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Re: Getting Confused with Normal Mapping [Solved]
Good questions! 1) You don't have to use a cage when using match by name (it is basically making one for you based off those ray distance values), but I have experienced cage bakes looking slightly better. 2) That would be very surprising if true but I can't speak to that. 3) No, but more geometry means you can get the low… -
Re: Getting Confused with Normal Mapping [Solved]
While this is focused on Toolbag 3's baker, the following tutorial covers all of your issues and then some: https://www.marmoset.co/posts/toolbag-baking-tutorial/ Check out the Basics and Best Results sections. "I never said that it is "pointless to worry about smoothing groups", quite the contrary. What I am saying is… -
Re: Getting Confused with Normal Mapping [Solved]
A bit of ye ol' history: The demonification of the hard edge dates back to the dark ages of poor baking software and worse baking workflows. Basically, before we collectively figured out how this whole baking thing works. In the old days, baking software didn't have an option to bake with an averaged or smoothed cage (I… -
Re: Getting Confused with Normal Mapping [Solved]
@pior NOW I understand. And this time I don't "think" I do, I know I do :wink: . You're saying there are certain situations that are exceptions to the separate smoothing groups for UV islands "rule". I now know to put "rule" in quotes thanks to you guys. I went and baked the same object I originally posted in MT3 rather… -
Re: Getting Confused with Normal Mapping [Solved]
"I make sure there are separate smoothing groups assigned to each UV island" You absolutely do not need to do that, at all. Some people do it because their assets or art style just happens to be visually compatible with this brute force approach, but this is absolutely not a necessary condition. By doing so, you simply run…
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