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The shapes in the File menu show what it does.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"a-cube\">A cube\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cvideo class=\"shot when-light\" data-poster=\"\u002Fvideos\u002Fcube-six-light.webp\" aria-label=\"A bare cube opened from the File menu and unwrapped by Generate UVs, into six squares, every one blue on the Stretch preview, true to shape\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" style=\"--w:720;--h:450;background-image:url("data:image\u002Fsvg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%2010%206'%20preserveAspectRatio%3D'none'%3E%3Cfilter%20id%3D'b'%20x%3D'0'%20y%3D'0'%20width%3D'100%25'%20height%3D'100%25'%20color-interpolation-filters%3D'sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur%20stdDeviation%3D'.6'%2F%3E%3CfeComponentTransfer%3E%3CfeFuncA%20type%3D'discrete'%20tableValues%3D'1%201'%2F%3E%3C%2FfeComponentTransfer%3E%3C%2Ffilter%3E%3Cg%20filter%3D'url(%23b)'%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23888'%20d%3D'M0%200h1v1H0zM0%202h1v1H0z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23778'%20d%3D'M1%200h2v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23aaa'%20d%3D'M3%200h1v1H3z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23eed'%20d%3D'M4%200h1v1H4zM7%201h1v1H7zM5%202h1v1H5zM7%205h1v1H7z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23eee'%20d%3D'M5%200h5v1H5zM8%201h1v1H8zM6%202h2v1H6zM9%203h1v1H9zM5%204h4v1H5zM8%205h1v1H8z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23456'%20d%3D'M0%201h1v1H0z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23334'%20d%3D'M1%201h1v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23333'%20d%3D'M2%201h1v1H2z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23666'%20d%3D'M3%201h1v1H3zM3%204h1v1H3zM3%205h1v1H3z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23ddc'%20d%3D'M4%201h1v1H4z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23ddd'%20d%3D'M5%201h2v1H5zM4%202h1v1H4zM4%203h1v1H4zM6%203h1v1H6zM4%204h1v1H4zM5%205h2v1H5z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23fee'%20d%3D'M9%201h1v1H9zM8%202h1v1H8z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23aa9'%20d%3D'M1%202h1v1H1zM1%203h1v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23998'%20d%3D'M2%202h1v1H2zM2%203h1v1H2z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23777'%20d%3D'M3%202h1v1H3zM0%203h1v1H0zM3%203h1v1H3z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23ffe'%20d%3D'M9%202h1v1H9zM9%204h1v1H9zM9%205h1v1H9z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23ccd'%20d%3D'M5%203h1v1H5z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23dee'%20d%3D'M7%203h2v1H7z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23223'%20d%3D'M0%204h1v1H0z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23555'%20d%3D'M1%204h1v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23444'%20d%3D'M2%204h1v1H2z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23222'%20d%3D'M0%205h3v1H0z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23dcc'%20d%3D'M4%205h1v1H4z'%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E")\" muted loop playsinline controls preload=\"none\" controlslist=\"nodownload noplaybackrate noremoteplayback\" disablepictureinpicture>\u003Csource src=\"\u002Fvideos\u002Fcube-six-light.webm\" type=\"video\u002Fwebm\">\u003C\u002Fvideo>\u003Cvideo class=\"shot when-dark\" data-poster=\"\u002Fvideos\u002Fcube-six-dark.webp\" aria-label=\"A bare cube opened from the File menu and unwrapped by Generate UVs, into six squares, every one blue on the Stretch preview, true to shape\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" style=\"--w:720;--h:450;background-image:url("data:image\u002Fsvg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%2010%206'%20preserveAspectRatio%3D'none'%3E%3Cfilter%20id%3D'b'%20x%3D'0'%20y%3D'0'%20width%3D'100%25'%20height%3D'100%25'%20color-interpolation-filters%3D'sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur%20stdDeviation%3D'.6'%2F%3E%3CfeComponentTransfer%3E%3CfeFuncA%20type%3D'discrete'%20tableValues%3D'1%201'%2F%3E%3C%2FfeComponentTransfer%3E%3C%2Ffilter%3E%3Cg%20filter%3D'url(%23b)'%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23233'%20d%3D'M0%200h2v1H0zM8%200h1v1H8zM9%203h1v1H9z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23223'%20d%3D'M2%200h1v1H2zM0%204h1v1H0z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23222'%20d%3D'M3%200h5v1H3zM9%200h1v1H9zM3%201h1v1H3zM7%201h3v1H7zM4%202h6v1H4zM4%203h1v1H4zM6%203h2v1H6zM3%204h1v1H3zM7%204h3v1H7zM0%205h4v1H0zM7%205h3v1H7z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23234'%20d%3D'M0%201h1v1H0z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23334'%20d%3D'M1%201h1v1H1zM5%203h1v1H5z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23333'%20d%3D'M2%201h1v1H2zM3%202h1v1H3zM3%203h1v1H3zM8%203h1v1H8z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23111'%20d%3D'M4%201h3v1H4zM5%204h1v1H5zM4%205h3v1H4z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23777'%20d%3D'M0%202h1v1H0zM0%203h1v1H0z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23aa9'%20d%3D'M1%202h1v1H1zM1%203h1v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23998'%20d%3D'M2%202h1v1H2zM2%203h1v1H2z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23555'%20d%3D'M1%204h1v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23344'%20d%3D'M2%204h1v1H2z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23221'%20d%3D'M4%204h1v1H4zM6%204h1v1H6z'%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E")\" muted