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Forum Archive › So is it generally discouraged to make Normal Maps from high poly models using proximity loops? › Reply To: So is it generally discouraged to make Normal Maps from high poly models using proximity loops?
You can definitely still use proximity loops if you’d like (since a bevel is essentially just proximity loops on both sides), just be sure that your flat faces have their edges marked as sharp so that the shading will be correct.