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Hi. I want to create something like the sticker tool in this example: https://membersexperience-create.lacoste.com/gb/en/create/
So need to be able to move the texture around the UV using mouse drag/touch controls.
I have seen an example of this on the forum a few years back but can not find it anymore or anything similar to it done successfully. I have checked the available plugins as well and even bought one but it has some issues which I could not overcome.
My main focus is to do it using puzzles but if someone has a working script that I could use, that’s welcome too.
I am using Blender and the idea is to control the texture using the mapping node, I just need a way to connect the values connected to it with the mouse/touch drag.
Can anyone point me in the right direction so I don’t stumble in the dark?
I know about that one, but you have to interact with the canvas instead of the 3D model. I also contacted them and asked if that’s something they plan to add in the future and it doesn’t look like it unfortunately.
There is also one issue which I have run into with that and the other plugin that I bought. When you scale it down for the purpose that I need it for (logos), this happens. The actual logo occupies just a tiny piece of the canvas and gets terribly pixelated. Using larger resolution is not acceptable solution because it makes everything lag horridly.
So what I am trying to do is have the initial texture occupy a smaller place on the UV and then 1k canvas is enough because it is tiny to start with in relation to the UV.
I figured out how to move the entire texture that I previously centered and scaled where I wanted in Blender.
Few lines of script and some multipliers to control the speed in relation to the pixel moved/screen resolution.
Moving on to scale and rotation now but wanted to post my progress as I noticed people rarely post their solutions on these forums, which is a shame.
Another update: added scaling on both axis.
The issue: scaling is done towards the 0,0 UV, in other words to the bottom left corner of the texture before it is scaled.
The goal: to scale on the center of the texture after it is scaled.
The solution: some clever use of math nodes (attached image).
Don’t ask me to explain why that exact math. This was the video that prompted me in the right direction (but they could only scale and not adjust the location): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddXGIilaFIc
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