New to Max, question.

The_Kozmonaut

Really basic question, but I cant seem to figure it out. How do I load my normal map on my material(Max 2008). When I open the Material editor I go to 'Maps' go to bump...then what? Well I don't even know if that first part was right.
I have the project set and my texture files in the right folder i just don't know how to load them.

Joao Sapiro

in the bump select "normal bump" from the list and there you go the rest is pretty straight forward also remember to increase the itensity from 30 to 100.

Jaco

And if you want to see your normal map in the viewport, check the 'DX display of standard material' box (In the Material Editor, under DirectXManager), and click on the pink checkered box below the material previews

The_Kozmonaut

ok thanks guys it's just I have been on maya for a couple years and the switch to max is going okay but I run into a speed bump every once and a while

The_Kozmonaut

Another problem. When I applied the normal map all of the seems were visible and certain areas were inverted. So in the normal map parameters I checked the box for 'Flip Green(Y)' and now everything looks fine. what is the deal with that?

kary

A quirk, max prefers the green channel to be the inverse of what maya wants. Maps generated in max come that way, Xnormal can be set to invert the channel on export, or you can flip that switch in the material editor

Tumerboy

It's pretty standard to have to flip red & green channels depending on what engine you're using and what you used to generate the normal map.