This example shows how to use the Normal caster.

// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. 
// Licensed under the MIT license. 

#include <string>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <filesystem>
#include <future>
#include "SimplygonLoader.h"


void NormalsCasting(Simplygon::ISimplygon* sg)
{
	Simplygon::spSceneImporter sgSceneImporter = sg->CreateSceneImporter();
	sgSceneImporter->SetImportFilePath( "../Assets/SimplygonMan/SimplygonMan.obj" );
	if(!sgSceneImporter->RunImport())
		throw std::exception("Failed to load SimplygonMan/SimplygonMan.obj.");
	Simplygon::spScene sgScene = sgSceneImporter->GetScene();

	// Create the reduction processor. 
	Simplygon::spReductionProcessor sgReductionProcessor = sg->CreateReductionProcessor();

	sgReductionProcessor->SetScene( sgScene );

	Simplygon::spReductionSettings sgReductionSettings = sgReductionProcessor->GetReductionSettings();
	Simplygon::spMappingImageSettings sgMappingImageSettings = sgReductionProcessor->GetMappingImageSettings();

	// Set reduction target to triangle ratio with a ratio of 50%. 
	sgReductionSettings->SetReductionTargets( Simplygon::EStopCondition::All, true, false, false, false );
	sgReductionSettings->SetReductionTargetTriangleRatio( 0.5f );

	// Generates a mapping image which is used after the reduction to cast new materials to the new 
	// reduced object. 
	sgMappingImageSettings->SetGenerateMappingImage( true );
	sgMappingImageSettings->SetApplyNewMaterialIds( true );
	sgMappingImageSettings->SetGenerateTangents( true );
	sgMappingImageSettings->SetUseFullRetexturing( true );

	Simplygon::spMappingImageOutputMaterialSettings sgOutputMaterialSettings = sgMappingImageSettings->GetOutputMaterialSettings(0);

	// Setting the size of the output material for the mapping image. This will be the output size of the 
	// textures when we do material casting in a later stage. 
	sgOutputMaterialSettings->SetTextureWidth( 2048 );
	sgOutputMaterialSettings->SetTextureHeight( 2048 );

	// Start the reduction process. 
	sgReductionProcessor->RunProcessing();

	// Setup and run the normals material casting. 
	Simplygon::spNormalCaster sgNormalsCaster = sg->CreateNormalCaster();
	sgNormalsCaster->SetMappingImage( sgReductionProcessor->GetMappingImage() );
	sgNormalsCaster->SetSourceMaterials( sgScene->GetMaterialTable() );
	sgNormalsCaster->SetSourceTextures( sgScene->GetTextureTable() );
	sgNormalsCaster->SetOutputFilePath( "NormalsTexture" );

	Simplygon::spNormalCasterSettings sgNormalsCasterSettings = sgNormalsCaster->GetNormalCasterSettings();
	sgNormalsCasterSettings->SetMaterialChannel( "Normals" );
	sgNormalsCasterSettings->SetGenerateTangentSpaceNormals( true );
	sgNormalsCasterSettings->SetOutputImageFileFormat( Simplygon::EImageOutputFormat::PNG );
	sgNormalsCasterSettings->SetOutputPixelFormat( Simplygon::EPixelFormat::R8G8B8 );

	sgNormalsCaster->RunProcessing();
	std::string normalsTextureFilePath = sgNormalsCaster->GetOutputFilePath();

	// Update scene with new casted texture. 
	Simplygon::spMaterialTable sgMaterialTable = sg->CreateMaterialTable();
	Simplygon::spTextureTable sgTextureTable = sg->CreateTextureTable();
	Simplygon::spMaterial sgMaterial = sg->CreateMaterial();
	Simplygon::spTexture sgNormalsTexture = sg->CreateTexture();
	sgNormalsTexture->SetName( "Normals" );
	sgNormalsTexture->SetFilePath( normalsTextureFilePath.c_str() );
	sgTextureTable->AddTexture( sgNormalsTexture );

