I have a weird UV unwrap problem since I installed the newest Blender 2.64 (Afaik I haven’t this problem in my old Blender).
Problem:
I have used an edge loop on a cube, then scaled down the top and bottom side edges on the x axis to get a nice edge. Then seamed it and hit “u” -> “unwrap” - as i usually do.
The scale of the object is 1,1,1 (used “Apply” -> “Rotation + Scale”
The unwrap looks good in the UV editor but in the viewport the texture is distorted. When i unwrap using smart UV projekt everything is ok, but i dont like that method.
My question: how can i fix it that the previous unwrap method doesn’t produce distorted UVs anymore. I think this is a problem of the new 2.64. Is there any option turned off by default that previously was not?
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In Blender 2.64 the unwrap method is set to “conformal” rather then “angle based”. After unwrapping hit F6 and choose “angle based”. You might also change that in the user preferences: under input search for “unwrap” and change the method.
Man, why do the Blender guys change these default settings…
After press U -> Unwrap, look into the Operator tab (bottom of the left panel) , or press F6 to make it pop up and change the Method from the default “Angle Based” to “Conformal” and it will solve your distorsion problem
Angle Based is usually a good setting for anything round and organic, but Conformal is a better setting for everything else (the case of your model)
