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RodgerTheGreatyesterday at 3:50 PM0 repliesview on HN

UV maps, especially for low-poly models, do not generally have a 1:1 geometric relationship with polygons in the original model. Areas with more significant detail will get more space on the UV map, mirrored or repeating areas will be overlapped, and of course UV maps will never include the tabs you'd need to physically glue parts together.