Hi everyone i'm having a problem, i have written an application i c++ and OpenGL which shows a 3d model with a texture generated in application. Now i'd like to generate texture map from this model and save it to graphic file. The problem is that i don't know what is the best way to do it. My idea is to draw each triangle in to 2d plane like that:

/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ (/\ is a triangle)
/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\

I was also looking for any algorithms to get texture like an Unwrap in blender using "'mark seed" to get texture like that:

but i've found only something like "mesh parametrization" and there is only wrote what is it, no explanation how to do it. Does anybody was working to get something like that? Any internet site ?

Just to clarify your question, are you looking into algorithms that automatically generate UV mapping for meshes like the head UV map you posted?

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I have a 3d model and i want an algorithm to generate 2d mesh like on the picture. It can be in one part( hands, feets in one part)

A UV generation algoritm works like this:
1 - Build a list of connections (edges) of the mesh.
2 - Pick a triangle, determine what plane you should use for it (x positive/negative, y positive/negative or z positive/negative)
That selection is based on the largest component of the triangle normal (x, y or z)
3 - After that, look at the neighbor triangles (using the connection list you built earlier), and select any triangles that also lie in the same plane
Do it until you cannot find more triangles for that plane in connections.
4 - Mark all triangles selected as a "group"
5 - When no more found, go back to point 2 and pick another triangle not already selected
6 - After iterating all triangles, you should now have a list of groups. Each group belongs to a plane, with that information you can transform the 3d coords into 2d coords.
7 - After having everything in 2D, you can run a packing algoritm to fit everything into a rectangular area