How would you go about baking a sci-fi panel?

Irraka · Jan 2019

Hey guys just had a quick question. What's the best way to go about baking a high poly sci-fi panel like this into a flat 2d texture so I can use to tile my scene? Do I just slap a flat 2d plane on it and then go about the same way I would with any other high poly to low poly process with a cage, etc? or is there something different when it comes to tillable

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textures.

sprunghunt · Jan 2019

Yes I'd just make a flat poly that fits the hipoly geometry and bake - you don't need a cage. +

Irraka · Jan 2019

I tried that but it's not picking up the grates in the center. Everything else baked perfect.

cryrid · Jan 2019

If the vents are just holes with no edge bevels, then when you see it from the top-down there is going to be no change in surface direction / normal for the map to even pick up. Try scaling the 'thickness' portion of the holes in some, then setting hard edges or smoothing groups.

Alternatively, either bevel/chamfer the edges ,or make the holes more of an inverted capsule (it all depends on the look you're going for).

How would you go about baking a sci-fi panel?

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