Flip Normal map green channel

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I would like to flip the green channel of all the normal maps plugged into a material instances. I’m using a Master Materials and Material Instance.

Is there a way of using a “-1 scalar” or a “One Minus” to flip the normal map green channel in the Master Material so all the instances will flip the green channel?

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use a “*-1” as they go between -1 and 1

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I guess you can copy the texture and make a flipped version

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or as @RecourseDesign says

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Thank you RecourseDesign and ClockworkOcean. This helps me a great deal!!!

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Just out of curiosity, would this “Flip Green” be acceptable, too?
And would this be ok to add a Multiplier to the Normal Map to control the Height?

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It has to be a -1*

Use FlattenNormal to control the height. Normal maps don’t work like texture, hence lots of special nodes.

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Like this?

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Perfect :slight_smile:

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Thank you so much!

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For controlling the height of the window, use FlattenNormal. The reason there are so many special nodes is because normal maps do not work like textures.

11

The perfect solution.

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I don’t think there is a better solution than this.

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Use FlattenNormal in order to build a window of a specific height. Using normal maps does not produce the same result as using textures, which is why there are so many special nodes.

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It’s the perfect solution you’ve been looking for.

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This is a perfect solution for all your needs.