To Normal node

Left Toolbar > Normal icon Normal Nodes > To Normal icon To Normal

The To Normal node converts the input image to an image in normal color mode.

input
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The checker image in RGB color mode has been converted into a Normal color mode image using height_rgb and a 7x7 filter.

Procedure

To Convert an image into a normal image:

  1. On the left toolbar choose Normal Nodes > To Normal. Normal icon > To Normal icon

  2. Drag the To Normal icon into the Node Graph.

    To Normal node

  3. Connect the output of an image node into the Img input in the To Normal node.

  4. Adjust the attributes of the To Normal node to modify the output normal image.

Inputs

Img An image, usually in a Color color mode (RGB, HSV, LAB, M).

Outputs

Img An image in Normal color mode.

Attributes Panel

To Normal attributes

Source
Sets the type of the source of the input image:

normal: Treats the input image as if the pixels rgb channel contain RGB normal information. For example, the output of a baked 3D model.

height: Treats the input image as if the pixels rgb channel contain height information.

Filter
Type of filter used to convert an image in height source type to Normal color mode.

Convert
Algorithm use to convert the image in height source type to Normal color mode.

Seamless
Generates a seamless normal map.

Invert X
Inverts the X component of the output normal.

Invert Y
Inverts the Y component of the output normal.

Invert Z
Inverts the Z component of the output normal.

Swap XZ
Swaps the X and Z component of the output normal.

Multiply
Multiplies the output angle by the given value, increasing or decreasing the strenght of the normal map.

Additional Notes

Normal maps are baked in external 3D applications, and not all 3D applications bake on the same format for Normal images that PixaFlux uses. When loading a Normal map baked on other 3D applications you might need to set some.

xNormal

To Normal attributes

Normals baked by xNormal don't need any modification.

3ds max

To Normal attributes

For loading normal images baked in 3ds max you'll need to: