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Computer aided design software.
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unfold UVs
Software; CAD
In polygonal modeling, a feature that lets you unwrap the UV mesh for a polygonal object with minimal overlapping of UVs. Unfold UVs helps to minimize the distortion of texture maps on organic ...
uniform field
Software; CAD
In dynamics, a field that pushes objects in a uniform magnitude and direction.
universal joint
Software; CAD
In animation, a joint that can rotate only about any two of its local axes. A human wrist is a good example of a universal joint (although a wrist has limitations on the extent it can rotate).
universal manipulator
Software; CAD
A tool that combines the functions of the Move Tool, Rotate Tool, and Scale Tool. It also lets you enter precise values to scale and rotate objects directly in the scene view.
utility node
Software; CAD
A node that allows the creation of specific shading effects, most commonly used in shading networks. Render utility nodes are created from the Hypershade window.