Groups Together
The Groups Together mode packs UV islands split by the user into a number of groups. All islands are packed into a single box in the UV space, so that islands belonging to the same group are neighbors in the resulting layout.
An example of 4 groups packed using the Groups Together mode:
In order to use the Groups Together packing mode select it from the Packing Mode selection menu:
The Groups Together mode is a group-based mode, that is why the Island Grouping panel will appear in the addon UI after the mode is selected:
In the Island Grouping panel you specify a method to divide all islands to a specific number of groups (an automatic or manual method). During the packing operation, the packer will pack all groups together into a single UV target box, so that islands belonging to the same group are neighbors.
Supported packing functionalities
The mode supports the following packing functionalities: