Map and position textures

Topics in this section

• Map a 2D or 3D texture
• Position 2D textures and labels
• Position 3D textures
• Use a layered texture
• Display layered textures in the hardware renderer with multiple UV sets
• Create Texture Reference Object
• Convert a texture or shading network to a File Texture
• Create texture maps with the Transfer Maps editor
• Creating normal maps for use with hardware shaders
• Viewing tangent space or object space normal maps
• Creating and using mirrored normal maps on a character or object
• Hardware shading limitations
• Texturing limitations
• Filter features and compatibility with the mental ray for Maya renderer and Maya software renderer
• Troubleshoot normal direction of normal maps are flipped