Terragen Normal Maps

[WAS]

Does terragen read Normal Maps in Y+ or Y-?

[Matt]

Terragen 4.5 doesn't read normal maps. That's on the 2021 roadmap.

[WAS]

So only bump? But similarly, bump can be read positive or negative? I've been noticing a lot of directx exported stuff have inverted normal maps, and weirdly vertically flipped textures which don't align with object UV in TG (gotta flip horizontally) so just trying to figure out tbe quirks with these unreal/unity assets.

[WAS]

Also most PBR generators are outputting normal maps, not bump maps and they appear to work. They aren't read properly?

[Dune]

TG probably reads the hues as greyscale and makes higher values into bump.

[Hannes]

Terragen 4.5 doesn't read normal maps. That's on the 2021 roadmap.

Can't wait!!!!!

[sboerner]

Terragen 4.5 doesn't read normal maps. That's on the 2021 roadmap.

Terrific news!

[WAS]

TG probably reads the hues as greyscale and makes higher values into bump.

Must be. I don't even have software that outputs bumps. Everything I use is Normal Maps. Honestly haven't seen a bump fo years except few days ago ripping some Unreal assets. Heck even CrazyBump doesn't even export bump maps, and exports normal maps. Good thing Materialize reads Normal as 3D and then can create a heightmap from it. Kinda like it's AO feature you can see it firing shadows from 360 degrees to "formulate" a heightmap.

[Dune]

I use Pixplant, but to be honest, a bumpmap is some kind of derivative of the color map, and not really representing real bumps. Just recoloring and fading the whites and blacks. Some areas clearly being higher than others but having a darker hue, will end up having a low bump. Like in birch bark.
Handwork is often needed.

[Suwa_Foughten_Field]

Okay, but is compatibility planned in the future? I think I already have got the basics of Terragen covered, and now, I'm thinking of how it could become even better....

[sjefen]

Sorry to dig this thread up again, but are there any news on when we can expect support for normal maps? I have to rebuild my library and most of my assets are automatically loaded with normal maps so it's very time consuming to manually go in and change all of them to bump map.


- Terje

[Hannes]

Oh yes!!!! Normal map support would be fantastic!! Converting them into bump maps is nothing but a very inaccurate compromise. If TG would read normal maps correctly it would be a very big improvement in displaying models.
Actually I think it's a must have nowadays, if TG tries to compete with other apps. 

[zaxxon]

I agree, normal map inclusion would be great!

[WAS]

It's almost 2023 now, hopefully that can sneak in.

[sboerner]

Patiently waiting here as well. It would make the ZBrush -> Terragen pipeline oh so much better.