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Texture mapping basics - Such as "one side of a cube"

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Greetings,

This might be a dumb question, but I actually looked in the Online Help and searched YouTube tutorials before asking this...

QUESTION:  How do I apply an image to one face of a cube?

WHAT I DID:

  1. I decided to make a TV remote control.
  2. Scanned my remote to make my Diffuse map, and I even created a normal map for the buttons.
  3. Added a 3D Cube and scaled it to the approximate dimensions I needed.
  4. Applied my scanned image as a Diffuse map, and aligned the Y-Axis so it had the right orientation

PROBLEM:  I have "buttons" on ALL SIX sides of my remote control... front, back, ends, everywhere.

So... What's the best way to put my "buttons" only on the top surface of my remote?

What if I wanted to apply something else to the bottom?  I think it'd be like applying stickers or decals (but with corresponding Bump and Specular maps too).

Do I have to laboriously create my remote from six separate 2D planes?

Here's the front...

The back looks like the front...





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Forum Post Texture mapping basics - Such as "one side of a cube" By justaviking ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Viking, if you look at the original Diffuse map of the cube, you'll... By animagic ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks, animagic. I started thinking something along those lines, but... By justaviking ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Ah, the magic of UV Mapping. Each face on the cube is mapped to a... By Dreamcube017 ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Off Topic - But; WELCOME TO THE FORUM TUMBLE WEED:) I love it:D:D:D By colour ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post ======================================================================... By Tumble Weed ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Hello JAV, Quick solution while I await renders. The mapping system... By DELETED2 ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post ... By Tumble Weed ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post I loved the 6-sided Tumbleweed. :D Yes, I see the 6-panel "UV map"... By justaviking ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post the easiest way that comes to mind is to use the same texture - the... By planetstardragon ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post You should set your "real time textures" to a higher value. The... By Rampa ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]rampa (7/4/2013)[/b][hr]You should set your "real time... By justaviking ( 12 Years Ago )
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Forum Post @Colour - I believe what you recently posted was fundamentally the... By justaviking ( 12 Years Ago )
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Forum Post the old artist vs artisan debate! :cool: By planetstardragon ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Having assessed the information in this thread I come to the following... By Buggy Malone ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]Buggy Malone (7/8/2013)[/b][hr]...//...Having assessed the... By DELETED2 ( 12 Years Ago )
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