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Normap map in maya 8

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#1

hi everyone,
ive been searching on how to place a normal map in maya, coz ive tried it to sss skin shader and got poor result. -pls help :frowning:

#2

First,

Im not totally familiar with Maya 8.0. In Maya 7 you have to download a node that will convert a normal map into a bump map. Its called ā€œNormalBump2dā€ and can be downloaded for 7.0 but may work for 8.0. Import your low res object as an obj from zbrush or where ever. Create a new material, lambert will work fine and apply it to the object. Load the normal map using the ā€œFileā€ node in the hypershader. Connect that to the NormalBump2D node using the color connection. Then connect the Bump node to the Lambert as a bump map. Render in software or mental ray depending on which node you install and adjust the height depth attribute of the node!

Hope this helps.

Steve Kick

#3

You input normal map simple as bump map! but you have to change from ā€œbumpmapā€ to ā€œtangentmapā€ in atribute editor

#4

to Chovasie
where can i change it to tangent? i tried going to the attribite editor and cant find itā€¦ im really a newbie in thisā€¦ i really want to make this work:cry:

Thanks for the help to both of you!

#5

here!1 just swithc hereā€¦

or you can simple connect the Out Color attribute of the file1 node to the Normal Camera attribute of the NormShader node.

load textureā€¦ mid mouse + shift drag from texture to shader in hypershade windowā€¦ and open connection editorā€¦ there you connect out color on the left side to Normal camera on the tight sideā€¦ and that should workā€¦

if you want to see normal maps in viewport. turno on high qualty renderā€¦

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#6

Hereā€™s how my teacher taught me how to properly input normal in your object.
Go to you hypershade:
window->rendering editors->hypershade
Then select the texture file you used for your object/character/sceneā€¦
Then on your hypershade menu, go to Graph->Input and Output Connections
something like this will show up:

Then on the side of the hypershade, middle mouse drag a file node in your work area:

Now you go to your connection editors:

nowā€¦

Now, on the left side, find: Out Color then select it.
On while Out Color is selected on the left, find Normal Camera on the right side and select it.

And youā€™re done!!! wo0t wo0tā€¦lol
Now render and see the result :smiley:
Hope that help :wink:

#7

If youā€™re rendering with Mental Ray for Maya, you might want to check out this shader from Pixero:

JS_NormalMapper 1.2.2
http://www.pixero.com/downloads_mr.html

and some notes on how to use it here:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=306022

cheers

Chris

#8

Thanks a lot!! im really grateful. got it:)