These videos show you how to use the basic tools to cut up and flatten a mesh. Everyone should watch these.

Video		Duration		Last Modified		Size (bytes)
UVLayout-Load-Options.mov		6:06		2007-08-31 17:25		13,997,984
UVLayout-Cutting-Meshes.mov		5:13		2007-08-31 17:37		21,157,047
UVLayout-Basic-Flattening.mov		5:10		2007-08-31 17:45		19,816,027
UVLayout-Welding-Shells.mov		6:19		2007-08-31 17:16		29,061,599
UVLayout-Tweaking-UVs.mov		5:29		2007-09-05 12:43		17,152,312
UVLayout-Flattening-Brush.mov		2:56		2007-09-20 18:06		11,933,065
UVLayout-Texture-Maps.mov		5:11		2007-09-05 12:35		18,806,233
UVLayout-Viewing-Options.mov		6:25		2007-09-05 12:58		26,546,115
UVLayout-Undropping-Shells.mov		3:17		2007-09-05 12:48		11,038,853
UVLayout-Pinning-Points.mov		4:58		2007-07-29 11:34		11,489,462
UVLayout-Marking-Polys.mov		5:30		2007-07-29 11:42		15,040,150
UVLayout-Polygon-Groups.mov		3:50		2010-04-07 18:20		6,340,735
UVLayout-Picking-Shells.mov		1:41		2007-06-26 17:27		8,683,824
UVLayout-Split-and-Stretch.mov		8:11		2008-04-14 18:59		38,382,097

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