How to unwrap UV in 3Ds Max

Quick and straight to the point on how to unwrap UV in 3Ds Max.
There are many ways to unwrap UVs in Max. This is how I do it.

[@fuzzyhenry2048]

I myself used 3ds max for 3 years but never unwrapped the UV this properly . Really thanks to you.

[@stef1896]

this is maybe the best unwrap uvw lesson i watched, and i watched a lot of videos about the topic. even without a voice it's easy to understand, and text is very helpful.

[@jackass1317able]

IT WORKED, THANKS I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOREVER, BUT NO TUTORIAL COULD EXPLAIN IT AS YOU DID

[@threestrikes1448]

its 2017 and yet this video is still the greatest i ever saw, so simple thank you very much

[@vrendviz1886]

in 2021, still worth 😉👍

[@DLZandorfRamash]

Damn, first tutorial i find that gives a clear explanation! tnx

[@tealauri3549]

me being new with 3d max and looking at tons of video on how to create clothes for my avatar with some understanding. this is the best so far, in understanding and slow enough to follow. thanks so much for NOT using shortcuts for noobies like me. going to check out your other videos........please keep up the great work

[@ToolaRoola]

Clear and simple. Thanks!

[@cellygon]

Thank you very much and you're welcome. Sorry about the no audio.

[@threestrikes1448]

+Cellygon its a small price for such a great video

[@PaulElderDesign]

Definitely the best and clearest to follow on YT. All the others are either too long, have terrible music or are hard to follow You just saved my life dude. I managed to unwrap my model seconds after this and am currently working on the texture :) Thanks

[@cellygon]

Paul Elder Thank you and you're welcome. Glad I was able to help.

[@georgiam.1786]

This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.

[@cheehow5630]

It's a very good tutorials,you make it to the most simple and faster,love it so much!!

[@BlackEyedGhost0]

Thank you for making this video, it was greatly helpful.

[@ipolarbird2]

One of the best tutorials i've seen- good job! and thanks a lot! :)

[@cellygon]

ipolarbird2 You're welcome! :)

[@jacoblietz6823]

Awesome tutorial man. Saved me a lot of time. Thanks

[@acadiestudio]

Best tutorial ever! 100% subscribed!

[@dennisdevink1807]

Very clear explanation! Just what I needed.... Thnx

[@5p3ctr3x7]

Very practical and fast, thank you! Muito prático e rápido, obrigado!

[@gocurt]

super clean and understandable tutorial thank you..

[@GHeldarius]

Thank you man! This helped me a lot.

[@rricra]

amigo esta genial tu video, porque es justo el conocimiento que me hacia falta para añadir texturas a mis trabajos gracias, por favor sigue subiendo videos de ese estilo.

[@humbertohernandezvisualartist]

Buen tutorial sencillo y claro, gracias!!!

[@Guillesso]

thank you for the great tutorial!

[@naomimisora228]

Really simple, thank you!!

[@sandramarionreiffenberg5653]

You are great my friend - I have searching 5 years for that ( kisses for you )

[@Maxim9575]

fast and clean tuto, gj

[@jolak.9853]

Amazing I did it You made my day Thank you!!

[@Passifly]

просто и понятно, спасибо за такое видео.

[@ShereefHisham]

Well explained! Thank you so much

[@tomasjavorsky7352]

Finally a tutorial i was looking for !

[@cellygon]

Thank you, glad to know it's helpful. Sorry about the late reply.

[@gracielabaldini1653]

Gracias!!! lo explicas muy bien, finalmente aprendí a hacerlo......

[@Jose.Beltran]

Thank you very much! God bless :)

[@jorgevinueza4141]

great tuto

[@dismal368]

best tutorial, in this case, 2 hours of searching :)

[@istanbullet-sl]

really good tutorial ^^ thanks...

