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| ===== Loading Meshes ===== | ===== Loading Meshes ===== | ||
| - | - Click the Load Baker button in the General Tab to initiate The Baker. | + | Click the Load Baker button in the General Tab to initiate The Baker. |
| - | - In the Bake Meshes group click the toolbox button that is located to the right of the High Poly slot to load a High Poly mesh. | + | |
| - | - Click the toolbox button that is located to the right of the Low Poly slot to load a Low Poly mesh. | + | In the Bake Meshes group click the toolbox button that is located to the right of the High Poly slot to load a High Poly mesh. |
| - | - Click the toolbox button that is located to the right of the Cage Mesh slot to load a Cage Mesh. | + | |
| + | Click the toolbox button that is located to the right of the Low Poly slot to load a Low Poly mesh. | ||
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| + | Click the toolbox button that is located to the right of the Cage Mesh slot to load a Cage Mesh. | ||
| * If you wish to load more than one High Poly mesh you can click the + icon to add more slots as needed | * If you wish to load more than one High Poly mesh you can click the + icon to add more slots as needed | ||
| * You can remove previously loaded meshes by clicking the - button next to the slot that contains the High Poly mesh that you wish to remove. | * You can remove previously loaded meshes by clicking the - button next to the slot that contains the High Poly mesh that you wish to remove. | ||
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| ===== Adjusting Your Texture Size & Bake Settings ===== | ===== Adjusting Your Texture Size & Bake Settings ===== | ||
| - | In the Global Bake Settings group set the desired texture size that you wish to use by changing the spinners to the correct value. If you don't have a pre-made cage file then it is recommended that you set the initial bake to something small such as 512² or 1024² with No AA. | + | In the Global Bake Settings group set the desired texture size that you wish to use by changing the spinners to the correct value. |
| + | * If you don't have a pre-made cage file then it is recommended that you set the initial bake to something small such as 512² or 1024² with No AA. | ||
| Set the Anti-aliasing to 16xAA if you wish to enable anti-aliasing for higher quality bakes (at the cost of a little extra baking time). | Set the Anti-aliasing to 16xAA if you wish to enable anti-aliasing for higher quality bakes (at the cost of a little extra baking time). | ||
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| ===== Baking Ambient Occlusion & Transmission Maps ===== | ===== Baking Ambient Occlusion & Transmission Maps ===== | ||
| + | The baking of [[ambient_occlusion_maps_knald|Ambient Occlusion]] & [[transmission_maps_knald|Transmission Maps]] is performed after all other bake targets are processed due to their interactive nature and their ability to be updated on the fly without the need to rebake other targets. | ||
| + | If you want to change the settings for either of these post bake you can do so by going to the associated group, either in the [[the_main_tab_knald|Main]] or [[the_baker_knald|Baker]] tabs, and adjusting the relevant controls. This will update the bake to reflect the changes made. | ||
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