Normal Map Craziness!!! 3ds max 2009

jaball

hello Polycounters!

I recently attempted a simple tutorial on generating normal maps in max...

I followed the tut step by step but my final render is this...





I assume this is a cage issue but I have adjusted it every which way... ... all yield the same result. I have this feeling that I am missing something very simple. But I cant seem to figure it out. And help would be greatly appreciated!

by the way, maybe it should be noted that the low poly is just a simple box, the high poly just has a chamfer on the edges.

jaball

sorry, just saw the normal map sticky. prolly move this there.

Mark Dygert

What does the model and the cage look like? Red normally means missed rays like the cage is inside the high poly. You might need to go into the projection modifier and reset the cage, then push it out.

mLichy

Well.... Without seeing anything, I would say cage isn't far enough, or you don't have use cage checked in the render to texture... Or... you forgot to add your highpoly to the projection modifier?

FAT_CAP

Make sure the channel is set to 1 aswell in the mapping co-ordinates box in the Render to Dialog menu. Sometimes it is set to some random channel like 3 and can produce some funky results.

jaball

Hey guys thanks for the quick response!

Vig - I have reset the cage and adjusted it accordingly, I am 60% sure that the cage is where its suppose to be. Keep in mind i base that statistic off of nothing...

FatCap - The channel is correct, it was one of the first things that came to mind thou.

Lichy - Didnt know you had to add the highpoly to the projection modifier itself... will have to try that when I get home.

Thanks again!

jaball

Got it working... it was something pretty retarded. didnt have the highpoly inside the cage...




ill go back to my corner now.... :P


thanks again