[@jjjames4484]

Excellent video!!! finally someone makes it simple!. Could you recommend me some tutorial about the process of texturing? (from uvw unwrap to use photoshop)

[@muhriddinmuhammadxonov2081]

Very useful! Thanks!

[@shie413]

easy to follow....good tutorial :)

[@GBCLopi]

Great tutorial men ;)

[@haticeislamoglu8543]

Thank you for this tutorial :) i got it very well :)

[@umutcicek1035]

güzel bi tutorial fakat texture seams denk gelmiyor bu yol ile

[@VoodooMansion]

Make more tutorials on 3Ds Max, please. You are good.

[@cellygon]

NightEye Thanks for the encouragement. I'll make more when I have the time to do it.

[@hoppmannproducciones]

+NightEye One of the Best tutorials ive seen indeed, and i watch a lot. Thanks

[@relativitasmedia]

Maan. this is cool tutorial. all I need in this tutorial.. Thanks..

[@pranitmatkar7003]

thank you perfect teaching

[@danparker93]

You saved me!

[@seyfettinguler9292]

Amazing Thanks!

[@Cloud5Studios]

Why you don't finished the export of the map

[@21EC]

nice tutorial but you forgot to mention stitching...for eliminating the mismatch of the mapped texture on the seams areas...I figured it out on my own, without it, it wont look like one unified texture, so the texture process you did isnt really complete.

[@Shadowth117]

Could you mention what you did for people who see this in the future?

[@McNabbot]

holy shit my eyes are open to a whole new world

[@iwikudes5641]

i like your method more than Pelt Map. Thnx!!!

[@xmikecoreranciox]

Gracias por el tutorial

ty really simple to understand a biiiig help +++

[@Moby41]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@pamshinepamy]

thank you thank you thank you !!! You helped me to save a week of time !!!! great thanks !!!!

[@karlhans6678]

+serap pamir how old are you lady?

[@pamshinepamy]

Karl Hans my age is not your busines "gentleman"

[@karlhans6678]

***** I'd say around 40

[@andcaru]

Thank you so much.

[@mae2309]

am used to unwrap in 3d coat or road kill. or even zbrush just to stay away from Maya or max. but this looks simple as a mofo.. going to give it a try thanks

[@michalkorsak9726]

YO THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@imfashion770]

thank you for this tutorial, it helped me a lot i understand all step ... but i have some pb ... when i finished all step I texturing in 3d max and i wanted to use render to texture sadly when i did that i see the first uv i did not get a great texture

[@yousachines]

Thank you so much

[@A-Mod_Studio]

Thanks man.

[@ibexdesign6981]

Love ya bro

[@tatoforever]

Use the "Arrange Elements Tool. It will pack and normalize UVs so they all have the same resolutions (or close as possible).

[@felipe21279]

thank you for this tutorial, it helped me a lot...but there's a problem. When i used the *Quick Peel* function in the UV Editor, 3Ds Max just "froze" and Windows told me it stopped working. What's happening?

[@Thundermeyer77]

nice tutorial. what if my pieces are too big after using planar mode for the checker map? it is squashed and the relax function don't straighten it much..

[@antuanzin]

Thanks!!!

[@nullcreative]

thank you so much m8

[@thekillercatchoppingthemat5735]

+Cellygon i have a small problem i have a model and the UVW map is correct but its not centered they are out of the map like yours so how do i center them ? and thanks very much for the tutorial :)

[@ArjunAnimationTutorial]

nice

[@mohamedhamim2216]

Thank you

[@MrsHyde84]

Thanks ♥

[@SairentoHiruGuy]

if you know how to increase the scale of the texture applied to the unfolding, please tell us! And I'm confused! In the lesson you have the number of squares on the scanning area and one at the end of the video the number of squares much more! How did you do that?

[@RogelioIturra]

Thanks you!!!! :D

[@GareGix]

The best tutorial for unwrap! Thanks you a lot! Make others tutorials on 3ds max ;)

[@m0rr0ws0n4]

this is good and all but one problem i have with uvv maps and stuff....even in blender is how do you tell whats what when youre painting it in photoshop? How do people paint so accurately?

