Search

1. how do YOU create your height maps?

   

   Topic by longhornfan25 · Apr 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   im trying to figure out the best way to make a height map (not for terrain) its for a modular building, i already have a diffuse texture map thank you!!!!!!!!!

2. Re: how do YOU create your height maps?

   

   Reply by longhornfan25 · Apr 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   im using 3ds max, so i guess i'd want to do the bump map. baking for the high mesh isnt really an option right now. what program can you generate a bump map from the diffuse? photoshop.. or a plugin....? thanks for yalls help :)

3. Re: how do YOU create your height maps?

   

   Reply by Will Faucher · Apr 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   Like almighty_gir stated here, it really depends on what you want. What kind of heightmap do you want? If you want nice displacement results, it will require baking from a high-poly mesh. If you just want something similar to a bump map, well then you can get that generated from a 2D diffuse map. Or just paint it yourself.