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Displacement Map Generation Problem

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#1

Hey all. I’m a Zbrush newbie (needed it to detail a complex model for a demo reel), so I’m having some trouble.

I’m doing a model of a dragon in Maya and using Zbrush to create the displacement maps for his scales and other details…however the Displacement Map generated is completely wrong. I checked using the exact same settings and was able to get a proper map working on other models and even a test on the dragon itself…but when I try to create the displacement on the final dragon model, it comes out all wrong.

It almost looks like it isn’t accurate enough, but I did it with depthPixels at 4 and a 4098 map size. Any idea’s on why I’m getting a map that looks like this??"

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#2

The mapping looks like GUVTiles. Have you tried flipping the map vertically and applying it in Maya?

If the UV mapping was created in Maya, then there is most likely a problem with the settings used to export the model from Maya. You should check Maya’s documenation, or the FAQ>Other Applications>Maya section of ZBrushCentral.