# Apply a 2D Texture to s Sphere

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apply-a-2d-texture-to-s-sphere/2069057>\
**Category:** Asset Creation\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [October 15, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apply-a-2d-texture-to-s-sphere/2069057 "2024-10-15T06:59:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![ViaCognita](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/viacognita/32/906601_2.png) [@ViaCognita](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ViaCognita)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apply-a-2d-texture-to-s-sphere/2069057/1 "2024-10-15T06:59:47Z")

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Hi!

If I want to use this image in a sphere, how can I do it?

 ![milkyway_2020_4k_print](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/f/1/a/f1ac12796156d582c9657c434d81cfc12b60180d.jpeg)

Maybe I need to create a UV mapping. But I don’t know much about it.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![SupportiveEntity](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@SupportiveEntity](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/SupportiveEntity)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apply-a-2d-texture-to-s-sphere/2069057/2 "2024-10-15T07:29:46Z")

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Hey there @ViaCognita! Are you using it as a skybox? If so, here’s a couple resources that should help out!

> [@Unreal Engine 5 UE5 How to Create a Skybox | Sky & Atmosphere System](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-engine-5-ue5-how-to-create-a-skybox-sky-atmosphere-system/545176):
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> Unreal Engine 5 UE5 How to Create a Skybox | Sky & Atmosphere System Welcome to the third video of an exciting new series here on 3D Tudor on YouTube! Hi, I’m Luke! Help me celebrate joining 3D Tudor with this new YouTube tutorial series about Unreal Engine 5. The video is a complete introduction to the UE5 Sky and Atmosphere System. It teaches you how to use HDRI textures to set up a material to be used within the Unreal …

> [@How to create simple space skybox?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-create-simple-space-skybox/277888/):
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> Hey , There’s some useful information on cubemap system in UE4 you can look at here: You can also take a look at BP\_Sky\_Sphere seen in Default level (File \> New Level \> Default) to take a look at an implemented example. Hope that helps!

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**Author:** ![ViaCognita](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/viacognita/32/906601_2.png) [@ViaCognita](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ViaCognita)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apply-a-2d-texture-to-s-sphere/2069057/3 "2024-10-15T08:05:17Z")

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Thanks. Yes, I’m using it as a skybox. But I asked it because I’m curious about how to apply a 2D Texture to sphere.

By the way, in Unreal I think it is just applying it a sphere.

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**Author:** ![Nawrot](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/nawrot/32/618260_2.png) [@Nawrot](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Nawrot)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apply-a-2d-texture-to-s-sphere/2069057/4 "2024-10-15T08:57:52Z")

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This look like HDR texture, it does not use sphere mapping. Instead google for HDR skybox material. Or get some package from marketplace that has space skyboxes, material should be there.

For mapping to skybox with HDR you use reflection vector. Just google material like that.

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**Author:** ![ViaCognita](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/viacognita/32/906601_2.png) [@ViaCognita](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ViaCognita)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apply-a-2d-texture-to-s-sphere/2069057/5 "2024-10-15T09:16:09Z")

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In this case, I just need to apply it to the sphere.

 ![imagen](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/c/8/8/c883d64373aee5765d20dde76b0ac24ca7f80e89.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![system](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/3/713c9d3f58553f0de89543d76a8a3a2779dc9fa4.png) [@system](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apply-a-2d-texture-to-s-sphere/2069057/6 "2024-11-14T09:16:23Z")

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