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Forum Archive › UV packing › Reply To: UV packing
Hi Jim,
The Pixels in the UV space, where there are no Islands, are ‘wasted’, not being used. But they do take up Memory.
The tighter you Pack the Islands, the less UV Space is unused and the more Texture information you have on your Islands.