Easy Normal Map Creation in Maya 2009

In this video from Artist and Educator Andrew Klein (www.andrewklein.net), we examine how using Maya 2009's new render pass features we can easily export our a normal map from high poly geometry

Category:

Education

Tags:

• maya 2009
• normal map
• andrew klein
• texture techniques
• render pass
• renderpass

[globalpuffer]

Hey Andrew. I have never felt the need to register with youtube, but I needed to thank you, so here I am posting my first comment. This little tutorial is excellent and was EXACTLY what I was looking for, and what I needed. It is still very relevant and it all works the same on Maya2012. Thank you so much for posting this useful bit of information in such a thorough and easy to follow manner. My normals are looking great thanks to you.

[slorpthegillman]

@globalpuffer you are welcome. Thats why I do this stuff

[KataiMakoto]

I will actually have your babies for this, thank you!

[slorpthegillman]

@KataiMakoto ha! thank you? 

[veryfuck]

hey your the guy that posted a maya to unreal tutorial at Epic. i posted a reply there yesterday.

(dont bother, those guys are retarded, they should be glad for such a tutorial.) it think your tutorial rocks and it should be stickeyed.

[slorpthegillman]

thank you!

[troymcklure2002]

is there a easy way to adjust your front facing camera so that it lines up perfectly with the edges of your plane?

[kyleb2112]

You also have to go into the bump2d node and switch it from "Bump" to "Tangent Space Normals" when you load the normal map. Every tutorial I've ever seen on normal mapping skips that step for some reason :(

[ptikaka007]

thank you, very useful technique

[russellmasc]

lol you sound like Sheldon from Big Bang Theory!

[mattcscz]

great tutoiral thanks man!! gonna really help me out