Welding messes up my Unwrap

[CoffinPuppet]

Hey there,
I have a Question: Is there annother way (An alternative) to "Weld" 2 Vertices into each Other, without having problems with the Unwrap?
This is a Model I have made:

In the Bottom Picture, the Texture is quite misplaced around the Neck. I used "Weld" to attach the Neck to the Body.
I hope someone can Help me here

 

[BlinkBoy]

impossible, since weld unifies both vertices into only 1, so on their TVertex representation in the unwrap also welds.

 

[General Frank]

Actually, you could have uv-mapped the textures before welding the verts. Then, if you weld them the uv-mapping would stay as it is or nearly as it is.

 

[BlinkBoy]

Actually, you could have uv-mapped the textures before welding the verts. Then, if you weld them the uv-mapping would stay as it is or nearly as it is.

that's false Herr frank. Weld unifies 2 vertices and makes them one, so it's unwrap also unifyies, there wouldn't be a problem if the unwrap vertexes would be near or in the same place, but as I imagine it; they are separated, so unifying them would cause the unwrap to distort.

 

[CoffinPuppet]

Hmmmz... So Welding is only good in some cases...
So, how exactly would I be able to avoid welding, but still be able to "fuse" certices?

 

[BlinkBoy]

fuse? you mean to make them stick together? the typical thing: scale them down to their center, or move their pivot to the same position. Weld is only used while rigging the mesh, I don't know wtf you guys are doing with it afterwards(unless you be editing models).

 

[General Frank]

that's false Herr frank. Weld unifies 2 vertices and makes them one, so it's unwrap also unifyies, there wouldn't be a problem if the unwrap vertexes would be near or in the same place, but as I imagine it; they are separated, so unifying them would cause the unwrap to distort.

Hmm strange but on my King Arthas model I was actually able to do this technique (change uv before welding them...)

 

[BlinkBoy]

it depends a lot on the texture, maybe unwrap vertex representations were near by.

 

[General Frank]

it depends a lot on the texture, maybe unwrap vertex representations were near by.

Or it can depend on square (arthas skin) and non-square textures (death knight skin textures)...

 

[CoffinPuppet]

Thanks to both of you
Helped me alot, especially with the Model I am recently working on:

I just need to steal Maiev's Mask and give it my Warden ^^

Have some Love and +REP