# Uv unwrapping and Baking a metallic object generates a texture with 0 metalness

**URL:** <https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/uv-unwrapping-and-baking-a-metallic-object-generates-a-texture-with-0-metalness/17345>\
**Category:** Bug Report\
**Created:** [September 14, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/uv-unwrapping-and-baking-a-metallic-object-generates-a-texture-with-0-metalness/17345 "2024-09-14T21:02:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![xyz.lB](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/xyz.lb/32/8644_2.png) [@xyz.lB](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/xyz.lB)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/uv-unwrapping-and-baking-a-metallic-object-generates-a-texture-with-0-metalness/17345/1 "2024-09-14T21:02:27Z")

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Hi , this is happening every time I try to bake a metallic object , so I figured a way around it and enter manually 1 next to metalness.

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**Author:** ![stephomi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/stephomi/32/19583_2.png) [@stephomi](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/stephomi)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/uv-unwrapping-and-baking-a-metallic-object-generates-a-texture-with-0-metalness/17345/2 "2024-09-15T02:54:44Z")

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Maybe disable metalness baking in the bake option.  
And I can’t replicate the 0 thing. If the object is metallic the metal texture should be mostly white.

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**Author:** ![xyz.lB](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/xyz.lb/32/8644_2.png) [@xyz.lB](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/xyz.lB)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/uv-unwrapping-and-baking-a-metallic-object-generates-a-texture-with-0-metalness/17345/3 "2024-10-06T20:11:47Z")

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Tkx I just tested it and it seems to b working fine 👌