IPackThat

[h1]AVOID THIS LIKE THE PLAGUE[/h1] (until the dev(s) fix it, if they can be bothered). [b]My system specs:[/b] Windows 7 64bit Pro SP1, Intel i7-4770 @ 3.40 GHz, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GTX-760 2GB VRAM. [b]Model details used to test software:[/b] FBX 7.4 binary, 8,756 Tris, 261 KB, created in Blender. I had done chunk of research into this software before purchasing, so I was aware others were having issues with it and that the developer seemed to have vanished despite their enthusiasm in the early days of the IPackThat (IPT) software. Still, there was a demo on Steam, so it couldn't hurt to try that. Downloaded the demo version, and it worked amazingly, I mean … this was like magic — in 11 minutes, IPT had reduced 81.09% wasted space on a very dense cluster of UV islands down to 19.17% wasted space (retested this a few times, but it consistently achieved this reduction). Unbelievable results and £49.99 was nothing to pay for the full, Indy version, especially considering such UV pa...

Looks like Demo version and Full have different algorithms for package. With same settings and same mesh Demo completed pack with 10% waste space but full version of program did a just ~40% after 1 hour work. As for me it's look like a scam. Also this soft have no support at all.

works pretty much exactly as advertised. dev response to bug reports is quick and on point as well. 10/10 would buy again...

Best packer on the market. It respects your UV islands and doesn't ruin your overlaps and mirrored parts. It uses GPU so iterations are really fast. If you need to pack UV often, try this thing. There is free demo on steam.

Demo version packs much better!

Some of my friends say that I have Stockholm syndrome. Why? With 4500+ unwraps in the past year, I might have started to feel empathy, sympathy, and even positive feelings towards unwrapping. Its so bad actually that I am at the point where I even defend unwrapping as an art form. As for IPackThat: I can watch it go for hours, just watching the algorithms combine those adorable UV Islands and knowing this awesome piece of software can do as good a job as me, and in most cases... Even better. It is a relief knowing I can now let my UV-based captors go, knowing they are in good hands :)

Is the best UV packing software out there however, a recent update seems to have broken it. I've tried it on new installations of Windows 10, and Windows 7 it no longer works. I have reached out to the coumminty discussions and emailing the developer directly without an response. I will update this to a positive review if this ever gets fixed because it is legitimately good software when you can actually use it. TLDR; Don't buy it until it's Fixed!

DON'T BOTHER WITH THIS!! I bought it and let it work on my model for 7 hours without any progress. I didn't want this software to overheat my computer any longer so i shut it down. When I tried to return this product to Stream, as I wasn't happy with how it performed, I was refused because of the 7 hours usage!!!!!! Steam Support is wrong on this and should refund my money. I've submitted twice for a refund and was refused both times. I consider this to be the most useless software I've ever used in my 20+ years as professional 3D Artist. My advice is not to bother with this, use the Layout tool in Maya and don't put the excessive wear and tear on your computer.

Worked pretty good so far, but I had to reinstall Windows10 and now it's not starting anymore. People have the same problem in Steam forums and dev won't answer them... Assume that your 60 bucks are gone if you buy it...

This software is pretty nifty! It packs UV maps very efficiently, saving me lots of work. It's fun to watch it do its job, too! I totally recommend IPackThat if you hate manually packing UVs and need something to do that awful job for you (probably more efficiently than you ever could do it yourself).