zBrush – baking normal map from highpoly to lowpoly.

Ngon · May 2010

Hello all,
my question is, if it's possible to bake a normal map from a highpoly ZBrush-model onto a lowpoly model which is already UV-mapped. I think it should be possible somehow but I just can't find any info about it. So, if somebody has too much time and likes to answer on this... (:
Cheers!

pthomas1172 · May 2010

NO. THEY TOOK IT OUT. You now have to use the unwrap function and export the document

cryrid · May 2010

There's a normal map sub-tool pallete. You can use that to create the normal map and clone it to the texture pallete, and then export the map from there.

Ngon · May 2010

cryrid wrote: »

There's a normal map sub-tool pallete. You can use that to create the normal map and clone it to the texture pallete, and then export the map from there.

Thanks! (:
Can you describe the workflow a little bit more detailed?
Cheers

cryrid · May 2010

It's really not a detailed process. There's certainly a lot less options than the old zmapper. I'm not even all that familiar with the options they do give as I usually use xnormal. But the general process is:

1. Switch to your lowest subdivision level
2. Hit create normal map
3. Hit Clone NM to clone it and send it to the texture palette
4. Export from there

I think you can also change the texture size prior to creating the normal map

Ngon · May 2010

Wow, thank you very much!

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