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Low poly phong edges being baked and visible in Normal map

New Here ,
Apr 17, 2023 Apr 17, 2023

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Hello!

 

When baking normals, and with the low poly mesh phong set to 180, I am getting hard creases in flat surface where the edges are. 

esfzero_0-1681748841653.png

 

If I set up phong breaks, or a set angle of like 40degrees, then this error is fixed but I then have "sharp" edge seams and on 90 degree corners. 

 

I am curently working out of C4D but, I have tried re exporting out of Blender and get the same results. The mesh has no errors that I can find.

 

I have never had isses like this in the past. Please help this error is holding up a time sentive project.

 

Thanks!!

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Adobe Employee ,
Apr 18, 2023 Apr 18, 2023

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Hi @esfzero,

 

Thanks for your message.

 

I would like to see a picture of the issue with the sharp edges. With that being said, My advice would be to use a Low Poly without any custom smoothing groups and to make a secondary mesh with custom normals to use it as a High Poly.

 

Maybe this thread could also help you.

 

Keep me posted.

 

Cyril Dellenbach (Micro) | QA Support Artist | Adobe

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Apr 18, 2023 Apr 18, 2023

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Hello, Thanks for the response. I am baking from a High mesh. By "sharp" edges I mean you can the edge breaks on accute angled corners though the normals. Since this post I have made a new test file using a cube with a few extruded shapes on it. then use a high poly bake. This work 100% perfectly fine. So maybe this file is corrupt? I have not run into this issue before.

 

Thanks!

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Apr 18, 2023 Apr 18, 2023

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Here is another image just showing the baked normal with wireframes turned on.

esfzero_0-1681860439492.png

Thanks

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Apr 19, 2023 Apr 19, 2023

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Hmmm I don't think the file is corrupted, but there certainly is an issue we are missing. Would you mind sharing your meshes so I can take a deeper look? If you don't wish to share it here, you can send it to me privately.

 

Cyril Dellenbach (Micro) | QA Support Artist | Adobe

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