Baking Supply - Blender Addon

Baking Supply Addon for Blender

Welcome to Baking Supply, a small but powerful Blender addon designed to streamline your baking workflow by simplifying the back-and-forth process between Blender and your baking software.

This addon was designed with the use of the Quick Loader feature of Marmoset Toolbag, but can be use with any other baking software.

This addon is released under the GNU General Public License v3.

Features

- Hide Low/High Meshes: Automatically detect and hide all meshes with _low or _high in their names, depending on the button you click.

- Show Low/High Meshes: Easily bring back visibility for low or high meshes with a single click.

- Switch Suffix (`_high` <> _low): Quickly switch between _high and _low suffixes for selected objects, making it easy to manage naming conventions during your workflow.

- Add Suffix (`_high` or _low): Add a _high or _low suffix to selected mesh objects to ensure they follow the correct naming convention.

- Transfer Names: Transfer the name from an active _high object to other selected objects, replacing _high with _low for consistent naming.

- Export Meshes: Export all the selected meshes marked with _high or _low to the location of your Blender file (or other path if setup), using a name that you can set directly in the panel.

- Custom Export Path: You can also define a custom path for exporting. If left empty, the addon will export the files to the same location as your Blender file.

How to Install

1. Download the Addon: Download the latest stable version of the addon on Gumroad

2. Open Blender: Open Blender and go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.

3. Install the Addon: Click on Install..., navigate to the downloaded .zip file, and select it.

4. Activate the Addon: Once installed, find the Baking Supply addon in the list and check the box to activate it.

5. Access the Panel: You can find the addon panel in the 3D View under the Tarmunds Addons tab.

How to Use

1. Hide/Show Meshes: Use the Hide/Show buttons to quickly adjust the visibility of high and low meshes for easier navigation and manipulation.

2. Switch Suffix: Select the objects you want to rename and use the High <> Low button to toggle between _high and _low suffixes.

3. Add Suffix: Select the objects and use the Add high or Add low buttons to add the respective suffix to the selected meshes.

4. Transfer Names: Select a _high object as the active object, along with other target objects, and use the Transfer Name button to give them consistent _low names.

5. Exporting Meshes: Enter a name in the panel, then use the export buttons to save all visible high or low meshes. Specify a custom path if needed. After the export. This is super useful when you're itering with the lowpoly to go back and forth with Marmoset.

Learn more about bakin ?

If you're interested i made a tutorial to get a correct bake using marmoset toolbag, you can find it here :https://www.tarmunds.com/post/how-to-get-a-clean-bake

License

This addon is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3, meaning it is free to use, modify, and distribute.

Concept of the dagger by Baldi Konjin, you can find it here https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Le2Dl0

Contributing and Feedback

We are always open to suggestions for new tools or modifications. Feel free to join our community on Discord to share your ideas and feedback.

Happy baking!

— Tarmunds