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  1. What is the primary purpose of texture baking in a 3D production workflow?

    Answer: Transfer high-poly surface detail to low-poly texture maps

    Texture baking transfers surface detail (normals, AO, etc.) from a high-poly mesh onto texture maps that are applied to a game-ready low-poly model.

  2. Which map type is specifically designed to store surface direction data baked from a high-poly mesh to simulate fine geometric detail?

    Answer: Normal map

    A normal map stores RGB data representing XYZ surface direction vectors, tricking the lighting system into seeing surface detail that isn't geometrically present.

  3. What is the purpose of a cage mesh in the texture baking process?

    Answer: Controls the offset surface that determines where baking rays are cast

    A cage mesh is a slightly inflated version of the low-poly mesh defining the ray projection volume, ensuring accurate baking without skewing artifacts.

  4. Which application is widely recognized as an industry-standard dedicated texture baking tool?

    Answer: Marmoset Toolbag

    Marmoset Toolbag is an industry-standard application offering precise baking controls and real-time rendering previews, making it a go-to dedicated baking tool.

  5. What does increasing the ray distance value in texture baking software primarily affect?

    Answer: How far projection rays travel when sampling the high-poly mesh

    Ray distance controls how far projection rays extend from the low-poly surface toward the high-poly mesh, directly affecting which geometry gets sampled.

  6. What type of baking artifact commonly occurs when the cage is not properly inflated around a mesh?

    Answer: Ray misses creating dark holes or incomplete areas on the baked map

    When the cage is too small, rays can start inside the high-poly mesh, failing to intersect it and leaving dark holes or blank patches in the baked output.

  7. What does baking an Ambient Occlusion (AO) map capture about a 3D surface?

    Answer: How much ambient light reaches each point based on surrounding geometry

    AO maps store darkness values where nearby geometry blocks ambient light, such as crevices and contact points, adding visual depth to surfaces.