Now the strange thing is that when I use my split tool and set the first point on: 0 and the second point on: 0 and it doesnt work. I use the split tool all the time and I love it. This concludes the Maya UV unwrapping and layout.Ive worked all day with maya to learn and understand the application and it's going verry well.

Right+Click on the UV Editor to expose the marking menu.

Select a UV edge or set of edges of any shell.

This tool works very similar to Move and Sew by bringing a UV shell right next to another and stitching their common edges together

With the Sew tool active, hover over those connecting edges to sew them.

Within the marking menu go to Tools>Sew.

Right-click anywhere on the UV Editor to expose the marking menu.

Make sure the connecting open edges are facing each other.

With a selected polygon, bring the UV shell close to another UV shell that shares connecting open edges with.

While the object is selected in the UV Editor window, Shift+Right click on it to expose the marking menu and choose Move and sew.

This step will highlight the other set of open edges where it will get connected.

Access that polygon object’s edge component by right-clicking on that polygon object and choosing ‘Edge’ from the marking menu (Can be done both in perspective view or UV Editor).

Other Ways to Sew UV edges in Maya: Move and Sew Alternatively, go to UV Toolkit under t he Cut and Sew category.

With those faces selected, right-click on it to expose the marking-menu in the UV Editor and choose, Cut and Sew>Create UV Shell.

Select the faces you want to create a UV-shell out of.

Access that polygon’s face component by right-clicking on that polygon object and choosing ‘Face’ (Can be done both in perspective view or UV Editor).

Now that the polygon object selected and Cut Tool activated, use the tool to directly cut the edges like you normally would when using a real-world knife.

Alternatively, via marking menu by right-clicking on the polygon object and choosing Tools>Cut

In the UV Editor window, activate the Cut Tool by either going to UV Toolkit and accessing the Cut and Sew> Cut Tool.

While the edges are selected, use the Cut command by either going to UV Toolkit, Cut and Sew > Cut or from marking menu by Shift+Right clicking and choosing Cut.

Access that polygon’s edge component by right-clicking on that polygon object and choosing ‘Edge’ (Can be done both in perspective view or UV Editor).UV Toolkit, Cut And Sew Category How to use Cut/Cut UV Edges

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