UV/normal map problem in DDO

grimsonfart

Hi there

I tried using DDO for texturing a rock i sculpted in mudbox, but when i import the lowpoly version and its normals into DDO i end up getting all sorts of seams in the previewer, and it does not seem like the effects are applying either.





Im fairly sure my normals are just fine, as they work perfectly when imported into mudbox and applyed to a lowpoly version.

EarthQuake

This probably has to do with the lowpoly mesh itself and what data you're saving. Make sure you're exporting mesh normals (not just smoothing groups if from max) for instance.

grimsonfart

@EarthQuake

Thanks exporting mesh normals fixed it, but im still having a problem. When details are added, for example one of the rock presets, there are alot of seams, mainly because the detail added on the diffuse does not tile or add up so when the unwrapped pieces are put together its all over the place. Any fix for that ?

Im starting to think DDO is not so great for organic models?

EarthQuake

Its hard to tell, but it looks like you have a lot of uv islands, which shouldn't be necessary on an object like this. When you split your uvs into so many different chunks it will be difficult to texture it in any manner. If this is the case, I wouldn't really say this is the fault of dDo.

grimsonfart

@EarthQuake

Thanks, il try to make less UV islands on my next model and see if that helps