Normal - Mixer 2021 - MTS - 2021

Introduction
- Welcome
- Mixer Overview
- Mixer’s Workflow
- PBR – Physically Based Rendering
- Learn Mixer
- Hardware Requirements
- Release Notes
- Glossary
Making your First Mix
- Installing Mixer
- Quick Start
Feature Highlights
- Multi-Texture Set Support
- Smart Materials
- Mask Exports
- Flatten Mix
- Asset Manager
User Interface
- Menu Bar
  - File
  - Edit
  - Library
  - Window
  - Help
- Left Panel
  - Viewport
    - Viewport Controls
    - Render Modes
  - Local Library
- Right Panel
Layer Types
- Surface Layer
- Atlas Layer
- Solid Layer
- Liquid Layer
- Noise Layer
- Paint Layer
Masking
- Procedural Masks
  - Components
    - Solid
    - Texture Map
    - Noise
    - Pattern
    - Normal
    - Curvature
    - Position Gradient
  - Modifiers
    - Brightness / Contrast
    - Clamp
    - Invert
    - Normalize
    - Gradient Remap
    - Posterize
    - Blur
    - Bevel
    - Circular Transform
    - Scatter
    - Projection
- Material ID Mask
- Paint Mask
Painting
- Brush Panel
Importing
- Importing Custom Surface
Exporting
- Custom Exports
- Export to Library
- Advanced Texture Setup
Advanced Installation
- Folder Structure
- Silent Installation
- Integration with Quixel Bridge
- Mixer Environment Variables
References
- Shortcut Keys
- FAQs
- Smart Material Packs

This component directionally masks using the Mix’s normals.

A demonstration of the normal component.

A demonstration of the normal component.

Angle: The angle of normals to include in the mask, where 0 is to the right when looking top down.

Rotating the normal mask on the green layer in a counter-clockwise direction.

Rotating the normal mask on the green layer in a counter-clockwise direction.

Tilt: The tilt in the vertical direction of normals to include.
Range: Specify the range of normals to apply to the mask.
Normal Data: You can also choose between different options for your Normal data:
- Mesh & Underlying Mix
- Mesh & Current Layer
- Mesh & Base Normal Map
- Mesh Only

The following video will give you some great examples for this component.

Pattern