I'm making a custom shoe and I'm trying to do the UV map for the platform. I cannot get it so that if I was using the checkered pattern the squares are all uniform. Is there a texture out there I can use to match it up with? If I made a checkered texture to use when I'm mapping would that work?

Shoes may be different than objects but when I'm mapping objects that's what I do. I bring in some kind of geometric pattern like checks and apply it to make sure things are mapped without distortion. This hasn't failed to allow me to get the mapping right.

Of course, this will not guarantee that every other kind of pattern will line up. Florals and etc., may still not line up between two parts mapped onto separate areas depending on where you have those items mapped. But as long as you're talking about a single part this should work.

About five minutes after I posted I reread what I asked, and realized I could easily make a checkered pattern. It worked. Thanks.

And dont forget to map the shoes in the correct area!
Here is Tig's pattern : http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=135136

By base1980 at 2010-06-10