loop playsinline controls preload=\"none\" controlslist=\"nodownload noplaybackrate noremoteplayback\" disablepictureinpicture>\u003Csource src=\"\u002Fvideos\u002Fcube-six-dark.webm\" type=\"video\u002Fwebm\">\u003C\u002Fvideo>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>Open \u003Cstrong>File\u003C\u002Fstrong> and, under \u003Cstrong>Examples\u003C\u002Fstrong>, with \u003Cstrong>Pre-unwrapped\u003C\u002Fstrong> unticked as it is to begin with, click the cube under \u003Cstrong>Primitives\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The UV Layout says it has no UVs yet.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Click \u003Cstrong>Generate UVs\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Every edge of a cube is sharp, so each face comes away as a square of its own, and the six are packed into the square.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"a-cylinder\">A cylinder\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cvideo class=\"shot when-light\" data-poster=\"\u002Fvideos\u002Fcylinder-three-light.webp\" aria-label=\"A bare cylinder opened from the File menu and unwrapped by Generate UVs: two round caps and a side laid out flat\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" 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style=\"--w:720;--h:450;background-image:url("data:image\u002Fsvg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%2010%206'%20preserveAspectRatio%3D'none'%3E%3Cfilter%20id%3D'b'%20x%3D'0'%20y%3D'0'%20width%3D'100%25'%20height%3D'100%25'%20color-interpolation-filters%3D'sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur%20stdDeviation%3D'.6'%2F%3E%3CfeComponentTransfer%3E%3CfeFuncA%20type%3D'discrete'%20tableValues%3D'1%201'%2F%3E%3C%2FfeComponentTransfer%3E%3C%2Ffilter%3E%3Cg%20filter%3D'url(%23b)'%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23233'%20d%3D'M0%200h2v1H0zM8%200h1v1H8zM9%203h1v1H9z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23223'%20d%3D'M2%200h1v1H2zM0%204h1v1H0z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23222'%20d%3D'M3%200h5v1H3zM9%200h1v1H9zM3%201h1v1H3zM7%201h3v1H7zM4%202h6v1H4zM4%203h1v1H4zM6%203h2v1H6zM3%204h1v1H3zM7%204h3v1H7zM0%205h4v1H0zM7%205h3v1H7z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23234'%20d%3D'M0%201h1v1H0z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23334'%20d%3D'M1%201h1v1H1zM5%203h1v1H5z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23333'%20d%3D'M2%201h1v1H2zM3%202h1v1H3zM3%203h1v1H3zM8%203h1v1H8z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23111'%20d%3D'M4%201h3v1H4zM5%204h1v1H5zM4%205h3v1H4z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23777'%20d%3D'M0%202h1v1H0zM0%203h1v1H0z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23aa9'%20d%3D'M1%202h1v1H1zM1%203h1v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23998'%20d%3D'M2%202h1v1H2zM2%203h1v1H2z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23555'%20d%3D'M1%204h1v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23344'%20d%3D'M2%204h1v1H2z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23221'%20d%3D'M4%204h1v1H4zM6%204h1v1H6z'%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E")\" muted loop playsinline controls preload=\"none\" controlslist=\"nodownload noplaybackrate noremoteplayback\" disablepictureinpicture>\u003Csource src=\"\u002Fvideos\u002Fsphere-eight-dark.webm\" type=\"video\u002Fwebm\">\u003C\u002Fvideo>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>Open \u003Cstrong>File\u003C\u002Fstrong> and, with \u003Cstrong>Pre-unwrapped\u003C\u002Fstrong> still unticked, click the sphere under \u003Cstrong>Primitives\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Click \u003Cstrong>Generate UVs\u003C\u002Fstrong>. A smooth closed shape has no sharp edges to cut along, so it's cut along the three planes through its middle into eight pieces, one for each octant. Each is small enough to lie nearly flat.