I'm no expert , but this is how I currently use Marmo'.......
Medium export:
Paint = Textures
Triangles = 100%
Texture size = 4096
Normal = Tangent
Texture file = TGA
Mesh File = OBJ
Marmoset:
Load obj.
Check scale reference in Main Camera tab (left panel) usually I set scale to centimeters to match scale reference image. - then uncheck reference scale again one it's set correctly.
Delete all the sculpt layer materials that are generated in right hand column.
Create new materials for each layer (drop the new materials onto the correct layer on the sculpt) then assign the relevent TGA file for each layer in Albedo , Occlusion , (Gloss optional) - I think it's the same layer TGA file for each of these slots.
Uncheck "use mini maps" in the settings window for each of the above.
***I don't plug in the Normals map. *** (this never seems to map correctly??? , so I just omit it)
You can use and adjust most of the material property sliders (specular , gloss etc.) without plugging a map in.
Click on SKY tab (left panel) and drop a couple of lights into the scene and set to OMNI light. (use ALT key and left mouse button to rotate sculpt and position lights Z axis)
Click on individual lights in hierarchy tree (SKY) in left panel to adjust settings.
In the RENDER options (left panel) I set everything to max quality and adjust the sliders as required (but tend not to use "local reflections")
Set capture tab settings to max quality for still image renders.
(if any of this contains technical errors , correctional comments from other users are most welcome!)
See pic below (click on it to enlarge) 🙂
Medium export:
Paint = Textures
Triangles = 100%
Texture size = 4096
Normal = Tangent
Texture file = TGA
Mesh File = OBJ
Marmoset:
Load obj.
Check scale reference in Main Camera tab (left panel) usually I set scale to centimeters to match scale reference image. - then uncheck reference scale again one it's set correctly.
Delete all the sculpt layer materials that are generated in right hand column.
Create new materials for each layer (drop the new materials onto the correct layer on the sculpt) then assign the relevent TGA file for each layer in Albedo , Occlusion , (Gloss optional) - I think it's the same layer TGA file for each of these slots.
Uncheck "use mini maps" in the settings window for each of the above.
***I don't plug in the Normals map. *** (this never seems to map correctly??? , so I just omit it)
You can use and adjust most of the material property sliders (specular , gloss etc.) without plugging a map in.
Click on SKY tab (left panel) and drop a couple of lights into the scene and set to OMNI light. (use ALT key and left mouse button to rotate sculpt and position lights Z axis)
Click on individual lights in hierarchy tree (SKY) in left panel to adjust settings.
In the RENDER options (left panel) I set everything to max quality and adjust the sliders as required (but tend not to use "local reflections")
Set capture tab settings to max quality for still image renders.
(if any of this contains technical errors , correctional comments from other users are most welcome!)
See pic below (click on it to enlarge) 🙂
@wilberforce The phrase I think you want to try typing into google is "retopology". That'll let you create one of those sexy maps you see on the game characters where you can overpaint it in photoshop. Be warned - retop is evil and will swallow your soul if you're not careful.
@InkyTheOctopus great post. Enough to get started with it, and the only source I've found so far.
Quick Visual of the settings choices inside medium for export
Took me a couple of hours to figure out some things, in part because I didn't read carefully, so I'll post them here and maybe save some others from the same problems. For the first test, I just used a simple one layer painted object, to minimize the number of things I had to figure out at one time. Any mistakes or further insights, feel free to correct me.
Selecting the right map for Albedo, etc. If you use the normals map you'll lose color information and just work with the base clay, as far as I can tell.
.tga MAP _nrm.tga NORMALS MAP
Use the regular .tga file
The scaling to cm is (apparently?) set in Edit > Preferences
I've barely scratched the surface of this program, and I'm sure there's a list of hot keys somewhere.
[ALT] + Left Mouse Key work as described in the original post. Additionally, I noticed that [SHIFT] and the left mouse key will move the overall background lighting overlay.
Since this is the only medium+marmoset specific thread that is out there, at least which I've been able to find, it would undoubtedly be helpful for other information, deeper understanding of this combo is posted by more experienced users. Tips and hints are always useful!
At any rate, hope this helps some others, as this tool definitely gives the renders some spark, from what I've seen in the sketchbook threads. Once things are set up, most things are slider based, so the program is pretty intuitive. Ctrl-Z allows undo for pretty much everything I've run across, which is also good while testing.
Quick Visual of the settings choices inside medium for export
Took me a couple of hours to figure out some things, in part because I didn't read carefully, so I'll post them here and maybe save some others from the same problems. For the first test, I just used a simple one layer painted object, to minimize the number of things I had to figure out at one time. Any mistakes or further insights, feel free to correct me.
Selecting the right map for Albedo, etc. If you use the normals map you'll lose color information and just work with the base clay, as far as I can tell.
.tga MAP _nrm.tga NORMALS MAP
Use the regular .tga file
The scaling to cm is (apparently?) set in Edit > Preferences
I've barely scratched the surface of this program, and I'm sure there's a list of hot keys somewhere.
[ALT] + Left Mouse Key work as described in the original post. Additionally, I noticed that [SHIFT] and the left mouse key will move the overall background lighting overlay.
Since this is the only medium+marmoset specific thread that is out there, at least which I've been able to find, it would undoubtedly be helpful for other information, deeper understanding of this combo is posted by more experienced users. Tips and hints are always useful!
At any rate, hope this helps some others, as this tool definitely gives the renders some spark, from what I've seen in the sketchbook threads. Once things are set up, most things are slider based, so the program is pretty intuitive. Ctrl-Z allows undo for pretty much everything I've run across, which is also good while testing.