# Mapping irregular layouts **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas and Tips\ **Created:** [October 29, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/mapping-irregular-layouts/2594 "2022-10-29T09:51:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![wizard](https://forum.electromage.com/user_avatar/forum.electromage.com/wizard/32/4_2.png) [@wizard](https://forum.electromage.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/mapping-irregular-layouts/2594/4 "2022-10-30T13:36:15Z")
Adding to basic photo pixel mapping techniques, one way to map more complex things that don’t lie flat is to take multiple photos from different angles, like front + back, and then use a photo editor to arrange them into a single image. Doing that side-by-side would give you something close to a cylindrical wrap. That might be especially handy if your wiring crosses between the front and back too. The tricky part of this is you have to be able to see each LED in the photo (or make a decent guess), and click them in order. You can see a good example of that in this project: > [@Wearable radioactive labcoat finished project + tutorial](https://forum.electromage.com/t/wearable-radioactive-labcoat-finished-project-tutorial/2034): > > I wanted to share a project I just finished for a party this weekend to provide folks here with some inspiration and a mini tutorial. First, a “in productIon” video: The PixelBlaze v3 and sensor expansion board are wired into the inside breast pocket of the jacket, through a small hole cut into the pocket. The whole coat is powered off USB power routed directly through the PB (USB battery pack → Micro USB into the PB → out to the LEDs) with a cheap / small USB cell phone battery. Th… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.electromage.com/t/mapping-irregular-layouts/2594)._