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1. Normal Map related.... Need help

   

   Topic by tekkoontan · Dec 2014 · Home› Technical Talk

   sorry if the image is too big, but please look at it and help me. I asked this question before though, sorry that I have to ask it again.

2. Re: Normal Map related.... Need help

   

   Reply by EarthQuake · Dec 2014 · Home› Technical Talk

   Looks like your lowpoly mesh normals are not set up correctly. Make sure to soften the normals (maya) or work on your smoothing groups (max).

3. Re: Normal Map related.... Need help

   

   Reply by tekkoontan · Dec 2014 · Home› Technical Talk

   that's a comment i did not expect to hear, so it is my model that has the problem and not the normal map itself, i think you are right. i will go and try download Maya or Blender now. thanks man!

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   Reply by tekkoontan · Dec 2014 · Home› Technical Talk

   will try that, thanks!

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   Reply by sushi · Dec 2014 · Home› Technical Talk

   Go back and re-bake the normal map after you revise your mesh normals in your 3D application as EQ mentioned.

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   Reply by tekkoontan · Dec 2014 · Home› Technical Talk

   how do i smoothen the normal map though? can i do it in zbrush or xnormal?

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   Reply by throttlekitty · Dec 2014 · Home› Technical Talk

   No, you'll need to use a traditional 3d modelling program. Blender is free and can do this for you. You can't fix that normal map, the model you're baking to needs to be fixed for the normal map to function. This applies to both when baking and when viewing said model.