 Introduction The script exports to disk a copy of the selected object with the new UV map
the UV map is "projected " from the current camera ( this projection is isometric, if you want to have a good idea of what the UV map will look like
set your camera's "perspective" option to Off and set the viewing mode to wireframe
 History
July 1st 2014 9:45 pm release
 Installation
The zip package is found at the bottom of this page
C:\Program Files\DAZ\Studio\content\ or
C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library
once installed, it will appear in your content library, under
studio\Scripts\mcasual
or
My Library\Scripts\mcasual  Use The script will only operate on selected items in the scene
You may select
- a Figure
- one or many body parts from the same figure
- one or many objects
Launch the script Click on the "Do it" button
you will be asked the location and filename for the exported object
for example "c:\mydazobjects\niceUVCube.obj"
 Using mcjPlanarUV to create complex and swell Displacement maps If you project your object(s) UV Map from the point of view of a side camera then apply a gray ramp image to your object(s)
and render your object from the POV of a front or top camera
you obtain a Displacement map !
example: i re-UV mapped Aiko3 as seen from a right-side camera and applied this texture
 i made the ambient color White with a strength of 100%
i made the diffuse color black, strength 100%
it looks like this
 but the front view is this
 like any good displacement map, white is elevated and black is depressed
and when we apply this image as the displacement map, set the displacement strength to 100%, set the elevation for the white level to 100 cm
we obtain a bas-relief !
 here are more Bas-Relief quickly cooked up using mcjPlanarUV
  it contains spheres cones and a torus
 Tip for better displacement maps If you want to improve greatly the quality of your displacement maps,
read this here ---> http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewthread/29672/
Free gray ramp textures
License // by mCasual/Jacques // You can use this software freely for personal or commercial use. // You may not resell, sub-license or rent this software in any way. // You may credit this prop to mCasual/Jacques // THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, // INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE // FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, // ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.  |
