xNormal - Normal Mapping Application

[jogshy]

Version 3.14.1 was released!
xNormal web home page

[jogshy]

edited

[jogshy]

The 3.14.3 was released:

- Simulation of three lights in the 3D viewer
- More fine detail control
- Solved some minor bugs

[Bunyip7]

Does this program generate Object Space maps as well?

[jogshy]

Originally Posted by Bunyip7

Does this program generate Object Space maps as well?

Yep, it does. To do it, go to the "Map options" tab... select the "Normal map" map type in the combo box... click the "..." button to see the normal map generation options and then uncheck the "Tangent space" checkbox.

[jogshy]

xNormal 3.14.4 has been released!



- SSAO in the DX10 graphics driver
- Fake indirect lighting in the DX10 graphics driver. Added a Cornell box example to show this.
- Recompiled using SSE for extra speed
- Improved a bit the quality of the raytracing graphics driver ( I have secret plans for that )
- Corrected several bugs

[jogshy]

The final 3.16.0 is available.
thx

[pixelato7]

Hey i've got an issue here, actually i just started using x-normals for generating normal map, i must say it's really fast and and top quality wid results but my problem is that i'm doing hard surface modeling and the thing is that i just want my HIGH RES model's shading information in my NORMAL map but it's also calculating my LOW RES model'd shading info and merging that up in my NORMAL map.

Is there any solution by which i can generate a normal map regardless the info of shading of my low poly mesh. Just like MAYA generates Normal maps.

Help.

[Tiros]

The reason it includes the lowpoly's shading is an attempt to nullify the lowpoly's smoothing-errors within the normalmap. So in order to get rid of that, you'll just have to set proper smoothing-groups/hard and soft edges, so that the llowpoly smooths properly, and then make sure that the exported file has the same smoothing-groups.

[ASTUS]

Originally Posted by Tiros

The reason it includes the lowpoly's shading is an attempt to nullify the lowpoly's smoothing-errors within the normalmap. So in order to get rid of that, you'll just have to set proper smoothing-groups/hard and soft edges, so that the llowpoly smooths properly, and then make sure that the exported file has the same smoothing-groups.

Agreed.

Make sure when you are exporting your OBJS from Maya, go to your Export Selection Option Box and Under File Type Specific Options have Smoothing & Normals Set to ON.