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It works partially. The geometry nodes can be used in any engine you want, but you will need to create the materials for it, and the Smart Weathering main node group will need to be baked (as textures). Hope this helps you clear your doubts!

Yes, you can! Here is a video that we show some tips on how to mask them: ruclips.net/video/WwNZ10NppCg/видео.html We have more videos like that one in our playlist and many tips in our documentation that you may find useful. If you need more help, please contact us at contact@tinquify.com to better help you Hope this helps you :)

@@Tinquify Hi, thanks. I researched a bit beforehand and saw the video. If I understand correctly it relies on baked maps. I was wondering if there is a way to vertex paint things manually?

@@Frostensen It doesn't rely on baked maps. You can plug into the sliders a mask that can control the amount of the effect. White will be full effect, black will be no effect. And it can be a procedural node, an image texture, or vertex colors. Please, check the tip #2 in that video where it shows how to mask the effect.

@@Tinquify Ohhh I seeee. Aweesome. Please finish up that eevee version ;P

Thanks for the feedback and nice wish! Smart Weathering can be used in Eevee, but only if you bake it. We have a video about it in our channel. We also wish that Smart Weathering would be able to be used interactively in Eevee. And even though it is getting closer, that is something that doesn't depend on us. Eevee needs lots of optimization. Right now, it takes too much time to load and to interact with heavy shader effects like ours. It is starting to get better (Vulkan implementation is starting to do its effects), but it is still far away to be in an "ok" status. We have tried many times different workaround but still can't make an ultimate interactive and realistic solution for Eevee. Hope you understand!

@@Tinquify Hi, thank you for the quick reply. Your architecture is probably a lot different but maybe it would help to look at this guys addon. Unlike yours, it's not layers based but nodes (so for different audience), but he has managed to make a good and useful Edge mask with single AO/bevel node for both Eevee and Cycles and UV/Box projection switching (if edges is the only problem you might have) ruclips.net/video/bHHOaMgPmMg/видео.html

@@Frostensen Thank you for the feedback and the help! We will consider your idea when iterating again a solution for Eevee :) We have been doing some test with SW and Blender 4.2 and it starts to be close. But we can't guarantee anything right now despite we wish to.

Hey! Thank you very much! You have the coolest in-depth Plasticity tutorials. It would be awesome to make a collab with you. Feel free to email us to contact@tinquify.com or through any of our social media you can check here allmylinks.com/tinquify :)

Thanks!

Hi, the deep suit 3D model, inspired by designs from the Underwater movie, was purchased from your Gumroad store, along with other models from different authors. We used them in our project for presentation purposes. While it wasn’t required to credit the creators, we chose to do so in our product description and on platforms like Artstation and Behance. We appreciate your work and hope you understand our approach.

@@Tinquify I see, no problem!!

Thank you for the nice comment! Yes, you can optionally control the effects hand painting the masks (despite we built SW to not need to deal with that) We show that in our 2.1 presentation video you can see here: ruclips.net/video/QWLKz6rMcrA/видео.htmlsi=HNnN_74osgZkSBWb&t=48 And we also show something similar in this other video: ruclips.net/video/WwNZ10NppCg/видео.html We will probably do a dedicated video to that.

@@Tinquify thanks, just bought your addon and looking forward to use it soon.

@@fredarthur-art Thanks for the support! We really hope you have fun in your projects using SW!

Thank you very much! We are glad that you like it!

Hi! First of all, thanks for supporting the project! Now regarding your question, as it is explained in this video and in our documentation, to see the results in Eevee you will need to bake it. Smart Weathering doesn't give a direct output for Eevee, at least for now. Once baked, as shown in the last part of this video, you will be able to visualize the effects on Eevee. Now, the Simplebake add-on should be compatible with Blender 4.2. This video was done using Blender 4.2 alpha. Please check our documentation where you will find a FAQ and many tips, and also try to check again the Simplebake add-on. Maybe it is a matter of updating it to the latest version. Hope this helps you. If you need more help, please get in contact with us, sending an email to contact@tinquify.com to better help you.

Thank you very much!

Hi! That folder configuration is to set where all the presets will be located later on after you save them / create them. As explained in the video, it can be any folder you may find convenient. At the beginning, you will have that folder empty (because there will not be any presets saved). In our video, we used a folder where we already had some presets saved (that is why it looked full of files). Hope it helps you!

Hi! We are not sure what you mean with your comment. If you are referring to using this setup in a closeup, then we tell you that it could be possible. It will depend on your needs.

