topic normal map substance painter vs 3ds max in 3ds Max Forum

normal map substance painter vs 3ds max

grillo_domenico — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:59:45 GMT

after i import my normal map in 3ds max, its much different in colors than in substance.

left: max
right: SP

Why is that?

file is a tiff in 16 bit out of substance painter

Re: normal map substance painter vs 3ds max

CiroCardoso3v — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:47:23 GMT

Check if you are working with Direcxt X or OpenGl. You may need to invert the Y to get the correct values.

Re: normal map substance painter vs 3ds max

ldotchopz7FPNL — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:04:46 GMT

It would help to know what render engine you are using too, there are certain thing that need to be done to normals maps depending on which render engine you are using.

Also i find that pngs often have better results than tiff