I have been trying to figure out what’s the difference between Distance and Bias in the baking options. I read the manual, but it’s still unclear to me.
Can anyone explain it with practical example, please? (doesn’t have to be a .blend file)
distance is the maximum height for the bumps in the created normal map like dist = 1 BU or blender unit usually !
but you can always experiment to see what you get !
for normal map don’t forget there is a limit to the maximum distance to get a nice 3D effect!
if you need more then you may have to go with displament map !
@motorsep - it might look (and be) wrong coz numbers are a bit extruded and there’s no slope on sides. Might be normals issue.
Still, when you bake something, what falls between Distance and Bias is what will be baked. Nothing below Distance, all clipped on Bias level.
Edit: Red is what will be baked, so in order to get all shape - increase Bias and lower Distance