Polygon Modeler: Scale Tool Group

The polygon editor’s Scale Tool Group consists of the Scale Element Tool, and the Scale Normal Tool. Scaling polygons happens uniformly by default, using the selection center as scaling center. However, scaling can also take place along a standard axis, relative to a selection normal or along a custom grid or guide. Scaling polygons, vertices and edges generally produces the same results. Rotation for any element (polygon, edge, vertex) is; 1. Free-form, Uniform 2. Perpendicular to grid 3. Along standard axis (X, Y, Z) 4. Along custom axis/guide 5. Relative to selection normal 6. Scaling single edges Tools are organized
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Polygon Modeler: Move Tool Group

The polygon editor’s Move Tool Group consists of the Move Element Tool, the Move Normal Tool, and the Slide Element tool (edge mode only). Design 3D controls the movement of elements (polygons, edges, vertices) using different ‘constraint’ modes. These are active grids, guides, geometry ‘normals’ and sliding. The listing below shows how the 3 tools in the Move Tool Group operate relative to these constraints in order to precisely manipulate geometry. Movement for any element (polygon, edge, vertex) is; 1. Free form, parallel to the active grid (default behavior) 2. Along a standard axis; 3. Perpendicular to the active grid;
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Basic UV Editor Operations with advanced UV unwrap

This tutorial walks through the use of the UV mapper, specifically looking at the use of the BurnUV Conform (LSCM unwrap) function, Flatten, Move To, and Fit operations, and Point Pinning. It also shows the work flow for generating UVs starting with cylindrically burned UVs.
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UV mapping a cube, for beginners, Part 3

This is the 3rd tutorial in the beginner UV mapping series on how to UV map a cube and a cube with extended complexity. This tutorial shows how to work with UV data after further editing has taken place on the original 3D object.
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