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[Vino]

Hey TIGSource. I know many of you are 2d artists but this thread is for the 3d artists of you out there. I wrote this tool called SMAK, it's a multi-purpose 3d modeling utility. It can:

* Bake hi-res models down to lo-res with diffuse, AO and normal maps
* Bake AO maps for standalone meshes
* Load and save multiple file formats

among other things. The advantage of SMAK is that it's very fast and easy to use, and lets you preview the model as the map generates. The price is $30 and you can get it on the website:

http://getsmak.net/

This video demonstrates exactly how easy it is to generate maps with SMAK:



I'd love to hear what you guys think about the tool, any feedback gets "fed back" into the development of the tool. Thanks!

[Gryxitl]

This looks pretty sweet, I'll have to check out the demo!  Can I bake a multi mesh high rez model onto a single mesh low poly?  I looked at the faq and manual and it wasn't really clear on that.

[Vino]

Absolutely. You can specify multiple high res meshes by just adding them all to the box.