Boolean UVs, introduced in Maya 2025, provide a powerful tool for creating complex and efficient UV layouts. Boolean UVs allow users to combine and subtract UV shells, creating intricate and optimized UVs that reduce distortion and improve texture mapping results. For instance, in a character model, different UV shells can be created for the head, body, and limbs. These shells can then be combined using Boolean operations to create a single, optimized UV layout.
The benefits of using Boolean UVs in Maya 2025 include improved UV efficiency, reduced texture distortion, and simplified UV editing. Boolean UVs allow artists to create more efficient UV layouts by combining and subtracting UV shells, eliminating wasted space and reducing overlap. This improved efficiency can result in reduced texture distortion, as the UVs are more evenly distributed across the model’s surface. Additionally, Boolean UVs simplify UV editing by allowing artists to work with larger, more manageable UV shells, reducing the need for precise manual editing.
