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Another problematic normal map thread...
Alright, so heres another noob to normal mapping with some problems. I read through a lot of the "The ultimate be-all end-all normal mapping thread" but couldn't really identify anything to help with my problem, its probably something really simple, me not understanding the concept fully? usually is. First off I'm using… -
Re: UDK: July 2012 Release - Synced Normals!
So I still don't quite understand this. When they say Synced Normals, what are they Synced to? xNormal? Did they basically make it so the normals in unreal match the normals generated by xNormal? What about the ones generated in Max? What's the difference anyway? -
Normal Map problem - Gradually fading?
Hi, I'm new to the normal mapping process, and I can't seem to get this shutter normal correct. I've tried using Maya, xNormal, and Blender transfer maps, and they all give the same result, so I know there's something wrong, but I don't have a clue what it is. This is what I always get (xNormal in this case), but it… -
Re: Why you should NOT trust 3ds Max's viewport normal-map display!
No doubt, Maya and Xnormal does a slighty better job, but as eld said, it does not fix the problem. I'm stucked with Max scanline renderer for generating normal maps (super sampler on, adaptative halton), the results i obtain are quite good so far as to be figthing with nitpickings. My conclusion, after losing hours and… -
Receding vs Protruding normals
I am running a couple tests to see how normals work. Protruding normals seem to be no problem, but Receding normals are being a bit of a pain. Maya screen: The left mesh is a sombrero-like shape. maya's normal map xNormal's output Surely there is a way to make the receding normals, right? -
Re: xNormal - MASTER THREAD
[ QUOTE ] Hey Im using xnormal for the first time today and Im finding it a bit difficult. [/ QUOTE ] Well, xNormal has many features and can be a little confusing at the start. Take a quick look ( just a quick one ) at the documentation, tutorials and examples. Once you do that just try to bake your first normal map. A… -
File types and Normal Maps
Hey, guys. I've been dicking around with normal mapping again and as usual I just can't figure out certain problems I'm having with it. I have a few questions. 1. I know .tga files are commonly used for textures, and .png's are generally unsupported, but why is this? I tried rendering out my textures as .png files and they… -
Grenade - Normal Map issues
Hi there, I modeled a simple grenade so that I could make a low-poly version and a high-poly version that I would then use to bake out a normal map. I am using Maya and xNormal at the moment. I hope to use the Quixel Suite with this asset, as this is more of a learning exercise than anything else. Right now I do not have… -
Re: Unreal 5.8 Substrate Retroreflector Mat
A bit of a breakthrough on the next iteration for the reference material. If you use the CameraVector node (which I was using some of my dot products), as your normal, you get "free" retroreflectivity. This much better because it actually takes into account all scene lights, rather than relying only on a single directional… -
Maya - rotate normals problem
I'm having problems with normals in maya. I'm following 3ds max tutorial, where guy is creating poly plane to use it for grass later on. The thing is, he rotates vertex normals, so that all vertex normal are positioned upwards. This way, he gets same shading on both sides. I'm trying to replicate this in maya, with no…
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