	Simplygon::spShadingTextureNode sgNormalsTextureShadingNode = sg->CreateShadingTextureNode();
	sgNormalsTextureShadingNode->SetTexCoordLevel( 0 );
	sgNormalsTextureShadingNode->SetTextureName( "Normals" );

	sgMaterial->AddMaterialChannel( "Normals" );
	sgMaterial->SetShadingNetwork( "Normals", sgNormalsTextureShadingNode );

	sgMaterialTable->AddMaterial( sgMaterial );

	sgScene->GetTextureTable()->Clear();
	sgScene->GetMaterialTable()->Clear();
	sgScene->GetTextureTable()->Copy(sgTextureTable);
	sgScene->GetMaterialTable()->Copy(sgMaterialTable);

	Simplygon::spSceneExporter  sgSceneExporter = sg->CreateSceneExporter();
	sgSceneExporter->SetScene(sgScene);
	sgSceneExporter->SetExportFilePath( "Output.fbx" );
	if(!sgSceneExporter->RunExport())
		throw std::exception("Failed to save Output.fbx.");

}

int main()
{
	Simplygon::ISimplygon* sg = NULL;
	Simplygon::EErrorCodes initval = Simplygon::Initialize( &sg );
	if( initval != Simplygon::EErrorCodes::NoError )
	{
		return int(initval);
	}

	NormalsCasting(sg);

	Simplygon::Deinitialize(sg);

	return 0;
}

// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. 
// Licensed under the MIT license. 

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class Program
{
    static void NormalsCasting(Simplygon.ISimplygon sg)
    {
        using (Simplygon.spSceneImporter sgSceneImporter = sg.CreateSceneImporter())
        {
            sgSceneImporter.SetImportFilePath( "../Assets/SimplygonMan/SimplygonMan.obj" );
            if(!sgSceneImporter.RunImport())
                throw new System.Exception("Failed to load SimplygonMan/SimplygonMan.obj.");
            Simplygon.spScene sgScene = sgSceneImporter.GetScene();

            // Create the reduction processor. 
            using (Simplygon.spReductionProcessor sgReductionProcessor = sg.CreateReductionProcessor())
            {
                sgReductionProcessor.SetScene( sgScene );

                using (Simplygon.spReductionSettings sgReductionSettings = sgReductionProcessor.GetReductionSettings())
                using (Simplygon.spMappingImageSettings sgMappingImageSettings = sgReductionProcessor.GetMappingImageSettings())
                {
                    // Set reduction target to triangle ratio with a ratio of 50%. 
                    sgReductionSettings.SetReductionTargets( Simplygon.EStopCondition.All, true, false, false, false );
                    sgReductionSettings.SetReductionTargetTriangleRatio( 0.5f );

                    // Generates a mapping image which is used after the reduction to cast new materials to the new 
                    // reduced object. 
                    sgMappingImageSettings.SetGenerateMappingImage( true );
                    sgMappingImageSettings.SetApplyNewMaterialIds( true );
                    sgMappingImageSettings.SetGenerateTangents( true );
                    sgMappingImageSettings.SetUseFullRetexturing( true );

                    using (Simplygon.spMappingImageOutputMaterialSettings sgOutputMaterialSettings = sgMappingImageSettings.GetOutputMaterialSettings(0))
                    {
                        // Setting the size of the output material for the mapping image. This will be the output size of the 
                        // textures when we do material casting in a later stage. 
                        sgOutputMaterialSettings.SetTextureWidth( 2048 );
                        sgOutputMaterialSettings.SetTextureHeight( 2048 );

                    }
                }
                // Start the reduction process. 
                sgReductionProcessor.RunProcessing();