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"a-model-of-your-own\">A model of your own\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A model fresh from a sculpting or modeling program often has no UVs at all. \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fdocs\u002Fopening-files\">Open\u003C\u002Fa> it and the UV Layout offers the same button. See \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fdocs\u002Fgenerate-uvs\">Generate UVs\u003C\u002Fa> for how it decides where to cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg class=\"shot when-light\" src=\"\u002Fscreenshots\u002Fgenerate-uvs-light.webp\" srcset=\"\u002Fscreenshots\u002Fgenerate-uvs-light.webp 2x\" alt=\"A model with no UVs yet: the UV Layout's prompt and its Generate UVs button\" width=\"512\" height=\"556\" style=\"--w:512;--h:556;background-image:url("data:image\u002Fsvg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%208%209'%20preserveAspectRatio%3D'none'%3E%3Cfilter%20id%3D'b'%20x%3D'0'%20y%3D'0'%20width%3D'100%25'%20height%3D'100%25'%20color-interpolation-filters%3D'sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur%20stdDeviation%3D'.6'%2F%3E%3CfeComponentTransfer%3E%3CfeFuncA%20type%3D'discrete'%20tableValues%3D'1%201'%2F%3E%3C%2FfeComponentTransfer%3E%3C%2Ffilter%3E%3Cg%20filter%3D'url(%23b)'%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23eed'%20d%3D'M0%200h1v1H0zM0%201h1v1H0zM7%201h1v1H7zM0%202h1v1H0zM7%202h1v1H7zM0%203h1v1H0zM7%203h1v1H7zM0%204h1v1H0zM7%204h1v1H7zM0%205h1v1H0zM3%205h2v1H3zM7%205h1v1H7zM0%206h1v1H0zM7%206h1v1H7zM0%207h1v1H0zM7%207h1v1H7zM0%208h1v1H0z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23edd'%20d%3D'M1%200h7v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23eee'%20d%3D'M1%201h6v1H1zM1%202h6v1H1zM1%203h2v1H1zM5%203h2v1H5zM1%204h2v1H1zM5%204h2v1H5zM1%205h2v1H1zM5%205h2v1H5zM1%206h6v1H1zM1%207h6v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23ddd'%20d%3D'M3%203h2v1H3zM1%208h6v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%239ad'%20d%3D'M3%204h2v1H3z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23ddc'%20d%3D'M7%208h1v1H7z'%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E")\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\u003Cimg class=\"shot when-dark\" src=\"\u002Fscreenshots\u002Fgenerate-uvs-dark.webp\" srcset=\"\u002Fscreenshots\u002Fgenerate-uvs-dark.webp 2x\" alt=\"A model with no UVs yet: the UV Layout's prompt and its Generate UVs button\" width=\"512\" height=\"556\" style=\"--w:512;--h:556;background-image:url("data:image\u002Fsvg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%208%209'%20preserveAspectRatio%3D'none'%3E%3Cfilter%20id%3D'b'%20x%3D'0'%20y%3D'0'%20width%3D'100%25'%20height%3D'100%25'%20color-interpolation-filters%3D'sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur%20stdDeviation%3D'.6'%2F%3E%3CfeComponentTransfer%3E%3CfeFuncA%20type%3D'discrete'%20tableValues%3D'1%201'%2F%3E%3C%2FfeComponentTransfer%3E%3C%2Ffilter%3E%3Cg%20filter%3D'url(%23b)'%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23222'%20d%3D'M0%200h1v1H0zM0%201h1v1H0zM0%202h1v1H0zM0%203h1v1H0zM3%203h2v1H3zM0%204h1v1H0zM0%205h1v1H0zM3%205h2v1H3zM0%206h1v1H0zM0%207h1v1H0zM0%208h1v1H0zM6%208h2v1H6z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23111'%20d%3D'M1%200h7v1H1zM7%201h1v1H7zM7%202h1v1H7zM7%203h1v1H7zM7%204h1v1H7zM7%205h1v1H7zM7%206h1v1H7zM7%207h1v1H7zM1%208h4v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23221'%20d%3D'M1%201h6v1H1zM1%202h6v1H1zM1%203h2v1H1zM5%203h2v1H5zM1%204h2v1H1zM5%204h2v1H5zM1%205h2v1H1zM5%205h2v1H5zM1%206h6v1H1zM1%207h6v1H1z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23457'%20d%3D'M3%204h2v1H3z'%2F%3E%3Cpath%20fill%3D'%23121'%20d%3D'M5%208h1v1H5z'%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E")\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"look-it-over\">Look it over\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Generate UVs opens on the \u003Cstrong>Stretch\u003C\u002Fstrong> preview, with \u003Cstrong>Textures\u003C\u002Fstrong> on in the 3D View: red shows where a piece is pulled out of shape, on the model and in the layout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pick \u003Cstrong>Checker\u003C\u002Fstrong> in the Textures section's Preview to see how a texture will lie: on the cube, its squares come out square, and the same size on every face. See \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fdocs\u002Fpatterns\">Color and Checker patterns\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg class=\"shot when-light\" src=\"\u002Fscreenshots\u002Fcube-squares-light.webp\" srcset=\"\u002Fscreenshots\u002Fcube-squares-light.webp 2x\" alt=\"The cube unwrapped by Generate UVs: six squares, under the Checker pattern\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\u003Cimg class=\"shot when-dark\" src=\"\u002Fscreenshots\u002Fcube-squares-dark.webp\" srcset=\"\u002Fscreenshots\u002Fcube-squares-dark.webp 2x\" alt=\"The cube unwrapped by Generate UVs: six squares, under the Checker pattern\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" 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