Łukasz Czyż releases UVPackmaster 3 for Maya
Developer Łukasz Czyż has released UVPackmaster 3 for Maya, a new Maya edition of his GPU-accelerated UV packing plugin.
The tool enables artists to pack UV islands from 3D models into space-efficient layouts, minimizing texture distortion, and reducing file sizes on 3D design, animation and VFX projects.
A fast, efficient GPU-accelerated UV packing tool
Originally only available for Blender, UVPackmaster 3 is a fast, efficient UV packing plugin capable of running on CUDA-enabled NVIDIA GPUs as well as a workstation’s CPU.
It performs a heuristic search to find the most space efficient layout for the UV islands from a UV-unwrapped 3D model, and is capable of packing thousands of UV islands “in seconds”.
It supports tiled UV layouts, including UDIMs, with users able to split UV islands into any number of named groups, and adjust packing on a per-island or per-group basis.
The plugin can also be used to stack topologically similar islands, further minimising use of UV space.
Now available for Maya, although currently only on Windows
The new release makes the add-on available for Maya as well as Blender: according to Czyż, the Maya edition has the same set of features as the Blender version.
You can find an overview of its features on the product website, and more details in the online documentation.
However, unlike the Blender edition, which also runs on Linux and macOS, the initial release is Windows-only.
Pricing and availability
UVPackmaster 3 is compatible with Maya 2022, running on Windows 10+ only. A new single-user licence now costs $44. Multi-user Studio licences start at $159.
Read more about UVPackmaster 3 for Maya on the product website
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