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beulahw69084215
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November 3, 2017
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Decal will not go all the way around an object in Adobe Dimension

  • November 3, 2017
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I'm trying to put a label on a bottle. When I scale the label to wrap around 50% of the bottle the image begins to stretch/distort and you can make it read it anymore. 

It seems to wrap around some objects such as the coffee cup, but not when I put it on the cylinder. Is there a way to fix this?

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Correct answer Ussnorway7605025

decals don't wrap all the way around 360 because thats impossible and not going to change... the "at this time part" is the team working on a more idiot proof option of exporting your Uv map into Photoshop so you can line up where the image 'full' against your model and that was added back in Oct last year

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/au/dimension/using/exporting-model-uvs.html

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Willian5E45
Participant
December 14, 2022

After one day searching how to solve this problem, finally I got it. I was doing the 3D object on photoshop. When I did the 3D object in Illustrator, it export the obj perfectly, and the label turn 360º with no wrap, cuts or distortion.

 

danitosan
danitosan
Inspiring
April 6, 2018

I'm a bit frustrated with this issue. I've been trying different things but neither worked.

First tried with this grid as a decal. When I place it, it looks weird. I calculated the perimeter but still looks deformed. Yes, it's not wrapping all the way around.
So I try to stretch it manually, looks better but still not wrapping my cylinder.

So I try using my image as background. Okay, now it wraps the cylinder but not the face I wanted.

So I try with a tube instead, this should work right? NOPE!

danitosan
danitosan
Inspiring
April 6, 2018

Now I tried importing a .obj model created on Blender and it works. Placed my artwork as decal and it wraps around correctly.

Seems like the problem are Adobe's basic models.

Ussnorway7605025
Ussnorway7605025
Legend
April 7, 2018

is that last (blender made) object in fact just a plane i.e, a flat surface?

Ussnorway7605025
Ussnorway7605025
Legend
November 4, 2017

beulahw69084215  wrote

I'm trying to put a label on a bottle. When I scale the label to wrap around 50% of the bottle the image begins to stretch/distort and you can make it read it anymore. 

as a rule, make your labels bigger (ppi) so they don't distort when you scale them onto your object

JeanetteMathews
Adobe Employee
JeanetteMathews
Adobe Employee
November 5, 2017

There is actually a 2k (2048x2048) limit right now, so larger than that won't make a difference.  We'll remove that soon though.

brendan73
brendan73
Participant
November 15, 2017

Hi There, when do you plan to remove the 2k limit?

    JeanetteMathews
    Adobe Employee
    JeanetteMathews
    Adobe Employee
    November 4, 2017

    It's a tough answer.  The short version is decals aren't currently designed for 360 wraps.  They work on some models if they are made 'just so', but it won't wrap 100% around most objects.  We're working on improving that for decals, but right now if you want something to go 100% around an object it's better to use the image in the material Base Color property instead.

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      Berklie
      Inspiring
      March 25, 2021

      So, it's been over 3 years since Adobe informed us that "... decals aren't currently designed for 360 wraps."

       

      I mean, can we get an update on this deficiency of Dimension? How has this not yet been added? Why has this not yet been added?

       

      Using the "base color" hack doesn't particularly work, since it just comes out used as a fill on the entire object which is selected for editing of the "base color." As an example, it would work like this (wrapping the can, but not the top):

       

      Unless one creates through trial and error (trying different object heights of an object that would be a separate middle part of a can) a different object, nothing can be done to create a 360 wrap around decal that doesn't fill the entire object, like this desired look (which has no gap between the start and end of the label):

       

      And if one has labels that each wrap 360, and are all different heights, then the theoretical middle object that is created to "fill" using the hack... can't be re-used at all.

       

      Please, please... when can Adobe finally offer 360 decal wraps?! Come on, now.

      Ussnorway7605025
      Ussnorway7605025Correct answer
      Legend
      March 26, 2021

      decals don't wrap all the way around 360 because thats impossible and not going to change... the "at this time part" is the team working on a more idiot proof option of exporting your Uv map into Photoshop so you can line up where the image 'full' against your model and that was added back in Oct last year

       

      https://helpx.adobe.com/au/dimension/using/exporting-model-uvs.html

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