ABF UV Unwrap

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UV > UV Create > ABF UV Unwrap - An Angle Based Flattening UV unwrapper with the ability to split geometry along selected edges for more complex objects. To use it, select a sequence of edges on your object and hit the button. There are no options.

A single edge segment was selected on the sphere and the right cursor key pressed to select the loop to the poles and then the ABF UV Unwrap button pressed. A UV map is created with the name Unwrap.

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Known issue: Meshes with multiple open borders can cause the resulting UV Map to become unsymmetrical. To solve this temporarily cap holes prior to running ABF UV Unwrap.

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Use Rectangularize Grid to square up your UV map

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Contributed by Richard Feeney