diff --git a/configs/direct_8.py b/configs/direct_8.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b7f89e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/direct_8.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+from utils.convnext_utils import CNBlockConfig
+
+config = dict()
+
+config['gpu'] = '6'
+config['name'] = 'direct_8'
+config['notes'] = 'with normals input but only single garment sequence with msssim and l2 mesh loss only and without skinning and remasked' 
+config['tags'] = ['torch', 'direct'] 
+config['script'] = 'scripts/direct_train.py'
+
+config['pretrained_model'] = ''
+config['use_curvature'] = False
+config['use_normals'] = True
+config['use_skinning'] = False
+
+# assert that only use curvature or normals
+assert not (config['use_curvature'] and config['use_normals'])
+
+config['batch_size'] = 4
+config['train_dir'] = '/data-net/dataset/00761'
+config['valid_dir'] = '/data-net/dataset/00761'
+config['test_dir'] = '/data-net/dataset/test_ready'
+config['train_frames'] = None
+config['valid_frames'] = None
+
+config['resolution'] = 512
+config['is_skirt'] = False
+config['dataset_in_memory'] = True
+config['is_cape'] = False
+config['remove_global_orientation'] = True
+config['device'] = 'cuda'
+config['input_features'] = 9
+
+config['smpl_res'] = 14475
+if config['is_cape']:
+  config['smpl_res'] = 3638
+
+config['latent_dim'] = 128
+
+config['bottleneck_scale'] = 2
+
+config['is_label'] = False
+config['kernel_size'] = 7
+config['bottleneck_size'] = 64 * config['bottleneck_scale']
+
+block_setting = [
+    CNBlockConfig(16, 32, 3),
+    CNBlockConfig(32, 128, 3),
+    CNBlockConfig(128, 256, 9),
+    CNBlockConfig(256, config['bottleneck_size'], 9),
+    CNBlockConfig(config['bottleneck_size'], None, 3),
+]
+
+block_setting_reverse = [
+    CNBlockConfig(config['bottleneck_size'], 256, 3),
+    CNBlockConfig(256, 128, 9),
+    CNBlockConfig(128, 32, 9),
+    CNBlockConfig(32, 16, 3),
+    CNBlockConfig(16, 3, 3),
+    # CNBlockConfig(3, 3, 3),
+]
+
+config['encoder_block_settings'] = block_setting
+config['decoder_block_settings'] = block_setting_reverse
+config['activation'] = 'tanh'
+
+
+config['lr'] = 0.0001
+config['reg_loss_coeff'] = 0.1
+
+config['signature'] = { 'id',
+                        'frame_nr',
+                        'pose_shape',
+                        'uv_normals',
+                        'mesh_mask',
+                        'mesh_body_posed',
+                        'mesh_posed',
+                        'uv_static',
+                        'uv_mask',
+                        'uv_body_posed',
+                        }
+
+if config['use_skinning']:
+  config['signature'].add('uv_unposed')
+  config['signature'].add('mesh_unposed')
+else:
+  config['signature'].add('uv_posed')
diff --git a/scripts/direct_train.py b/scripts/direct_train.py
index 4e43694..574912b 100644
--- a/scripts/direct_train.py
+++ b/scripts/direct_train.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ args = vars(parser.parse_args())
 config_module = importlib.import_module(args['config'])
 config = config_module.config
 if args['debug']:
-    from configs.direct_7 import config
+    from configs.direct_8 import config
     # from configs.ae_static_orig_2 import config
 os.environ["CUDA_DEVICE_ORDER"]="PCI_BUS_ID"
 os.environ["CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES"] = config['gpu']
@@ -219,13 +219,16 @@ def plot_everything(batch: dict, type: str):
 
     garment_posed = [mesh_posed[i, mask[i], :] for i in range(body.shape[0])]
     collision = [np.concatenate((body[i], garment_posed[i]), axis=0) for i in range(len(garment_posed))]
-    collision_faces = [np.concatenate((F, faces[i] + config['smpl_res']), axis=0) for i in range(len(garment_posed))]
     collision_color = [np.concatenate((np.ones_like(body[i], dtype=np.int32)*100, np.ones_like(garment_posed[i], dtype=np.int32)*230), axis=0) for i in range(len(garment_posed))]
 
     garment_posed_fixed = [mesh_posed_fixed[i, mask[i], :] for i in range(body.shape[0])]
     collision_fixed = [np.concatenate((body[i], garment_posed_fixed[i]), axis=0) for i in range(len(garment_posed))]
     collision_gt = [np.concatenate((body[i], gt_posed[i]), axis=0) for i in range(len(garment_posed))]
 
+    faces_ = np.load('/data-net/dataset/00761/faces/00761.npy')
+    faces = [faces_ for i in range(len(garment_posed))]
+    collision_faces = [np.concatenate((F, faces[i] + config['smpl_res']), axis=0) for i in range(len(garment_posed))]
+
     figs = { type + "/garment_" + str(i): plot_3d(gt[i], garment_unposed[i], faces[i], collision[i], collision_faces[i], collision_color[i]) for i in range(4) }
     figs_coll = { type + "/garment_" + str(i) + '_collision': plot_3d_collision(collision_gt[i], collision[i], collision_fixed[i], collision_faces[i], collision_color[i]) for i in range(4) }