Archive notice: This article was originally published on August 8, 2012. Links and embedded videos are preserved as part of the historical record.
Johnson’s plug-in hleps create more variations of leaves through automatic remapping of existing UV sets and as well as through assigning new textures. This is helpful when it comes to covering large areas with vegetation and you then realize afterward that all leaves look the same in terms of color. If you began preparing individual leaves in this way, you would be busy with it for a longer time. djPFXUV for Maya helps with this undertaking and handles this task fully automatically. With the newset update, Johnson additionally implemented a UI and support for grass. Furthermore, there are helpful tips for use on his blog.
The plug-in can be downloaded here
To activate the plug-in, it must be copied into the script directory before startup and loaded with the following command:
import djPFXUVs
djPFXUVs.layoutUI()
