Patent ID: 8269765

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for reducing seams in an image of a three-dimensional (3D) model rendered using a texture, the method comprising: receiving a first UV set associated with the 3D model via a processor, wherein the first UV set includes one or more UV pieces defining a first two-dimensional (2D) representation of the 3D model; defining at least a second UV set based on the first UV set via the processor, wherein the second UV set includes one or more UV pieces defining a second 2D representation of the 3D model, and wherein seams corresponding to the first UV set are mapped to an interior of at least one UV pieces that is included in the second UV set when applied to the 3D model; and applying the first UV set and the second UV set to the 3D model during a rendering operation to generate a rendered 2D image of the 3D model.