SP - can 1 generator include multiple micro detail maps from anchor points?

SeveredScion

First off, thanks for the addition of anchor points and micro detail maps - it's great and useful.

Near as I can tell, the current workflow requires micro detail used by any given generator to be sourced from a single layer, since each generator only has one micro normal and one micro height channel. Is there something I'm missing? If not, any plans to support multiple micro normal and micro height maps going into one generator?

Working on complex models it's a little frustrating that for example any additional inset detail that I want to feed into generators for edge wear all has to be painted in one layer - not as non-destructive as I'd like.

Thank you!

Tzur_H

I had the same exact issue yesterday.  managed to find a "fix".  hope this is useful :]

SeveredScion

Thanks for the visual and the idea. So if I'm understanding you correctly, the anchor point will include all the detail that is visible to the layer that has the anchor point, not just the detail that is painted specifically into that layer?

Tzur_H

correct. the pass through layer is just to combine all the data into one accessible referencing layer for the micro detail input of the generator.  you can use a mask on the pass through layer if you want to exclude some data :]

SeveredScion

Oh sweet that's awesome, thanks! I didn't realize the anchor points worked like that, I will try this!