[Stiglr]

First the bad news: if you can't get a good map from this program, good luck doing better with another. Mapping in other programs is even HARDER.

Now the good news: AC3D is as easy as it gets. The Texture Coordinate Editor is one of the best features of the program, and even the programs that cost thousands of dollars per license can't do this as easily as AC3D does it.

What kinds of objects are you trying to texture, first of all? Once we can ascertain what you're trying to do, perhaps we can get you moving in the right direction....

One thing I see in your initial post is that you're not seeing changes in your model's texturing when you're also working with the TCE. That definitely should NOT be the case. So, I'm kind of wondering at the method you're using.

Have hope, it's not nearly as bad as it seems....