Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping
In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.
# 1 17-10-2004 , 05:02 PM
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Maya 6 Normal Maps?

I think this is the right place to post this question.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to find out about producing normal maps in Maya 6?

I've been looking through the documentation but haven't seen anything yet. And I've done a web search but didn't really find what I was looking for. Maybe I just don't know what I'm looking for ...

Am I right in assuming that normal maps are essentially supercharged bump maps generated from a high rez model using color instead of shades of grey? The results I've seen when they're used on low poly cages are stunning. How do they differ from displacement maps as far as rendering times go?

Thanks for listening


Dave


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# 2 18-10-2004 , 12:36 PM
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In Maya its actually called "transfer surface information" under the rendering menu set lighting menu. If it is grayed out than you have to turn it on in your plugin manager

# 3 18-10-2004 , 04:47 PM
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Hey ROACH!

Thanks for your help.
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nothing can be done except little by little ...
# 5 24-10-2004 , 05:41 AM
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Hey IK

Thanks for the link!

interesting stuff :tup:


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Thanks for your help

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# 8 27-11-2004 , 07:29 PM
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As far as I understand them, normal maps are predominantly for realtime applications (ie. games). For your regular rendering, displacement maps or whatever should work fine.

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