Quixel, converting masks to normals

zombie420

I'm generating some scratches and would like to convert those to normals. Very similar to a height map, except that I don't need that much deformation. Is there a way to convert the mask of one of my layers to normals or does Quixel only respect the base material's normals? 

I know I could generate a height map, play with it in nDo, and then plug that into my normal map but that seems like a lot of back and forth with a lot of trial and error. Can I streamline this?

Bumblebee

add new map > bump > tweak. Quixel will render those in the normal map when you export the maps

zombie420

Bumblebee said:

add new map > bump > tweak. Quixel will render those in the normal map when you export the maps

Aww hell! I've been using height maps, not bump maps. What an easy fix. Thank you very much

Synaesthesia

Bumblebee's suggestion is on point here. Bump converts masked details (and anything else in that channel) to normal details when you export the project from DDO.