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UV unfolding

Check out the new features in the free update to the popular Blender UV editing toolset for games and visual effects work.

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

New standalone app from the maker of the Unwrella plugins for 3ds Max and Maya promises easy UV unwrapping and packing.

Tuesday, March 4th, 2025

Master UV work for games, VFX and motion graphics with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed introduction to Maya's UV tools.

Saturday, August 10th, 2024

Significant update to the popular UV unwrapping and packing software overhauls the UI and adds new tools for creating games trimsheets.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

DNEG TD's add-on to streamline UV workflow gets new options for working with UDIMs, and checking assets for common UV errors.

Thursday, December 21st, 2023

UV unwrapping tools get new planar UV projection mode, Python 3 scripting, Apple Silicon support.

Thursday, September 1st, 2022

UV unwrapping software gets new UV packing workflow better suited to current UDIM-based pipelines.

Thursday, November 25th, 2021

Free update to the UV unwrapping tool adds neat UV packing system and Projection unwrapping mode.

Thursday, August 12th, 2021

Handy workflow add-on streamlines common UV unfolding and UV packing tasks inside Maya.

Thursday, April 22nd, 2021

UV unwrapping tools' neat new TopoCopy system is 'first unique feature in UV mapping in years'.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020

UV unwrapping and packing tools get Photoshop-style system for distributing UV islands, new autosave feature.

Tuesday, May 12th, 2020

UV unwrapping tools for DCC work and product design now run on Linux as well as Windows, macOS.

Friday, December 6th, 2019

See Substance Painter's upcoming UV unfolding toolset, plus seamless texture painting across UDIM tiles.

Tuesday, July 30th, 2019