ZBrush Bake out normals on Dynameshed Model?

borisvdb

I've been trying to find an answer for this on google for ages. I'm still trying to get a hang of zbrush workflow but I find myself working in dynamesh and zremesher more than subdivisions. Is there a way of baking out the normals from a dynameshed subtool onto a subtool that you have decimated, or do you have to use xnormal for that.

cryrid

Normal maps created inside of Zbrush use the same mesh and rely on subdivision levels. If you want to use two models that have different topologies (high and low poly), then using a tool like xNormal is the way to go. You'll get a lot more control through xnormal anyway. 

borisvdb

That's a good point actually. Supposed I'd have to rely on this until I learn substance painter eventually.