A Bump map and Normal Map do essentially the same job in terms of adding a depth effect to your model.

However with a bump you have to guess the strength and key it in, so you either get too weak on too string an effect.  However with a Normal the strength is always 1, so you get just the right effect with a Normal.

John.

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