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iron_tick 09-09-2006 12:54 PM

Displacement map, Bump Map Problem
 
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When i assign a bump map to my model after I set my approx node and displacement map, I get a strange result. My UV's are set correctly and ive tested my color and bump on my model before displacement so the layout appears to be fine. Feature displacement is off rendered in Maya 6 w/ Mental ray. The problem appears to occure after attaching approx node to object.
The second image is my zbrsuh render.

iron_tick 09-09-2006 12:56 PM

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This is the same model with 1 smooth and higher displacement settings. No bump map applied and lacking detail.

iron_tick 09-09-2006 12:58 PM

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Again with the bump map applied and the lambert to Blinn. The Bump map was set 3 times higher than needed for this sample. Notice that it only effects certain areas of my model. It's as if the displacement isnt affecting the bump map at all.

iron_tick 09-09-2006 01:41 PM

Ok, seems like my base model has some type of problem. Still havent pinned it down yet. Why would an OBJ file cause this to happen?

iron_tick 09-09-2006 03:41 PM

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ok check this out. When i dont use the approx editor i get the bump to show but my displacement detail is way low.

vladimirjp 09-09-2006 04:23 PM

post a pic of your settings for the approx nodes.
there s 2 approx node u can use in maya.

iron_tick 09-09-2006 07:06 PM

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Feature displacement is off
all maps created in zbrush
All maps correctly orientated to uv direction

vladimirjp 09-09-2006 07:49 PM

everything looks good to me.
are you using the disp exporter to export your disp maps?

i dont usee that thing and i get pretty good results with 16bit tiffs.
simply exporting the old way.
i would also use a normal map instead of a bump map.

not much more i can help with. all seems ok from those pics.
the problem must be with Z and not maya.
chances are its the maps themselves.

iron_tick 10-09-2006 03:33 AM

OK, ive done a few little tests with maya and im getting the same results. made a sphere and assigned two maps. one generic pic file to displace it and a noise file to bump. All is well until i get to the approx node. Is it that simple? approx node can't handle bump maps? can anyone else reproduce this problem?

vladimirjp 10-09-2006 07:03 AM

u need to also convert your poly base mesh to a subD surface. yours looks like its still a cage poly.
convert it first then apply the approx nodes. try that.

iron_tick 10-09-2006 07:25 AM

been through that one too, no better. I even ran a script i got from zbrush site to preset my maya settings still wont work. I loaded maya on a new system, still didnt work.

iron_tick 10-09-2006 08:00 AM

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http://www.quickdump.com/files/1942806357.html this is the disp map


http://www.quickdump.com/files/636343415.html this is the bump map

and attached is the OBJ.

I'm using Maya 6.0 let me know if you find a way.

iron_tick 10-09-2006 08:56 AM

Looks promising. i think it's the damn displacement map.
:angery:

vladimirjp 10-09-2006 09:54 AM

that site wont let me download the files.

why are they so big, u should scale them 1/2 size and rar them.
also using .map file type only benefits in cases of network rendering.

iron_tick 10-09-2006 10:12 AM

the .map came out better than the 32 bit tif. what type do you use for export?

better yet, if you use zbrush, what setting do you use?


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