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#1

Hi all,

I created my character using maya 8.5 and sculpted the facial detail using ZB3.0. Exported out the displacement and map to maya’s displacement node. So far so good. But one thing i notice is dat , due to the gray color for the DP map, my model appears slightly " bloated".

I have adjusted the alpha gain /offset accordingly ---->

alpha offset = -1/2 alpha gain
I have the displacement uncheck ( attribute editor)

For part that has sharp point, it appears fat n rounded due to the gray I suspect. Tried various of tones, but some how I cant get the places which I do not need DP to be even. The map add DP effect on areas which I did not sculpt ( in ZB)

Can anyone know how to avoid this? Meaning for places where I did not sculpt, it has no DP effect. I attach 2 pics , hopefully these help get the message across.

Thanks.

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#2

Greatly appreciated if someone can pass some pointers/ideas on this …Thanks!

#3

Did you remember to restore your base mesh prior to calculating the displacement map? If not, that would explain the bloat.

#4

Hi aurick,

"Did you remember to restore your base mesh prior to calculating the displacement map? "
By this D you mean going back to the lowest subd n calculate DP map? Yes, and this is what I did:

-go down to lowest subd>create new texture(adjust the width/height) > tool/displacement(DPRes, Adaptive= checked)create displacement > go to Alpha >flip V > export

Anything I miss…?

Thanks so much n appreciate any pointers!