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About baking - New post

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:24:10 GMT

Hello everyone,

First of all, I would like to apologize in setting up this post again.

I made a mistake as I declared it as a solution.

So ...

I attach the Maya LT file for better understanding.

I modeled an extruded character from a font in high and low poly versions.

I would like to generate the normal map generated through the baking process.

First try, I placed the low poly exactly matching with the high poly.

In this case, the low poly doesn't totally include the high poly

I was not satisfied with the normal map I got.

Second try, I placed the low poly so that it totally includes the high poly (see attached file).

I'm not satisfied with the normal map.

The point here is to get a normal map that adds reslution to the round parts.

I already made a few bakings in Maya. I never use a cage. Should I use one there ?

Thank you for your help.

Re: About baking - New post

mspeer — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 20:05:54 GMT

Hi!

This may be the wrong forum for you, because Maya LT Files (.mlt) cannot be opened with Maya.

Also include more data / Screenshots like Bake settings, UV's, or upload the objects an other file format.

Re: About baking - New post

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 20:35:09 GMT

Hi @mspeer

Sorry about that.

Here is the fbx file.

Thanks.

Re: About baking - New post

mspeer — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:09:26 GMT

Hi!

Forget Baking, you will not gain any benefit with these meshes and it's not needed here.

Instead, just select your low poly mesh and smooth Normals:

1. Mesh Display -> Unlock Normals

2. Mesh Display -> Soften/Harden Edges

Re: About baking - New post

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:17:29 GMT

hI @mspeer

Thanks for reply.

It's exactly my conclusion.

I made a few baking tests.

We see that in each case, the normal map has very poor Information.

The question now is how to smooth these round parts ?

I already use soft edges.

Re: About baking - New post

mspeer — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:47:44 GMT

Hi!

You could use an other Vertex Normal Method, but if you want it to be smoother you need a more evenly spaced mesh.

Re: About baking - New post

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:56:45 GMT

@mspeer

What did you do to get such smoothed rendering ?

Re: About baking - New post

mspeer — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 22:03:50 GMT

Hi!

Nothing special, as posted above:

1. Mesh Display -> Unlock Normals

2. Mesh Display -> Soften/Harden Edges

(3. Assigning a new material)

How does it look if you render it?

Re: About baking - New post

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 12:50:05 GMT

Hi @mspeer

I exactly did that and exported to Marmoset.

The object doesn't seem to be smoothed.

Re: About baking - New post

mspeer — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:24:55 GMT

Hi!

It is as smooth as for me in Maya.

If you are talking about the silhouette, then the only way is to add more geometry detail, a bump or normal map can't correct this.

Re: About baking - New post

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 19:50:01 GMT

Hi @mspeer

I agree with you