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<h1 id="uv_s_update_or_replace">UV's Update or Replace</h1>
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<h2 id="summary">Summary</h2>
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Learn how to update and or replace the UV's on a model.
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<h2 id="process_overview">Process Overview</h2>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> Load new UV's</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> Rename</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> Save file</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> Edit the file in a text editor and save</div>
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<h2 id="foundation">Foundation</h2>
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The following process is not an ideal one, but it works. If you have a suggestion on a better or faster technique please share it with us.
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<h2 id="step_by_step">Step By Step</h2>
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<h3 id="step_1load_the_uv_set">Step 1: Load the UV Set</h3>
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Load in your new UV set onto the model
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<h3 id="step_2rename">Step 2: Rename</h3>
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Name it something simple and unique such as “new.”
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<h3 id="step_3save_the_file">Step 3: Save the File</h3>
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Save the new UV set (File > Save As > Support Asset > <abbr title="DSON Support File">DSF</abbr> UV Set File)
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<h3 id="step_4edit_the_file_in_a_text_editor">Step 4: Edit the File in a Text Editor</h3>
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Open the new UV set in a text editor
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> Search in the text editor for the word “new” and replace all instances of it with “default”</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> Save the file over the top of the original UV set that was named “default.dsf”</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> Delete the “new.dsf” file.</div>
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<h2 id="wrap-up">Wrap-Up</h2>
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When you reload your model into <abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr> Studio it will load the new UV set.
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