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3 Dimensional Chat / Getting bump maps out of Lightwave into DB

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NickH
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Posted: 15th Dec 2008 19:06 Edited at: 15th Dec 2008 19:07
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Hi. I've never managed to get bump maps to work in DarkBASIC properly on my own models. I've been using Lightwave for years but until getting DarkBASIC I've never needed a normal map or whatever they're called. Is there a shader (in LW) like surface baker to create these files? I've had a look and thought I'd found one, but it doesn't do what I want. All I want is to make the bump map images for my own models. It doesn't obviously have to come from LW as I'd accept a separate program of course. I feel its holding me back a little bit not getting bump maps working.

I have LW v8.5 by the way.

Thanks
Nick
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NickH
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Posted: 19th Dec 2008 15:17
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False Alarm, sorry. I've realized you don't make the normal maps within the 3D software. I've found a nice tutorial on how to make them in GIMP. This should have solved it.

Nick
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lazerus
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Posted: 20th Dec 2008 21:37
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not all true, zbrush has a sulpt feature that lets you create a normal map by making a high poly version of the same model, although am not too sure on just how to save them yet, i can view them just not save, how irrtating lol

and theres something called melody by nevida which dose the same

cheers cb

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NickH
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Hmmm ok. I've managed some simple bump mapping now. I'll keep that in mind thanks. I'll be sticking with LW and GIMP for now as I've spent a fortune on LW and GIMP is free
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