smoothing out an imported normal map

[thewolfen]

Hi all, sorry if this has been covered.

Can you import a normal map(say from crazybump or something like that), then smooth it relative to some value on the normal map(say the default 0 value?) I tried doing this several ways in 3d coat without too much success. I was able to write into it of course, add to it, and smooth 3d coat's normal map, but the underlying imported normal map seemed to stay unaffected?- any ideas what i am doing wrong?

thanks

[Andrew Shpagin]

Hi all, sorry if this has been covered.

Can you import a normal map(say from crazybump or something like that), then smooth it relative to some value on the normal map(say the default 0 value?) I tried doing this several ways in 3d coat without too much success. I was able to write into it of course, add to it, and smooth 3d coat's normal map, but the underlying imported normal map seemed to stay unaffected?- any ideas what i am doing wrong?

thanks

Pop up layers pallette - 'L', select normalmap layer - then you will be able to smooth normalmap. Of course it will be smoothed like usual color map, so be careful on seams.

[thewolfen]

Pop up layers pallette - 'L', select normalmap layer - then you will be able to smooth normalmap. Of course it will be smoothed like usual color map, so be careful on seams.

Thanks Andrew, i will try that and let you know,

t

[thewolfen]

It does indeed smooth it out thanks,

t