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    Banding on skin_utilitiy_DISP-B

    fearguyq
    posted to: Baking Utility Textures I

    Hello,

    When I baked skin_utility_DISP-B at Viewport level 2 and Render level 5 (max), I got some weird banding on the nose and brow. Any ideas what might have caused this?


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      fearguyq replied

      Here is the model at level 5 and level 2 and edit mode respectively


    • Kent Trammell replied
      I've experienced those ridges before...If you post a download link to your .blend file I'll be happy to take a closer look. The best way to do this is by uploading your file to Dropbox, Google Drive, Mega, or equivalent file hosting service then copy + pasting the share link here.
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      fearguyq replied

      https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AnWgpKciJHmxj4Ym6nufEHfmnBCrVW0P/view?usp=sharing

      Here is the link. Thank you for the extra help!

    • Kent Trammell replied

      Thanks for the file ffearguyq! After 30 min troubleshooting, I think I figured it out!

      The culprit appears to be the shapekeys. It's creating a discrepancy between the multires data and the base mesh. Which makes perfect sense in hindsight. To solve this:


      1. Go to your shapekey panel and create a new shape from mix.

         

      2. Next delete your previous 2 shapekeys with the "-" button, leaving your new shape from mix only. Then delete than one last. This process essentially "collapses" your shapekeys into a consistent base mesh.

      3. Next go to your multires modifer, change your viewport level to the highest (5) and click Apply Base in the "shape" section:



      4. At this point you should be able to bake cleanly with your viewport level at 2, render at 5.
    • Dirk Bruins(dirkdirk) replied

      FYI - I'm using Blender 3.5 and ran into the same issue.  The posted solution did not work in 3.5 or in 3.41.

      In 2.93.0 and the solution works just fine.