Atribute Mapping Misery

[Kaare Baekgaard]

I hate that every attempt to use the Atribute Mapping Tool on anything other than square objects becomes a battle, that I loose:

Click-drag click click click-drag click click #∞'*&dam itclick drag click click *§hit click drag click click click click-drag click click #∞'*&hell click drag click click *§uck click drag click click click ––

...and the texture is still nowhere near the place, I need it to be. The cylinder and sphere mapping types are singularly appalling beyond all comprehension.

I wish this tool would work.

[PVA - Admin]

Adding this thread to the existing request.

[Kevin McAllister]

It is a terrible interface.

It would be a good place to apply the 3d dragger widget.

KM

[PVA - Admin]

It's really old and once you see the current Attribute Mapping widget on a Retina or 3K+display, it becomes very obvious that it needs an update. I'll file that separately from the functionality issues.

[Kaare Baekgaard]

Sorry for the rant, Jim

There is a work-around that fellow sufferers should know about:

Draw a little square in front or top view. Extrude the square to zero height and place it, where you want the origin of the texture to be.

Use the 'send to back' command on the square and add-solid it to the object, that you want to use the atribute mapping tool on.

Now the origin of the texture will orient itself to the square.

After using the tool, enter the solid and delete the square.

Edited November 10, 2015 by Kaare Baekgaard