Easiest Way to Gridify UVs in Maya - Free Update 4

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Edge selection is no longer required, texel density can be set locally, fixed a couple bugs, and added some user preference settings you can customize. Now you can gridify UVs exactly how you want in Autodesk Maya.

[@AlanEddie]

Maya did great work on UVs oner the last few years but not seeking out this workflow was a real omission, well done ...super script.

[@malcolm341]

Thanks, glad you're enjoying the script.

[@Daniel_Vital]

I am so fortunate to have these kinda tools just as I am still at the beginning of my career. I spent hours trying to straighten uvs but looks like I can just press a button with this crap. Thanks for the tutorials

[@malcolm341]

@GamesVpm Thanks, yeah the default way can take a lot longer to do it by hand.

[@Daniel_Vital]

@@malcolm341 Oh no, I bought one of your scripts for Maya named UV unwrapping tool, but actually, I was looking for the Toolbox tool. (I didnt knew you sold both since they seemed so similar) Is there any way I can fix this issue without buying the other one?

[@malcolm341]

@@Daniel_Vital Sure I just need to know what your e-mail is that you used to purchase and I can refund you for the single script. I'm assuming you want to keep the UV Mapping Toolbox because it has gridify built in, correct?

[@Daniel_Vital]

@@malcolm341 Yes thats it... Thanks alot! starts with "danielvital37" (i cant type the rest on ytb comments)

[@Daniel_Vital]

@@malcolm341 So you can refund the wrong one, and I buy the correct script?

[@chillaxboi2109]

Once more, I am here to learn. Your videos are all so helpful! Best wishes.

[@malcolm341]

That's great, thanks so much for commenting.

[@1Robertwaterworth]

I love this update, this makes the tool so much faster. Thanks for keeping up with all these updates, I really appreciate it

[@malcolm341]

Thanks Robert, I agree this update really improves the tool.

[@lavivaneau0]

Such an amazing update! I didn't think my favourite tool could've got any better, but BOOM, it did. Thank you!

[@malcolm341]

I'm glad I was able to help you, have a great day.

[@erichance8222]

Another Great update to an excellent tool, thank you Malcolm!

[@malcolm341]

Thanks, this update makes the tool really easy to use. Enjoy.

[@OmarHesham]

So cool! Love it! These tools have matured so much over time. Thank you! :)

[@malcolm341]

Thanks Omar, enjoy.

[@JustGraphic87]

thank you so much, i was struggling a lot with uv, and this tutorial helped me a lot

[@malcolm341]

Oh great, thanks for commenting and letting me know.

[@chintanpadhiyar7383]

thanks for the help, that will come very handy

[@malcolm341]

Great, thanks for commenting.

[@GrezgoT]

Hey i see there lots of really handy and usefull features in your tool scripts! Got a question does they work with Maya 2024 ? at your gumroad saw only mention for up to 2022 and latest maya releases been having several improvements to the aspects i tend to work with, considering getting myself that megapack of yours

[@malcolm341]

@GrezgoT Everything is forward compatible so it should always work on new versions of Maya including 2024. If you see something not working I'm happy to fix the bug, my intent is to keep the tools working with all future versions of Maya.

[@GrezgoT]

@@malcolm341 Thank you for reply and that info :D keep the great job going!

[@guymicciche144]

Nice script!

[@malcolm341]

Thanks.

[@Codester-Cody]

I was wondering if it were possible to do a tutorial on triplanar mapping with fully done aistandardsurface materials using Arnold? Thanks for the update!

[@malcolm341]

I think this one might cover it? kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5mslZdorNx-gac

[@Codester-Cody]

I saw that video, it’s good for simple shaders but couldn’t figure out how to incorporate a full Arnold shader imported from substance designer using their plugin network creator.

[@malcolm341]

@@Codester-Cody I've never used Substance Designer, if you want, send me the shader network as a Maya file and I'll take a look. In theory it should be just plugging the tri-planar into the right slot of whatever network you have. Send the file to [e-mail]

[@Codester-Cody]

@@malcolm341 will do! currently at work and won’t be able to send till around 6pm EST. Thanks for your help

[@mohdnohhussin6793]

been using nightshade for this

[@malcolm341]

As far as I know NightShade doesn't work with current versions of Maya? Also I thought NightShade uses the tolerence based rectangularization to straighten so a lot of the examples in this video wouldn't work in NightShade because it uses the Maya default straighten UVs and collapses back on itself if you give it a U-shaped shell to gridify?

[@TrueBasementGoblin]

Hey @malcolm341 !When you say it doesn't work on triangles, do you mean it doesn't work at all? or will it try and figure it out a bit?

[@malcolm341]

@IamThatGuy_ It will sew the edges together creating a garbled mess in almost all cases if you use it on any triangulated mesh unfortunately.

[@camper1313]

Love your scripts! Is there any way to select a group of UV Shells and make them act like one? Kinda like what your grouping system does, but without stacking them in the Layout process. I oftentimes find myself with several parts of a mesh unwrapped together for better readability(dont really care too much about optimization in VFX). And I would love to be able to UV Layout all my "groups" without the UV Layout process splitting everything again xD.