                // Setup and run the normals material casting. 
                string normalsTextureFilePath;
                using (Simplygon.spNormalCaster sgNormalsCaster = sg.CreateNormalCaster())
                {
                    sgNormalsCaster.SetMappingImage( sgReductionProcessor.GetMappingImage() );
                    sgNormalsCaster.SetSourceMaterials( sgScene.GetMaterialTable() );
                    sgNormalsCaster.SetSourceTextures( sgScene.GetTextureTable() );
                    sgNormalsCaster.SetOutputFilePath( "NormalsTexture" );

                    using (Simplygon.spNormalCasterSettings sgNormalsCasterSettings = sgNormalsCaster.GetNormalCasterSettings())
                    {
                        sgNormalsCasterSettings.SetMaterialChannel( "Normals" );
                        sgNormalsCasterSettings.SetGenerateTangentSpaceNormals( true );
                        sgNormalsCasterSettings.SetOutputImageFileFormat( Simplygon.EImageOutputFormat.PNG );
                        sgNormalsCasterSettings.SetOutputPixelFormat( Simplygon.EPixelFormat.R8G8B8 );
                    }

                    sgNormalsCaster.RunProcessing();
                    normalsTextureFilePath = sgNormalsCaster.GetOutputFilePath();
                }

                // Update scene with new casted texture. 
                using (Simplygon.spMaterialTable sgMaterialTable = sg.CreateMaterialTable())
                using (Simplygon.spTextureTable sgTextureTable = sg.CreateTextureTable())
                using (Simplygon.spMaterial sgMaterial = sg.CreateMaterial())
                {
                    using(Simplygon.spTexture sgNormalsTexture = sg.CreateTexture())
                    {
                        sgNormalsTexture.SetName( "Normals" );
                        sgNormalsTexture.SetFilePath( normalsTextureFilePath );
                        sgTextureTable.AddTexture( sgNormalsTexture );
                    }

                    using(Simplygon.spShadingTextureNode sgNormalsTextureShadingNode = sg.CreateShadingTextureNode())
                    {
                        sgNormalsTextureShadingNode.SetTexCoordLevel( 0 );
                        sgNormalsTextureShadingNode.SetTextureName( "Normals" );

                        sgMaterial.AddMaterialChannel( "Normals" );
                        sgMaterial.SetShadingNetwork( "Normals", sgNormalsTextureShadingNode );
                    }

                    sgMaterialTable.AddMaterial( sgMaterial );

                    sgScene.GetTextureTable().Clear();
                    sgScene.GetMaterialTable().Clear();
                    sgScene.GetTextureTable().Copy(sgTextureTable);
                    sgScene.GetMaterialTable().Copy(sgMaterialTable);
                }

            }
            using (Simplygon.spSceneExporter sgSceneExporter = sg.CreateSceneExporter())
            {
                sgSceneExporter.SetScene(sgScene);
                sgSceneExporter.SetExportFilePath( "Output.fbx" );
                if(!sgSceneExporter.RunExport())
                    throw new System.Exception("Failed to save Output.fbx.");

            }
        }
    }
    static int Main(string[] args)
    {
        using (var sg = Simplygon.Loader.InitSimplygon(out var errorCode, out var errorMessage))
        {
            if (errorCode != Simplygon.EErrorCodes.NoError)
                return (int)errorCode;
            NormalsCasting(sg);
        }

        return 0;
    }
}

# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. 
# Licensed under the MIT license. 

import math
import os
import sys
import glob
import gc
import threading

from pathlib import Path
from simplygon import simplygon_loader
from simplygon import Simplygon


def NormalsCasting(sg: Simplygon.ISimplygon):
    sgSceneImporter = sg.CreateSceneImporter()
    sgSceneImporter.SetImportFilePath( '../Assets/SimplygonMan/SimplygonMan.obj' )
    if not sgSceneImporter.RunImport():
        raise Exception('Failed to load SimplygonMan/SimplygonMan.obj.')
    sgScene = sgSceneImporter.GetScene()

    # Create the reduction processor. 
    sgReductionProcessor = sg.CreateReductionProcessor()

    sgReductionProcessor.SetScene( sgScene )

    sgReductionSettings = sgReductionProcessor.GetReductionSettings()
    sgMappingImageSettings = sgReductionProcessor.GetMappingImageSettings()

