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Subject: Normals maps

MikeNTexas opened this issue on Oct 31, 2011 · 11 posts
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MikeNTexas ( ) posted Mon, 31 October 2011 at 2:14 PM · edited Fri, 07 February 2025 at 5:19 AM

I bought a Daz Kids 4 bundle a few months ago when it was on sale.  While it had a number of textures in the bundle there was no normals map.  So does anyone know how I can created a normals map for my figure or can find one?

Also, I did try to search for an answer to this before I asked.  

FrankT ( ) posted Mon, 31 October 2011 at 2:26 PM

might I ask why you need a normal map ? isn't the bump map sufficient ?

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lkendall ( ) posted Mon, 31 October 2011 at 3:16 PM · edited Mon, 31 October 2011 at 3:17 PM

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Normal maps can be seen in preview in P9/PP2012, bump and displacement maps cannot be seen in preview, but must be rendered.

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Probably edited for spelling, grammer, punctuation, or typos.

hborre ( ) posted Mon, 31 October 2011 at 3:45 PM

But the OP did not specify which Poser version.  Unfortunately, most content will not have any associated normal mapping considering that it's appearance did not occur until P8/PP2010.  (was it also available in P7/PP?)  Anyway, there are manual ways to create such maps through Photoshop and GIMP.  Nvidia and ATI provide a free plugins, GIMP has it inclusive in it's software.  There are other indirect ways of creating such maps but they are more labor intensive.

MikeNTexas ( ) posted Mon, 31 October 2011 at 3:47 PM

I probably used the wrong term    I meant the texture map with the grid lines  that you start working with.

Teyon ( ) posted Mon, 31 October 2011 at 3:55 PM

That's called the texture template.  Hborre, Poser Pro (the version based on Poser 7) supported normal maps but not in preview.

MikeNTexas ( ) posted Mon, 31 October 2011 at 3:57 PM

Thanks.   So texture templates  does anyone know how I can make some  or where I could find some?

hborre ( ) posted Mon, 31 October 2011 at 3:57 PM

A UV template?  Get the free version of UVMapper, import the K4 OBJ and save out the template as a bmp file.

Medzinatar ( ) posted Mon, 31 October 2011 at 4:59 PM · edited Mon, 31 October 2011 at 5:00 PM

The texture templates are usually available as a free download on the product page at Daz3D.

It is generally at the bottom of the page.

If you bought a bundle, you will have to search out the individual products


hborre ( ) posted Mon, 31 October 2011 at 8:20 PM

Yep, Medzinatar is correct.  Bottom of the page under Resources & Information.  For the Kids 4 base, it can be found at this link:

http://www.daz3d.com/i/3d-models/-/the-kids-4?item=9404

MikeNTexas ( ) posted Wed, 02 November 2011 at 12:49 PM

Thanks, I got them.

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