[@ChowyMein]

Thaaank you

[@joelsonmiranda2757]

Loved your video. It´s so useful even 5 years after you posted it on youtube. Congrats! Do more videos like that. I´m going to give you a thumb up and a subscribe. But, please, next time speak. Thanks and see you soon. Greetings from Brazil ;)

[@kevelopers]

U r the best (Y)

[@frelsarenis2246]

How did you increase the resolution of the UV map?

[@scatterbrainart]

Thank you thank you thank you

[@juancruzaraujo8839]

HERO!

[@muhammadsaifullahbinbadrul9116]

using this and never lagging

[@rastakouere3d]

THX !:-)

[@stochannel7473]

thanks

[@deanfitri5219]

If I want to export to FBX then get it into Unreal Engine, how do I transfer the texture too??

[@CaptainPillows]

thks

[@inodororevi]

GOOD

[@AlphaCollectorCZ]

What 3D Max version is this? When im at the Unwrap UVW modifier I have like almost zero options, unlike you.. Im using 3D Max 2012, any tips?

[@cellygon]

I use Max 2013 for this tutorial but 3Ds Max 2012 should have the same feature and option. They are just placed differently. I don't have Max 2012 so I can't tell you exactly where things are.

[@psovegeta]

I wish Gmax had that feature.

[@mickaellebihan5853]

thank for the tutorial, but please... alt + middle mouse button to rotate...

[@rathnakrin3178]

can you make a tutorial on how to model this in 3d max 2018

[@hldemi]

yeah but its easy on torso. I got some complex blanket with a million of twists ans stuff. How am I supposed to section it

[@tresdimatop8603]

Thx

[@PanosGkece]

Um... When I click on planar map it just makes a gigantic planar map that is 100 times the size of the little box area and I cannot grab or edit it in order to move or scale it. Am I doing something wrong?

[@PanosGkece]

Panos Gk Also I just noticed it's not a good planar map either, some faces are represented by edges on the map!

[@vlad11112]

The parts seem to be connected in the uv editor.What should i do?

[@Rin8Kin]

I wonder why people using software like Unfold3d in conjunction with 3ds max. It seems to have the same functionality.

[@taufiqkurniawan373]

Can anyone help me please. When i use point to point seams, the blue line is barely visible.what did i do wrong?

[@fractalelement857]

how can i export this UV as image to use it in photoshop ?

[@jmq1984]

do you have the base mesh to follow the tutorial? thanks for share!

[@cellygon]

Hi sorry about the late reply, I've been away from youtube for a while. I do have the base mesh but unfortunately I cannot give it out. I use the base mesh in one of my commercial product.

[@birramorettisuper]

please Alt + drag with mouse wheel hold down for rotare view

[@DerFaule]

Is there a chance to get a hand on that model you're using in that video?

[@cellygon]

+DerFaule I am sorry. The model is not available for download. It was a model that I was selling a while back.

[@DerFaule]

+Cellygon Too bad. I'm going to be a 3ds max basics tutor at university and this one would be PERFECT for a lesson on UVW unwrapping. But thanks for the reply :)

[@hirosese]

how did you make those white lines appear on your model

[@cellygon]

Show "edged faces" in the viewport. Sorry for the delayed reply.

[@hirosese]

Cellygon no problem thx

[@iskrenvlaykov5968]

Very nice tutorial. Is the seams lines so thick by default or you made some changes in the 3DS MAx configuration. Mine are barely visible even though I have checked "Thick" in the Configure Tab ?

[@richardchan3946]

_Nice tutorials!_ :) _But no background music..._ :(

[@cellygon]

Yea, next time. haha And thank you.

[@nomad11811]

maybe you don't need to use planar maps at all, just directly use quick peel and relax