DECALmachine is a blender addon - a set of tools to simplify and automate working with mesh based decals, which in turn facilitates quick design thinking, iteration and exploration. It does all that in a very non-committal, non-destructive way.
Features
- new integrated asset/decal loader (unselect all + press 'd')
- new custom decal creation guide
- use decals on flat surfaces and project them on curved surfaces
- 'cut' decal panel lines in a boolean-like manner
- parallax adds convincing depth to normal mapped decals
- retain sharp details at all scales, independent of texture resolution
- decal and panel UV creation is automatic and base meshes don't need UVs
- change panel decal width and panel type after a panel has been 'cut'
- change the panel decal shape and direction after it has been 'cut'
- retrieve the original un-pojected decal sources at any time
- retrieve the cutters of panel decals at any time
- material cutting and material decals
- separate decal subset materials
- separate panel materials for each side side and panel flipping to switch those sides
- match decals to target materials
- panel unwrapping for custom drawn or modified panel decals
- quickly rotate decals in 45 degree steps without leaving face snapping
- 104 decal assets supplied
9 Comments
WHOA! This looks AMAZING!!
I absolutely love this add-on. It's very clever and makes adding details quick and easy. Definitely worth the cost of a pizza and breadsticks.
Could the end product be exported to another 3d package with all details intact?
How do you get this to install? I tried to Install From File via Add-Ons, but it won't activate, and the links to their installation instructions don't load.
Having just installed it myself, follow these steps(assuming windows):
Go to C:\Users\#Yourusername#\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.78\scripts
Add an 'addons' and a 'modules' folder, if not already there
Extract the downloaded zip to the addons folder
Extract the PIL#your_OS_here#.zip to the modules folder
Restart blender.
i love this tool
Is not working with 2.79b :( i get an error . i haveinstalled
meshmashine, hardops, boxcutter .. but when i try decal machine .. it does not work.. any idea
It works just fine for me in 2.79b.
wow just wow