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Add to SafariWhen comparing Awesome Bump vs MindTex 2, the Slant community recommends Awesome Bump for most people. In the question“What are the best programs for making height maps, normal maps, and/or other maps?” Awesome Bump is ranked 1st while MindTex 2 is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose Awesome Bump is:
Supports great features, such as the addition of grunge maps, supports tessellation, and has a beautiful 3d view port.
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Pros
Pro Feature complete
Supports great features, such as the addition of grunge maps, supports tessellation, and has a beautiful 3d view port.
Pro Free and open-source
Being open source, along with the price of nothing makes this software very compelling to use.
Pro Cross platform
This software is cross platform, so you can integrate it into your work flow without worrying to much about your operating system (Linux, Mac, and Windows).
Pro Many tweak controls
You can fine tune the result to achieve the desired look that you need.
Pro Generates more then just a normal map
While this tool can generate normal maps, you can also create maps such as Height, Ambient Occlusion, Specular, and more. You can also input your own maps instead for preview.
Pro 3d View
You can preview your normal map using the built-in 3d viewer and get an idea what you're getting.
Cons
Con Confusing
The first few times using the software, you may have a hard time getting what you want. That is mostly due to the slew of features, and slightly confusing interface.
Con Doesn't run on MacOS
Con Requires open GL 3.30 or higher
Although the pbr view port looks great, it does come with the drawback that you will have to have support for open GL 3.30 or higher, and set it up before hand (if its not already set up on your computer).
Con Buy Upfront No Trial
As soon as I downloaded this for the first time and opened the file (which by the way was the free trial version) it said my trial was expired. So expect to pay upfront when downloading this app.
Con Expensire
Costs around $20.
