Normal Map Seams AGAIN

erik!

As you can see I've got some very noticeable seams in my normal map. I modeled the object, unwrapped, used symmetry, then moved the mirrored half over 1 unit in UV space and I still have seams. What I don't get is that I did the same exact thing on another piece and there are no seams at all. BTW using Max 2008 with DX Standard shader

What gives?

Neox

whoch shader are you using? this totally depends on your shader

snake85027

yea i was wondering about this as well, especially in unreal, whats the best way to get a mirrored object not to have the seam?

Neox

in unreal impossible, in max use another shader, like ben clowards 3point light shader, it handles mirrored uvs and uv seams very well

Eric Chadwick

FWIW
http://wiki.polycount.net/Normal_Map#ShadersAndSeams

erik!

Well, Brice's shader works quite well. It's still a little weird with the object in the left of the picture I posted above. Thanks for the link Eric.

Now, apparently Unreal won't like my mirrored stuff? My goal is to put this thing in Unreal, ha!

To mirror or not to mirror? That is the question. Should I simply try to hide my seams as best I can or forgo mirroring all together? Ooor a combo of both hmm?

Neox

To mirror or not to mirror?

look at every unreal asset, the ones with mirrored uvs have a mirrorseam designed in em to disguise the problem, so if you can't do that don't mirror