Spring RTS Engine

OK... I need some help from someone thast good at UV mapping and textureing...

Basicly.. I have a tree... and I just can't UV map the dam thing. There are probablie a few wasted polies and such two, but im not realy worrid about them...

I belive the problem lies manily in the faces ive put on for the leaves... I think there double sides or somthing but wings wont let me map them claiming them to be closed serfaces or somthing...

So... if someone could have a look.

http://www.onebob.co.uk/darren/pics/treehp1leaves.obj
http://www.onebob.co.uk/darren/pics/treehp1leaves.wings

aGorm

Leaves:
Before uvmapping them, group all of them together (select on larger leave and one smaller leave face and hit i, then group them in object mode). Then in the UV map view simply select all edges and mark them for cut, then use project normal. Orientate all faces by moving all of them to the center first (using move to), then grab all the lower (or any other side's edge) and use chart to x from the rotate submenu. Now scale all of them to max vertically and horizontally and scale them back to 25% or 50%, depends on how much space they should get. Okay not all of them have the same orientation now you'd have to rotate every single face for that, but it should be fine anyway.

About the tree itself: errr... you should've made it splittable, same for the branches. Can't tell you much though.

NOW I GET A BLOODY CRASH WERE IS MY LUCK GOD DAM IT IT DONT WANT ME TO MAKE ANY DAM MODELS ARRGGHHHH!!!! I WILL GO INSANE!!!!!HOW CAN I EXPECT TO MAP IF THESE PROGS ARE SO CRAP KILL KILL KILL THE TROLLS BLOW MY SOD IT.
SIHT ETAH YLAER I|I REALY HATE THIS.
DAM IT ALL.
SOD.
Grr.
Rant over.

aGorm

cookies?

"MINE LOL!"

i did 5 units for ta fansite, my computer breaks down, ta fansite goes down, computer back up..... wait.... hard drive wipped, goes to ta fansite, HKMGSPHMGFNDF[OHDMK you get the idea!

Anyway... while the model is techinily OK for what I want... after thinking about it, I've worked out that remodeling it would be best. And then I'll UV map it when I'm only half way done (IE when its simple) and add in teh detail after. I also realised that If i just make 1 square for the leaves, and then UV map it, and then dublicate it later, ill be able to position them much better without having to worry about UV dificulties.

aGorm