Best free tool to generate normal maps ?

[YouGroove]

LE3 have normal map generation.

 

I would like ot od it outside when working on textures and have perhaps more options.

 

Does anyone uses or tested some good and free normal map tool ?

[gamecreator]

Try this

http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/files/file/394-adrenaline-bump/

[cassius]

Photoshop and gimp have normal ma plugins.

[Guppy]

You could try "Insane Bump"

 

dl: https://sites.google.com/site/ccdsurgeon/download

 

Info: http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?317041-Insane-Bump-2-0-overhauled-Crazy-bump-alternative

[DanceTweety]

I really like Shadermap 2 it is not free but for $39.95 it is alot of program for your buck.

[YouGroove]

@Guppy : thanks , it is free with complete controls and result is top.

EDIT : It's good for simple one texture work.

-working in a directory of textures as automated repeat task don't work

-each time you click open textures it goes to program directory

[YouGroove]

Crazy bump is the best if you need lot of control.

I has specular map , displacement map, occlusion maps making, and super usefull features like remove shading from diffuse texture and others very useful.

But expensive indeed.

[SarperSoher]

xNormal for meshes http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx

dDo and nDo for textures http://dev.quixel.se/ (The legacy versions are completely free)

[Guppy]

dDo and nDo for textures http://dev.quixel.se/ (The legacy versions are completely free)

only free if you already payed for windows and photoshop CS3+

[SlipperyBrick]

Photoshop CC is great, I pay a tiny amount a month for it for however long I want and I have all the features. I recently downloaded that dDo and its amazing, very fun to work with. Effects that would take you hours to draw in by hand only take a few minutes.

 

Here is something I picked up not that long ago, only cost me a £10 and I've been using it a lot lately.

 

http://frozenflamecorp.com/site/pages.php?page=entryview&category=products&entryid=2

 

Very cheap software and the results are awesome. It's similar to B2M but for not even a fraction of the price