HOw to apply texture to a sphere

Petal · Post by **Petal** » Tue May 03, 2005 2:18 am

I am pretty new to Cool 3D and I think I might be a little thick. Would appreciate it if someone could help me out. What I am trying to do is have an exploding golf ball. I have applied a texture I created to a sphere to make it look like a golf ball, but the texture looks OK until I rotate the ball and then the texture appears warped and uneven. I have fiddled for ages with the texture sizing, postition etc... but am clearly missing the point. Would love an exploding golf ball in my video.
Petal

Wolfy215 · Post by **Wolfy215** » Fri May 06, 2005 2:54 am

i'm trying, but i can't figure it out e;ither.. of course i'm a dumb moron, i know it's something simple i'm overlooking.
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Wolfy215 · Post by **Wolfy215** » Fri May 06, 2005 8:20 pm

this is what i tried with

http://www.edharriss.com/golfball.jpg

Dahl · Post by **Dahl** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:46 pm

Wolfy,Sorry for not getting back to you sooner, I have been away and now I can't log on as Petal, so my new name is Dahl. Anyway, Thanks for the golf ball texture. It is a bit fiddly but much better than what I had. Not perfect though. I will keep working at it.Thanks again for that.

rwernyei · Post by **rwernyei** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:19 am

Using Wolfy's image works. When applying image texture to sphere, you need to use the following settings.
Wrap: Mode>Spherical Normal> Y-
Mapping: Position Texture X=0, Y=0, Z=0 Rotate Texture: X=0, Y=0, Z=180 Resize Texture: X=100, Y=100.
Under Project tab change Curve Quality setting to Optimal. That's it.

Dahl · Post by **Dahl** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:35 pm

Thank you very much for that-both of you. It was so simple. Sorry I am so thick, wish I had paid more attention in school. I will get the hang of it. I'm off to finish off my latest golf video with bouncing and exploding ball.