SOLVED: Understand HighPoly Texturing in dDo

Gazu

Hi Guys!

I got a question about the HighPoly Texturing Process in dDo.
Is there a Video Tutorial about how to texture a HighPoly in dDo?

I dont understand which normalsmap to use?
Have i to use the normalmap which i would use for the LP Mesh?
Is this not a bit stupid to lay down highpoly normals on a highpoly mesh?
I really dont understand the whole workflow but would like to try it out

Please HELP Q_Q
Gazu

Edit:
I mean, i can create a Project without any map, but then there is no cavity/edge detection.
So how to handel that C,c

kkoehler

In regards to the cavity/edge detection, importing a curvature map should give you something to work with.

Gazu

Ok thanks!
And whats the best way to get a Curvature Map from a HighPoly?

Cay

http://quixel.se/usermanual/quixelsuite/doku.php?id=inputmaps
all the info you need

Gazu

Oh yeah that helps.
But for the Object Space Normalmap:

What to put in the LowResMesh Slot in xNormal?
2 times the HighPoly?
I mean i have to bake it out.

Cay

hm.. this one maybe?
http://eat3d.com/forum/questions-and-feedback/generating-local-space-normal-map-only-high-res

teddybergsman

Thanks Gazu for the questions. Correct, put the highpoly mesh in both the HighResMesh and LowResMesh slots in xNormal.

We just posted up a feature on the highpoly workflow, with a small guide on how to create nice curvature from highpoly: http://quixel.se/issue01

Right at the bottom you will find this:

1. Apply the Smart Blur filter on the Object Space Normal in PS with a 8-16 radius and a 100 threshold
2. Open xNormal and select the Object/Tangent Space Converter tool
3. Load the highpoly mesh and blurred Object Space map, and bake out a tangent space normal map
4. Voila! Local edges based on the object space. Load it in PS, open NDO and convert it to a cavity map
5. Load the new cavity map into the Curvature slot and you are all set

- Teddy

Gazu

Thanks Guys!

endeffect

Hey Teddy. I`m a new quixel suite user and just trying out that curvature workflow with medium poly (beveled cube) model but i guess i`m getting wrong curvature map and my generated texture is very wrong. I`m feeding the suite with object space normal map, color id and curvature map but my textures are always wrong and i don`t have any idea what i`m doing wrong. Here is my color id, curvature map and generated texture from ddo.

teddybergsman

Thanks endeffect for the images! Try filling the curvature transparent background with mid grey, it looks like that might be the culprit. Also, you could try to bump up the curvature contrast a little bit, and uncheck the "High quality curvature" option in the base creator.

Let me know if any of these tips helped!

- Teddy

endeffect

Thanks Teddy it helped a lot. Except some of my wear and tear doesn't pass through seams, i guess because of my UVs. But it's not that problem because this was just an basic model that i want to try how medium polys work on quixel suite. (Yea i know my UVs suck because automatic box mapping)



I just checked wiki and couldn't find any detail about what high quality curvature do. I want to understand how curvature maps should be for quixel suite because i'll bake mine and merge with the one i'll create from normal map ndo's created. And for this example default some smart materials doesn't work well and i need to tweak smart materials for my curvature map.

Thanks for your time and help.