Normal Map related.... Need help

tekkoontan

sorry if the image is too big, but please look at it and help me. I asked this question before though, sorry that I have to ask it again.

EarthQuake

Looks like your lowpoly mesh normals are not set up correctly. Make sure to soften the normals (maya) or work on your smoothing groups (max).

tekkoontan

how do i smoothen the normal map though? can i do it in zbrush or xnormal?

sushi

Go back and re-bake the normal map after you revise your mesh normals in your 3D application as EQ mentioned.

throttlekitty

tekkoontan wrote: »

how do i smoothen the normal map though? can i do it in zbrush or xnormal?

No, you'll need to use a traditional 3d modelling program. Blender is free and can do this for you. You can't fix that normal map, the model you're baking to needs to be fixed for the normal map to function. This applies to both when baking and when viewing said model.

tekkoontan

sushi wrote: »

Go back and re-bake the normal map after you revise your mesh normals in your 3D application as EQ mentioned.

will try that, thanks!

tekkoontan

throttlekitty wrote: »

No, you'll need to use a traditional 3d modelling program. Blender is free and can do this for you. You can't fix that normal map, the model you're baking to needs to be fixed for the normal map to function. This applies to both when baking and when viewing said model.

that's a comment i did not expect to hear, so it is my model that has the problem and not the normal map itself, i think you are right. i will go and try download Maya or Blender now. thanks man!