[@malcolm341]

I haven't figured out a way to do that in Maya. As a work around I use the pack selected to pivot and layout up and layout right found in both the UDIM packing toolbox and the UV mapping toolbox. Here's a video, it's not exactly what you want, but much faster than doing things by hand kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6GmanyvlN2NqqM

[@lawrence9713]

I was trying it out for a model of mine. It has some bandages around his arm, so cylindrical shapes. When I unwrap one piece it works fine. But then when I select the next piece and run the tool it messes up the first piece. Doesn't happen all the time. Another problem I have is that the recUV does not work if I have a section of the cylinder going from 2 to 4 faces, still all faces quads. You probably know what topology I mean, if you google 2 to 4 topology there is a picture of it.

[@malcolm341]

The 2 to 4 topology makes sense it won't work because that diagonal configuration can't be converted into a grid without collapsing some of the edges and leaving no UV space. If you gridify it in 2 sections it will work though. For the cylindrical bandages it sounds like there is a left over selection active when you run the tool the second time and it messes up the first piece which might mean it's silently crashing. Send me the mesh and a screenshot of what the issue is to [e-mail] and I'll take a look.

[@lawrence9713]

@@malcolm341 the 2 to 4 makes sense. Thought it will work since the model shown here looks so wild and mine is rather simple :D Knowing to seperate such pieces will make it easier then since it works really well with the manual seam selection. I'll let a screen record running next time I'm working on this model. If the problem happens again I'll send you a short clip of it 👍

[@malcolm341]

@@lawrence9713 Okay sounds good.

[@zurovskyvision]

Hiya, I have a question regarding compatibility of yours scripts. I'm planning to buy the mega pack from gumroad but I don't know if they would work with Maya 2023 / Maya 2024?

[@malcolm341]

@zurovskyvision Hi, they work in all versions of Maya from 2017 onward. I've written them in Mel so they're forward compatible with new versions of Maya because Mel rarely gets updated by Autodesk, but Python seems to get updated with every release of Maya so Python scripts are often not compatible with new versions of Maya. They should already work in 2025 actually, but if something breaks I usually fix any bugs within a couple of days of getting a bug report from a customer.

[@zurovskyvision]

@@malcolm341 Alright, thank you for your answer! Already bought it! Also, I've noticed that you mentioned that on Gumroad but for some reason, I missed that.

[@WithDramaticCat]

Is there anyway I can change polygon backface color from being pure black? It's very annoying

[@malcolm341]

I'm not sure you can pick a colour, but you can make it transparent which is what I use so it's easier to see. In the viewport select Shading> and check backface culling and the black will go away.

[@Mantikus]

Hi, I used your script for a while and it worked perfectly fine but recently whenever I try to recUV it stiches the seams of the island and gives me a stitched rectangulated uv island do you know why is it stitching the uv islands? the gridUV does the same stiching the seams and then creating a rectangle island

[@malcolm341]

@dartimuspl I'm not sure what you mean, can you send me a screenshot of the issue and the model you're using so I can test it to [e-mail] My guess would be that you have some triangles selected or the automatic border edge is not able to find a straight line like shown in the video at this time stamp kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHqahq2GpMSpp7s Try defining a manual border edge, or select a smaller subsection of the area you're trying to rectangularize until you find the problem area.

[@Mantikus]

I have downloaded the Maya again and it fixed the problem. Maybe it was an outdated Maya that was causing this error, and unfortunately now I can't do a screenshot of the error as it has been fixed if it occurs again I will send you the screenshot right away. Thank you for the reply and willing to help to solve the problem I am going back to work and enjoying the working scripts :D @@malcolm341

[@douka3993]

Malcom, are you ever gonna come back? 😭🙏

[@malcolm341]

@douka3993 I'm mostly posting to LinkedIn these days. For current updates follow me there www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-andrieshyn-10135959/recent-activity/all I plan on doing some more KZbin videos, but just haven't found the time lately.

[@clausbohm9807]

@@malcolm341 TY for considering YT videos again, I don't want to go to Linkedin ... it reminds me of my previous life as an engineer ... ha ha ha!

[@Aussiematt1976]

Hi looking at these scripts are they still available, gumroad doesn't allow to purchased?

[@malcolm341]

Yes everything is still available, Gumroad should be working fine? Open the page you want to purchase from and then type the price into the name a fair price section and click I want this. Note that you must pay the minimum preset I have there which is the light grey number before you start typing. If you're having other issues purchasing contact [e-mail] Or if you prefer, you can buy the Mega Pack on Artstation, but I recommend the Gumroad version so you get on the mailing list for updates. www.artstation.com/marketplace/p/omrB/mel-script-mega-pack-at-a-discounted-price-you-save-449?

[@Aussiematt1976]

@malcolm341 gumroad for your script wasn't allowing me to add to cart. Tried on multiple devices and through multiple browsers. I selected another product on gumroad and that allowed me to add. Just wasn't allowed to add yours to my cart. I have purchased other products through gumroad before and had no problem. I did endup purchasing through artstation. Thanks. Very useful scripts.

[@malcolm341]

@@Aussiematt1976 Sorry that didn't work for you. I've been getting sales this whole week so it's working for others. I would contract send a mail to support@gumroad and ask why you can't add to cart they usually reply same or next business day.

[@malcolm341]

@@Aussiematt1976 I just gave it a try and it seems to be working, but I did notice the add to cart at the top of the page doesn't work because you first have to type the price to pay before clicking add to cart so I was a bit confused at first.

[@Aussiematt1976]

I've tried again and it's working now. Must have been an issue at the time of trying which is always the way when you need something straight away. LoL

[@ramgangula8690]

Is it compatible for cracked versions?

[@tumthanachat7471]

can use make sticker ?

[@malcolm341]

I'm not sure what you mean? Can you elaborate?