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Auto-fix Unity's tangent space generation when importing models.
// Place this file into a directory called Editor inside of your Assets directory.
// Unity 5.3+:
// Models imported after you do that will have:
// - Normals set to Import.
// - Set the bool "useMikk" to true:
// Tangents set to Calculate Tangent Space (MikkTSpace).
// - Set the bool "useMikk" to false:
// Tangents set to Split Tangents (UnityTSpace).
// Unity 5.2-:
// Models imported after you do that will have:
// - Smoothing Angle seto to 180.
// - Normals set to Import.
// - Tangents set to Calculate (UnityTSpace).
// - Tangents set to Split Tangents.
// All Unity versions:
// Any models that are already imported can have this applied by selecting them in
// the Project panel, right clicking and selecting "Reimport" from the pop-op menu.
// MikkTSpace:
// These tools generate MikkTSpace normal maps:
// - Modo's MikkTSpace output
// - https://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/modo/
// - Default xNormal Plugin
// - http://www.xnormal.net
// - Knald
// - https://www.knaldtech.com
// - MightyBake
// - http://www.mightybake.com
// - Blender
// - http://www.blender.org
// UnityTSpace:
// These tools generate UnityTSpace normal maps:
// - Modo's Unity output
// - http://community.thefoundry.co.uk/discussion/topic.aspx?f=83&t=77919
// - UnityTSpace xNormal Plugin
// - http://www.farfarer.com/blog/2012/06/12/unity3d-tangent-basis-plugin-xnormal/
// - Handplane3D's Unity output
// - http://www.handplane3d.com
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
public class SmoothingAngleFix : AssetPostprocessor {
private bool useMikk = true;
void OnPreprocessModel () {
ModelImporter modelImporter = assetImporter as ModelImporter;
#if UNITY_5_3
// Set Normals to Import.
modelImporter.importNormals = ModelImporterNormals.Import;
// Set Tangents to Calculate.
if (useMikk) {
modelImporter.importTangents = ModelImporterTangents.CalculateMikk;
} else {
modelImporter.importTangents = ModelImporterTangents.CalculateLegacyWithSplitTangents;
}
#else
// Set Smoothing Angle to 180.
modelImporter.normalImportMode = ModelImporterTangentSpaceMode.Calculate;
modelImporter.normalSmoothingAngle = 180.0f;
// Set Normals to Import.
modelImporter.normalImportMode = ModelImporterTangentSpaceMode.Import;
// Set Tangents to Calculate.
modelImporter.tangentImportMode = ModelImporterTangentSpaceMode.Calculate;
// Set Split Tangents to True.
modelImporter.splitTangentsAcrossSeams = true;
#endif
}
}
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