Ok, 3D Studio Max 7 has been out for two days now, and Discreet has a 30 day free trial over at their site...and guess what...its both a kickass upgrade and has the occasional pain in the ass bug... Edit Poly modifier = Cool Direct X 9.0C Viewport rendering = wonked (the 2048x2048 body texture on my Smoke elemental is…
Theres a video showing how to generate normal maps within 3DS MAX 7 PAK - the URL is: http://www4.discreet.com/3dsmax/3dsmax.php?id=870 and its the Normal Mapping vid on there. It doesnt really go into too much detail though but its a good basic guide. Although when I was testing this last night - the cage that is supposed…