Thanks Brian, I had it set to UVW and had messed around with the tiles to line it up. I realize this is a very weird and convoluted way to line it up but was the best I could get at the time.
anyways, when I set it to flat and click off the tile I get a different but still off result. I put screenshots here.
I appreciate your time and eyeballs.
hope all is well
Ignacio


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