Blender supplies a really highly effective method to create complicated PBR supplies by utilizing nodes. Nonetheless, what ought to be a easy means of baking and exporting these supplies to be used with different software program or techniques (Substance Painter, Second Life, Sketchfab, Unity and so forth.) is surprisingly troublesome.
SimpleBake goals to handle this downside. SimpleBake is an addon / device that gives a one-click resolution for merely baking PBR maps from supplies created in Blender.
Nonetheless, SimpleBake isnโt simply an add-on for PBR. You’ll be able to simply bake the entire โconventionalโ Cycles bake modes, together with other forms of specialist maps (Ambient Occlusion, Curvature, Thickness, Vertex Colors and Color ID).
Conventional or โCycles Bakingโ
Conventional Baking โ Bake any of the โconventionalโ Cycles bake modes (Mixed, Roughness, Regular and so forth). SimpleBake will deal with all of the node setup and a tonne of different issues that make baking in Blender a ache. As many supplies in your object(s) as you need.
Color House โ Select your color house for baked pictures. Select whether or not or to not use this color house in your exported information.
Common (apply to all baking)
Presets โ Create and save your individual presets and use them throughout your mix information.
Bake within the background โ Queue up various completely different baking duties to bake within the background whilst you proceed to work in Blender. Every process may be given a reputation. When itโs completed, import the textures and/or objects into Blender.
Preserve doing what you might be doing โ No new workflow to be taught. No particular node teams or supplies to make use of. No limitations on the complexity of your supplies. Simply easy baking based mostly in your present workflow.
Particular Maps โ Bake various particular maps together with AO, Curvature, Thickness, Vertex Colors and Color ID.
Auto export (baked maps) โ Robotically export baked maps to exterior information.
Auto export (mesh) โ Robotically export your mesh to exterior information (FBX or GLTF). The mesh could have supplies utilized that seek advice from your exported bake pictures, making importing it into one other utility or service straightforward.
Batch baking and folder organisation โ Export your bakes and mesh to customized folders (created the place you mix file is saved), and with customized batch names (that are included within the file names). Bake a fancy scene in levels with ease, and by no means by accident overwrite your baked maps once more!
No limits on supplies โ Your object can have as many alternative supplies as you need. SimpleBake will course of all of them.
Mix to at least one texture set โ Bake a number of objects to a single texture set in precisely the identical approach was you bake anything.
Good UV dealing with โ Use present UVs, generate new UVs and generate atlas maps โ no matter you want. Both restore your unique UV maps after the bake, or go away those used for baking utilized.
Copy and apply โ Choice to duplicate your objects and apply the baked textures proper in Blender. Textures you’ve got exported will likely be linked to the exterior information (see the following level)
Exterior linking โ Textures not saved externally will likely be linked to Blender inside pictures. Textures saved externally will likely be linked to the exterior file. By no means once more will you shut Blender with out saving pictures externally, solely to open it in a while and discover all of your bakes have been misplaced.
Straightforward to make use of and effectively documented โ SimpleBake is designed with simplicity in thoughts. It ought to โsimply workโ. Nearly every part has a verbose tooltip. SimpleBake tries to catch each error, and clarify to you what you might be doing improper, and how you can repair it. Ideas are displayed within the interface to keep away from widespread โgotchasโ, or the place you’ve got chosen choices that will not work effectively collectively (e.g. baking a number of objects to at least one texture set with their present UV maps). Additionally, take a look at the FAQs on Blender Marketplace for some detailed details about baking and utilizing SimpleBake.
Automated updates โ No want to come back again to Blender Market to seize a brand new model of SimpleBake. When a brand new model is obtainable, you’ll recieve a notification on the SimpleBake panel. You’ll be able to then mechanically replace by way of the SimpleBake person preferences. A fast restart of Blender and you might be utilizing the newest and best SimpleBake.
UDIMs โ Blender nonetheless doesnโt help baking to UDIMs, however SimpleBake could make this occur! Take a look at the Limitations part under for extra particulars.ย
Model 1.1.0 (12 December 2023)
BUGFIX โ Cage objects have been typically ignored for specials bakes when utilizing the auto-match excessive to low possibility
Model 1.0.9 (8 December 2023)
Small enchancment to color administration settings for Blender 4.X that I seen whereas engaged on an even bigger replaceย
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