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Earns its place in the scriptspot library as a niche 3ds Max utility for a specific task: converting UVs to a mesh while carrying over how it lights. The developer is upfront about a normals caveat, so plan to verify the result.
UVW 2 XYZ is a script for 3ds Max from Chuggnut that turns a model's UVs into a mesh version. Alongside the mesh, it copies 3D vertex normals onto the resulting flat mesh, which means that in a render the flat mesh lights as if it were a 3D object.
The developer describes the lighting behaviour as hard to explain and suggests running it to see the effect. One documented caveat: the script always generates the mesh, but it does not always copy the vertex normals, which the developer flags as a possible bug.
This release is version 2.3.5, and it's part of the scriptspot library. It's listed here as free; check the developer's page at chuggnut.com for the download and current details.
UVW 2 XYZ is best for 3ds Max users who need to turn UVs into a mesh that still lights like a 3D object in renders.
UVW 2 XYZ is completely free to download and use.
UVW 2 XYZ copies 3D vertex normals from the original geometry onto the flat mesh it creates. Because of that, the flat mesh lights like a 3D object when you render it, rather than reading as a plain flat surface. The developer describes the effect as hard to put into words and recommends running the script to see it directly on your own geometry.
UVW 2 XYZ always creates the mesh version of the UVs, but it does not always copy the vertex normals. The developer notes this as a possible bug in the normals portion of the script. In practice, that means you should check whether the flat mesh received its normals after running it, and run it again if the lighting behaviour did not carry over as expected.
UVW 2 XYZ is listed at version 2.3.5 in the scriptspot library. It comes from the developer Chuggnut, whose page is at chuggnut.com. For the download, any newer releases, and current licensing details, head to that developer page, since the entry here is provided free and points back to the official source for the file itself. Version numbers can change over time, so the developer page is the place to confirm you have the latest build for your 3ds Max setup.
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