[Solved] How do I bring a model in for displacement and texture painting?

[bobzilla]

Been out of the 3D loop for a while and I'm sure there have been lots of changes. When I open 3DC, and I want to bring in a model made elsewhere and want to paint texture and displacemnet on it, how do I bring it into 3DC? There are a bunch of options when you open the app and I just want to make sure I'm using the correct or most efficiet one.

Thanks!

Bob

[AbnRanger]

There is a option in the splash screen to paint with displacement. That will set up properly.

[bobzilla]

Great! Thanks a lot.

 

Bob

[bobzilla]

Would I use that same option for painting a normal map, or is that just an export function?

Bob

[AbnRanger]

From the Splash Screen, you can click on the "Per Pixel Paint" Option. You can export a normal map + Displacement map if you use Micro Vertex. It just uses a Displacement, by default, when you paint/sculpt in the Depth channel. There is a little bit of overlap either mode you choose. PPP can export displacement as well as a normal map, but it primarily uses a normal map when painting in the Depth Channel.