UV Editor edge straightening; edges are NOT straight

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I unwrapped a surface in the UV Editor:

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In the end I need a rectangular island, therefore I straighten the edges one by one.

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All edges are not straight.
The helps tells me they should:

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2024-08-07_UV1.3dm (316.8 KB)

@Jussi_Aaltonen ?

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Thanks for pointing that out. It’s true, they are made straighter but not collinear. I think that help page needs to be corrected. Also the text about Smooth command is probably a wish rather than reality.

RH-83260 UV Editor straightening help wrong

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You can draw lines for the sides and use curve constraints. They will give you more precise colinearity.

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Did so already…

While we are at that:

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The prompt says I have to select a closed curve.
That’s not the case.

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Thanks, logged it: RH-83311 UV Editor: edge straightening prompt and behavior inconsistent

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@Joachim_Kuntz

This is still in German, in English it’s not about a closed curve.

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Thanks & fixed for the next build.