Does Mudbox have a function similar to Zmapper (plugin for ZBrush)?

[mech7]

it can export normal maps / displacement maps.. only no cavity maps i believe as zmapper has them.

[joelrodrigues]

Hi mech7,

Thx. very much for your reply. I didn´t know about that.
Cheers!

[requiem2d]

Simple to use feature too :)

[joelrodrigues]

Can i also export CAVITY maps from MudBox? (following mech7, it seems no)... Anyone?

[Airflow]

Take your normal map from mudbox into photoshop, go to Channels, copy the blue channel, paste it into a new map, adjust the contrast to your liking, save as cavity map...

[abuminalis]

Take your normal map from mudbox into photoshop, go to Channels, copy the blue channel, paste it into a new map, adjust the contrast to your liking, save as cavity map...

It doesn't work very well, unless you can show us an example?

[eldee]

I posted a mini-tut up on the skymatter forums.. lemme find it

[eldee]

It's not perfect, but it works in a pinch. Here you go, should be self explanatory:


http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/7/3/6/f_cavitytutm_b90fee0.jpg

[abuminalis]

I already saw this example at mudbox foruns, but i would like to see things like pores etc. I've tried and it didn't work, cheers.

[abuminalis]

Double post.

[JacquesD]

I already saw this example at mudbox foruns, but i would like to see things like pores etc. I've tried and it didn't work, cheers.

There're maybe 2 things you could do for this.

-If you have Zbrush, you can always import your lowres mesh, subdivide it, apply the map you extracted from Mudbox and run ZMapper.


-Or, you could separate your layers in Mubox so that you keep this kind of details in 1 separated layer, extract a displacement using that 'Pores' layer and the previous layer (The closest and highest subdivision layer)... Finally, extract a 32Bits map of that combination. You should then get the 'Pores' displacement information (only) and be able to use it as a mask or whatever texture work you need to do.

Jacques.

[abuminalis]

Thanks Jacques.

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