Normal maps in Blender - Polyloop

Affuso · 29th June 2007, 16:30

How to ? I have found a very complicate list of steps...need good tutorial.
For some reason , a detail model made with the sculpting feature, make Melody crash.

So , even the sculpting is very good, the final model is useless for me.

transient · 30th June 2007, 03:06

Try xnormal. Melody wasn't good for me either but this works well, and also has other capabilities as well.

Affuso · 2nd July 2007, 00:52

I already have one version of xnormal..but I wish to use blender for NM the sculted models..there is a rather complicate procedure , I guess.

transient · 2nd July 2007, 02:02

As far as I'm aware Blender can't do what you're asking, and Xnormal is like Melody but a lot better. It can make normal maps from high-poly models like blender sculpts.

Like everything in 3d there's a learning curve, but it's not that hard.

Affuso · 2nd July 2007, 15:25

In Blender could be possible but I am not able to get a NM, right now.

http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Ma...nd_Normal_Maps

Affuso · 2nd July 2007, 16:09

With my previous version of Xnormal , the NM output is totally black.
I dl the newer version and it loops with no output at all.

29th June 2007, 16:30	#1 (permalink)
Affuso Extrusion Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 169 My Photos: (0)	Normal maps in Blender How to ? I have found a very complicate list of steps...need good tutorial. For some reason , a detail model made with the sculpting feature, make Melody crash. So , even the sculpting is very good, the final model is useless for me.

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30th June 2007, 03:06	#2 (permalink)
transient Extrusion Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 155 My Photos: (0)	Try xnormal. Melody wasn't good for me either but this works well, and also has other capabilities as well.

2nd July 2007, 00:52	#3 (permalink)
Affuso Extrusion Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 169 My Photos: (0)	I already have one version of xnormal..but I wish to use blender for NM the sculted models..there is a rather complicate procedure , I guess.

2nd July 2007, 02:02	#4 (permalink)
transient Extrusion Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 155 My Photos: (0)	As far as I'm aware Blender can't do what you're asking, and Xnormal is like Melody but a lot better. It can make normal maps from high-poly models like blender sculpts. Like everything in 3d there's a learning curve, but it's not that hard.

2nd July 2007, 15:25	#5 (permalink)
Affuso Extrusion Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 169 My Photos: (0)	In Blender could be possible but I am not able to get a NM, right now. http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Ma...nd_Normal_Maps

2nd July 2007, 16:09	#6 (permalink)
Affuso Extrusion Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 169 My Photos: (0)	With my previous version of Xnormal , the NM output is totally black. I dl the newer version and it loops with no output at all.