Addon: Multi Object UV Editing
This addon by Andreas Esau allows you to UV map multiple separate objects at once, packing the resulting UV in one texture.
I am currently working on a character in blender and needed to combine multiple objects into one uv layout. Well blender has its problems with handling multiple objects uvs at once. I have written a small addon for that exact purpose and tried to integrate it seamlessly into blenders workflow. Another small step to improve the workflow in blender. Now you just select all the mesh objects you want to edit the uvs and press the new appearing operator in the object tools. Press it, edit everything as you wish and tab out into object mode again. Thats it. The addon handles everything in the background for you and copies uvs to the objects.
I know there is the texture atlas addon, which has may also have extended functionality. But I tried to go for a different approach here. I wanted to make this as best integrated in blenders workflow as possible. The texture atlas addon needs some setup beforehand and this makes it a bit more complicated.
Did not expect that to work so easily :) Thanks Andreas! Very nice.
thanks
Thanks! I needed this for a vehicle recently. It was frustrating to copy and join objects all the time just to preserve naming.
Amazing addon !
Thank you very much.
Copy and paste vain install or use the script does not appear in the addon …
(2.74-linux)
Hi Norbert,
please make sure you unpack the downloaded zip file. Github packages the complete project into a subfolder which blenders addon installer cannot handle. So install the py file directly.
Norbert,
sorry.. this was my fault.. I had a wrong version formatting in the latest version of the script which resultet in installation problems. That is fixed now. But still.. make sure you install the py file directly :-)
Greetings,
Andreas
Hi, this would be great. But unfortunatelly it doesnt work. UVs are not updated after return to object mode
Hmm.. strange should work. I didn’t have problems with it. Please make sure you use the latest github version. If you still have issues write an issue on github. If possible provide a testfile so I can take a look at it.
Same here. System console says when starting to create uvs: convertViewVec: called in an invalid context. After returning to object mode, I get a few warnings either like: Warning: Object: Cube.001, Mesh: ‘Cube’ has 24 loops (for 6 faces), expected 0
Which blender version do you use?
2.74 64bit official.
Sorry, I cannot reproduce it. Could you provide a file where this happens? Are you using latest github version?
Uninstalled blender, downloaded a fresh copy, downloaded the script again, installed the unzipped py. Created a simple uv for default cube, duplicated the cube, selected them both, pressed the button (convertViewVec error in console window), here I was able to edit both uvs together, but hitting tab makes them return to their original state (+warnings for 24 unexpected loops on both objects).
Ok.. merged a pull request by jonim8tor. I think that issue should be fixed. Please try the a new version from github.
Same problem for me with Blender 2.74 and addon v 0.9.1
http://blog.khamsin.org/public/Tutoriaux/test_multi_UV.blend
As mentioned above. Should be fixed in the latest github version. Please try it out.
No more convertviewvec error but same warnings and still no effect after returning to object mode… Latest downloadable version was 0.91 on github… (Don’t take these reports an offence, I really would like to see it working!!!)
Test with last version of your addon and same result.
Sorry !
Ok.. I got the problem located. It has to do with which select mode you have activated. So if you make vertex select mode it should work fine. with face select mode it doesn’t.
I am on it. Found some other issues too. I will make a new push later.
Thanks for reporting.
Poison, I don’t take it as offense.. I would like to have version 1.0 stable :D
Test with vertex select mode… It works ! :)
Thank you !
Works with vertex select mode. For future enhancement think of using multiple uv sets! Would be a christmas gift for sure…
Ok guys.. I think I have fixed the issues. Please give it a shot and let me know if everthing works. I have increased the version to 0.9.2.
Test in face, edge and vertex mode with 0.9.2 … it works !
You just forgot a Paypal Donation Button ! :)
Thanks !
Works fine.
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I was awkward because I spent it badly. The copied link to a download manager came to an html code instead of the python,
Everything works.
One excuse is the need to work with edit mode, instead it could be a start stop button to avoid having to take care not to step out of edit mode to random, and so the process can bake badly to see ….
Norbert,
I made a new commit. A few further fixed that could crash the addon. The operator now can also be accesses via the specials menu(w).
I also thought about making entering and leaving the editing mode via a button. But I have to admit I am not sure about it yet.
Thank you and congratulations! Your work is appreciated.
Hi, I tried your addon but blender crashed. I tried the following:
1. create 2 cubes, click Multi Object UV Editing, blender crashed
2. create 1 cube, uv unwarp, copy cube, use the addon on the two cubes. It works, blender doesn’t crash.
It looks like the addon only works when the objects are already unwrapped or an uv map has been added?
Does anybody has the same issues?
Make the UV map first and then run the addon.
Carlo,
this issue is fixed. The latest github version should work. :-)
Excellent! Thank you for this great addon.
Andreas, your addon is exellent! Thank you very much! One disadvantage there is – it damages vertex groups.
Igor,
well.. it deletes the vertex groups for the merged object, because custom vertex groups are needed in that process. But once you leave edit mode all vertex groups are restored.
Do you need the vertex groups while editing the uvs?
I do not need so while editing the uvs but the vertex groups are broken after restoring them. The vertex groups lose their order and weight.
Hi Igor,
thanks for reporting this. I was not aware of that issue. It worked once, but back then the copy method I used to create the multiobject was different.
It is fixed now and the latest version is pushed to github. Please test it!
Hi Andreas,
your addon works fine! I tested it on the massive complex objects and there are no any problems. You are the cool guy! Thanks a lot!
Hi Andreas,
Iam trying to use your add on with Blender 2.8 (mac) but it wont show up
it shows up in the “filter add ons” but thats it.
Since your YT video is showing an older version I cant figure out what the
workflow is in 2.8 !
Can you show what should pop-up ?
Thanks