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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: terran_emperor on November 01, 2009, 10:48:48 am

Title: What does the UV from UV Mapping stand for?
Post by: terran_emperor on November 01, 2009, 10:48:48 am

Stupid question - Topic title say it all.

and before anyone says anything about this not being in the right section, i posted here because i'd feel stupid posting it in the FS upgrade or FS Modding section

Title: Re: What does the UV from UV Mapping stand for?
Post by: peterv on November 01, 2009, 10:58:35 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UV_mapping

Title: Re: What does the UV from UV Mapping stand for?
Post by: terran_emperor on November 01, 2009, 11:06:01 am

Ah! thanks...I was coming up with some wierd results using UV as an acronym

Title: Re: What does the UV from UV Mapping stand for?
Post by: Aardwolf on November 01, 2009, 11:07:42 am

They're letters, see?

Title: Re: What does the UV from UV Mapping stand for?
Post by: Galemp on November 02, 2009, 02:44:28 pm

Textured polygons have two sets of 3D coordinates, UVW XYZ. But since not many applications use 3D textures, polies are mapped using the U and V coordinates.