the gizmo.

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If you want to change the position of the gizmo to the position of a specific UV element, simply deselect that UV element and then reselect it.

Center

The Center property uses the center of the selected UV element as the position of the gizmo.

If multiple UV elements are selected, the average position of the selected UV elements will be used as the gizmo position.

Settings​

Buttons to display the settings area of the UV Editor.

2. Settings Area​

This is the area where you can make settings related to the UV Editor.

Snap Type​

When manipulating the movement, rotation, and size of a UV element, the position of the element is snapped according to the SnapType property and other properties related to snapping.

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Snap​

Snapping is a feature for placing an element in a precise location. Using a number of properties and predefined values, you can edit elements in a precise and efficient manner, such as moving them to a specific location or rotating them by a specific angle.

Properties Tab

SnapType: None​

Properties when no snapping is applied.

ShowIslandBoundary​

Property to show the bounding box of the UV island.

FillPolygons​

Property that makes the UV faces translucent.

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By making the UV faces translucent, you can easily see the overlapping UV faces by their translucent concentration difference.

ShowGrid​

Property that displays a grid in the UV Editor workspace.

ShowAxes​

Property that shows the U and V axes corresponding to the X and Y axes in the UV Editor workspace.

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The texture space​

The texture space is from the start point of the UV axis to the point where a widely spaced Fixed Grid Line coincides with the UV axis. Unless you are representing a texture that is largely tiled, all UV elements should be placed within the texture space.

ShowTexture​

Property that displays the material's texture, as set in the UV Editor's Material property.

EnableAlphaChannel​

This property displays the material's texture alpha channel, excluding the portion set in the UV Editor's Material properties.

TexXNum​

Property to display the material's texture as a left-right repeat, as set in the UV Editor's Material properties.

TexYNum​

Property that displays the material's texture, as set in the UV Editor's Material property, as an up and down repeat.

Material​

A property that shows the materials applied with the Material tool, displaying only the UV elements that have that material assigned to them.

All​

A property that shows all UV elements regardless of material assignment.

3. Workspace​

The area where you edit UV elements, allowing you to see the texture along with the grid.

4. UV Tool Area​

This is a collection of tools for editing UV elements, such as expanding, selecting, and placing UV elements.

Unwrap Group​

Unwrap Group

This group contains tools for unwrapping UV elements.

Selection group​

Selection Group

This group contains tools for selecting UV elements.

Quick Transform group​

Quick Transform Group

This group contains tools that allow you to easily flip and rotate the position of UV elements.

Alignment group​

Alignment Group

This group contains tools for aligning the position of UV elements.

Weld And Break group​

Weld And Break Group

This group contains tools used to break and weld UV elements together.

Arrange group​

Arrange Group

This group contains tools for placing UV elements in texture space in bulk.

Misc group​

Misc Group

This group contains tools that do not belong in any other group.