Creating Normal Maps: Blender 3D 2.49

13. Position the Camera

Note:

The model I'm using to create the normal map is positioned at [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0].
I want to place the camera over it and looking down.

Select the Camera

Open Transform Properties

N key
or
3D View menu >> Object >> Transform Properties

Position Camera

LocX: 0.0
LocY: 0.0
LocZ: 5.0

Orient Camera

RotX: 0.0
RotY: 0.0
RotZ: 0.0

14. Set the image size of the rendered normal map

Note:

For this tutorial, I'm setting the image size at 512 x 512 pixels.

Buttons Window menu >> Scene (F10) >> Render buttons

Format tab

SizeX: 512
SizeY: 512

15. Camera settings: Orthographic

Note:

Use the orthographic scale to zoom the camera in or out

Camera selected

NumPad 0
or
3D View menu >> View >> Camera

Enable Orthographic button

Buttons Window menu >> Editing (F9)

Camera tab

Lens

Orthographic button

Set Orthographic scale

Buttons Window menu >> Editing (F9)

Camera tab

Lens

Scale:

16. Render the normal map

F12
or
User Perference menu >> Render >> Render Current Frame

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