MatStudio

by PLASTIK MACHINE

About

MatStudio is an addon for Blender that generates and assigns custom material previews inside the Asset browser.

How it works

Any materials that you want to generate previews for, have to be marked as assets and selected in the Asset browser.

With the ability to select your target object, camera, and world environment, you can create endless variations of your material previews.

You can quickly access the output folder where the previews are saved. If no output folder is set, previews are saved in //material_previews folder where the .blend file is located.

Don't like how the material looks? Simply modify the material and render a new preview!

Features

Generate and assign custom material previews.

Customize your target object, camera, world environment and preview resolution.

Customize your output folder.

Compatible with Cycles and Octane Render.

Feature: Studio Lighting

Studio Lighting is a feature that allows the user to setup and render material previews with any kind of studio lighting setup which includes real lights, backdrops or other additional geometry.

How it works:

Place your studio lighting setup in a collection and select the collection under the "Studio" drop down menu in the addon.

MatStudio will render all objects that are placed inside that collection.

If you don't want to use studio lighting, simply select "None" from the drop down menu.

Tips

Save time by creating a startup file in blender, that contains a collection of target objects, cameras, world environments and studio lighting, made specifically for rendering your material previews.

Installation

Download the .zip file. Open preferences, select the Add-ons tab and Install from Disk.

The addon is visible in the Asset browser.

Requirements

Addon has been tested and works with Blender 4.4.0. Other version haven't been tested.

Notes

No .blend files are included in this addon. All assets used in the video are free and can be downloaded here:

Shader balls: https://cjwidd.gumroad.com/

Dragon: https://threedscans.com/

Interior HDRI: https://roz.gumroad.com/

(canada_montreal_nad_photorealism.exr)

Exterior HDRI: https://polyhaven.com/hdris

(symmetrical_garden_8k.hdr)

License

GNU GPL 3.0

Release notes

Latest version: 1.0.0