If you had to choose...[3DS or Maya?]

[ZacD]

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There is no such thing as easy UV mapping really. Stick with if you are already familiar with it instead of spending time on getting used to Maya. Both are capable of doing the same things one way or the other.

UV mapping is probably one of the easiest and quickest parts of my workflow. I mark where I want seams in my modeling application, import the model into 3d Coat, mark seams and hit unwrap, export back to my 3d application. Fix and straighten anything I don’t like, and pack the UVs in IPackThat. I maybe spend 20-30 minutes using that process.