unwrapping in 3dsmax Question

[ydroj]

This is what i get when i unwrap the uvw of my shield or sword ..
anyone care to explane why i dont get a normal view from the top

note: this only happens when i unwrap a new box/plane or any new object for that matter.

[Goscinio]

u need to re-UVW-map the shield with the UVW-map modifier . Then, if you want to have the top of the shield, you rotate the gizmo so that it covers the shield:



when you then unwrap it, you'll get the top of the shield

[ydroj]

to be honest i dont understand that..
could you pls explain that step by step or something?
when i finaly understand the uvw unwrapping,
then i can realy start modeling maybe even the mod team im in now
so this is pretty important..

[Goscinio]

Just go to the UVW map modifier:

then make sure the shield fits in the the UVW when u rotate the gizmo (you can rotate the gizmo by pressing in the UVW map modifier and use 'select and rotate' ) by changing the lenght and width

if you then aply the unwrap UVW modifier, you will have the top of your shield

[ydroj]

thank you very much
ps ik ben ook van belgie

[Goscinio]

Ah you're welcome

PS: bij welke mod zit je?
PS2: Uit welke provincie ben je?

Translation:

PS: In which mod are you?
PS2: In which province do you live?

[ydroj]

1: Khan total war . eurasian mod voor/for rtw
2: west-vlaanderen. torhout.