Maya Normal baking

BI0H0G

I need help i trying to get some details on a model by baking the normals using maya transfer map so to test it i use this simple model whit some details


but this is what i get



it barely visible,so i need help solving this, i try using xnormals but it dint help

so any help and what do i use to get the normals easy xnormal or maya transfer map?

BARDLER

It looks like you are trying to get to far ahead of yourself and just thinking normal maps will pick up any detail you put onto your model. First you want to understand how normal maps work, and what they can and cannot do for you.

Check out these threads and articles.
http://wiki.polycount.com/NormalMap?action=show&redirect=Normal+Map
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=81154
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107196