    # Set reduction target to triangle ratio with a ratio of 50%. 
    sgReductionSettings.SetReductionTargets( Simplygon.EStopCondition_All, True, False, False, False )
    sgReductionSettings.SetReductionTargetTriangleRatio( 0.5 )

    # Generates a mapping image which is used after the reduction to cast new materials to the new 
    # reduced object. 
    sgMappingImageSettings.SetGenerateMappingImage( True )
    sgMappingImageSettings.SetApplyNewMaterialIds( True )
    sgMappingImageSettings.SetGenerateTangents( True )
    sgMappingImageSettings.SetUseFullRetexturing( True )

    sgOutputMaterialSettings = sgMappingImageSettings.GetOutputMaterialSettings(0)

    # Setting the size of the output material for the mapping image. This will be the output size of the 
    # textures when we do material casting in a later stage. 
    sgOutputMaterialSettings.SetTextureWidth( 2048 )
    sgOutputMaterialSettings.SetTextureHeight( 2048 )

    # Start the reduction process. 
    sgReductionProcessor.RunProcessing()

    # Setup and run the normals material casting. 
    sgNormalsCaster = sg.CreateNormalCaster()
    sgNormalsCaster.SetMappingImage( sgReductionProcessor.GetMappingImage() )
    sgNormalsCaster.SetSourceMaterials( sgScene.GetMaterialTable() )
    sgNormalsCaster.SetSourceTextures( sgScene.GetTextureTable() )
    sgNormalsCaster.SetOutputFilePath( 'NormalsTexture' )

    sgNormalsCasterSettings = sgNormalsCaster.GetNormalCasterSettings()
    sgNormalsCasterSettings.SetMaterialChannel( 'Normals' )
    sgNormalsCasterSettings.SetGenerateTangentSpaceNormals( True )
    sgNormalsCasterSettings.SetOutputImageFileFormat( Simplygon.EImageOutputFormat_PNG )
    sgNormalsCasterSettings.SetOutputPixelFormat( Simplygon.EPixelFormat_R8G8B8 )

    sgNormalsCaster.RunProcessing()
    normalsTextureFilePath = sgNormalsCaster.GetOutputFilePath()

    # Update scene with new casted texture. 
    sgMaterialTable = sg.CreateMaterialTable()
    sgTextureTable = sg.CreateTextureTable()
    sgMaterial = sg.CreateMaterial()
    sgNormalsTexture = sg.CreateTexture()
    sgNormalsTexture.SetName( 'Normals' )
    sgNormalsTexture.SetFilePath( normalsTextureFilePath )
    sgTextureTable.AddTexture( sgNormalsTexture )

    sgNormalsTextureShadingNode = sg.CreateShadingTextureNode()
    sgNormalsTextureShadingNode.SetTexCoordLevel( 0 )
    sgNormalsTextureShadingNode.SetTextureName( 'Normals' )

    sgMaterial.AddMaterialChannel( 'Normals' )
    sgMaterial.SetShadingNetwork( 'Normals', sgNormalsTextureShadingNode )

    sgMaterialTable.AddMaterial( sgMaterial )

    sgScene.GetTextureTable().Clear()
    sgScene.GetMaterialTable().Clear()
    sgScene.GetTextureTable().Copy(sgTextureTable)
    sgScene.GetMaterialTable().Copy(sgMaterialTable)

    sgSceneExporter = sg.CreateSceneExporter()
    sgSceneExporter.SetScene(sgScene)
    sgSceneExporter.SetExportFilePath( 'Output.fbx' )
    if not sgSceneExporter.RunExport():
        raise Exception('Failed to save Output.fbx.')


if __name__ == '__main__':
    sg = simplygon_loader.init_simplygon()
    if sg is None:
        exit(Simplygon.GetLastInitializationError())

    NormalsCasting(sg)

    sg = None
    gc.collect()