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Use layer as UV won’t fit in Element 3D
Hey!
So I have an image that is 286×395 I which I want to extrude in ELEMENT 3D.
So I did an auto trace of that image inside after effects so I could get it’s mask to use in element, great, I Extruded it it worked perfectly, in a comp 1920×1080.
Now with the image that is 286×395 in which I used to extrude, I put it into after effects, center it perfectly, added a white BG to it in a 1920×1080 background, so now I have the texture map in the center of a image that is 1920×1080, when I put it in after effects and compare, it fits perfectly on top of the extruded layer.
But once I hit “Use Layer as UV” the layer simply gets distorted and that is it, I tried a lot of stuff and googled a lot, the only way I manage to make it work is through manually mapping it, but it’s a lot of time, I really need to speed this up!
Here’s the PNG image I am using:
Here is the same image but in a 1920×1080 bg to use as a Texture Map
This is the extruded model WITHOUT the “Use Layer as UV” but with the texture map
This is the extruded model WITH the “Use Layer as UV” but with the texture map
Any clues? I am clueless!
Thanks in advance!
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5 Replies
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Hey Dave!
Well my issue actually isn’t with the extrude but with the texture uv map, I can only make it work by manually positioning the UV map
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Oh! Never thought about that plan B! I am going to try it out, I let you know!
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Box texture mapping will map that correctly without any need to add any background or adjust UV tiling settings. There’s a problem, however, with your PNG texture map which is that it has extra image information outside the image itself, i.e. transparent pixels at the edges, which make the image shrink and have a black border around it when applied as a texture in Element. So you need to remove the extra transparent edges, in Photoshop, by trimming off transparent pixels, before bringing it into AE.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
Senior Graphic Designer -
Hello,
I’m running into the same issue. Did you ever find a solution?
Thanks,
Will -
Hey man, it’s been a long time but I did manage to fix it by myself!
If I can recall correctly, you need to put the Texture Layer in a COMPOSITION, it cannot be just a layer, so just put it inside a comp and try again, best of luck!
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