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Thank you very much! ❤️ And yes, it is super reasonable to take some time, even more if you are learning how to use it. But once you learn it, you get faster for the next time. Also, keep in mind this video is resumed, and speed up! 😉

Thank you very much for your support! We really appreciate it! ☺❤

Thank you very much!

That is a dream comment! Thank you very much for appreciating the value of our efforts to create a solution that adds value to your workflow. Welcome to the Smart Weathering family 😊🎉🎉

Hi! That folder configuration is to set where all the presets will be located later on after you save them / create them. As explained in the video, it can be any folder you may find convenient. At the beginning, you will have that folder empty (because there will not be any presets saved). In our video, we used a folder where we already had some presets saved (that is why it looked full of files). Hope it clears it out and it helps you!

@@Tinquify wow that's a quick service, thank you :) I've purchased the addon on Blendermarket :)

@@UnchartedWorlds Thank you for the support!

Yes, exactly, you don't need to worry about UVs. The textures are created procedurally using the object shape and orientation as information. If you need to export it or bake it, for any reason, then yes, you will need to create the UVs. Here is a tutorial we made about this workflow showing how you can do a PBR bake using a third party addon called simple bake. ruclips.net/video/G_Dl6Ti-o6Y/видео.htmlsi=UJLtyvkRok6SYb5S But in some scenarios like getting still images for concept art or in short films donde in Blender you may be able to skip the UVs and retopo. A good example is our Smart Weathering presentations. We didn't use any UVs. Just our procedural texturing (which also due to its nature) can give you animated textures. That is why we believe this tool is very powerful!

Thank you very much Axel for the very kind comment you did! It is really valuable for us to hear that type of support. Muchísimas gracias y este es un casco como el que hiciste vos para innovación ;)

Thank you very much! 😊

Thank you so much! And yes, by doing just a few combinations you can boost the power and increase the possibilities of SW!

Thanks! And don't worry, whenever you have time for your project you will be blazing fast with SW 😊

This is done in Blender and the effects are done using our product called Smart Weathering. You can export the result to UE if you do a PBR bake (with "Simple Bake" or "Bake Wrangler"). To better understand it, please check the other videos we have in our channel ☺️

@@Tinquify Thank you, this is amazing! I'm only starting out and Blender is something I need some time to get used to. All the best!

Yes! You can bake the SW masks (which can give you a performance boost), or you can use a third party addon like "Bake Wranger" or "Simple Bake" to make a PBR bake (to use it on Eevee or export it to other software if you need to). In our channel, we have a video showing how to do a PBR bake using SW 2.1 + Bake Wrangler. We are planning to make a more updated one, but it is still relevant.

Here is the link to the video: ruclips.net/video/TAyL4dYmnUo/видео.htmlsi=z8AouIXBw1trKbvW

@@Tinquify perfect thank you :)

We love to hear that you are having fun making your projects with SW! In this case, we made a texturing as quickly as possible to show the potential by using a few sliders. Iterating through different textures styles will of course take some time. The important thing is that you enjoy the process, and the more you play, the quicker you will be texturing 😊

Yes! You will need to just use a PBR baker like "Simple bake" or "Bake Wrangler". We have a video in our channel showing it with the SW 2.1 version.

​@@Tinquifythank you 💯👌

Thank you very much for the nice comment! And we hope you have fun making projects with it 😄

Thank you a lot for appreciating our work! Yes, we decided to make this tutorial earlier than we initially planned. We hope you have fun learning and creating lighted up projects!

Thank you very much for being so supportive! We really appreciate it!

Thank you for appreciating it! Yes, we understand it, the documentation is specially useful when you want to search for specific things. Videos are very helpful to give, as you said, a more natural way to show what can be done. We will be adding more videos throughout time, but they take us time to do them. So please stay tuned :)

We understand that you want a static texture. By default, SW will have that "sliding" behavior because that is what it makes it smart (because it adjusts the texturing to the object rotation and shape). If you want to make it "static", you can use a Custom texture coordinate node, and parent (Ctrl+P) the object referenced to the object that has the SW texturing. This way, when you rotate the object with SW, both will rotate, which will result in the texturing looking static. This should work for most effects. Some others, like the top corrosion, will still be calculated from the top. In that case, you will need to bake it. We will see if it is possible to add an option for this case in future updates. If you need more help, please email us to contact@tinquify.com

@@Tinquify Great, thank you for the answer

Thank you very much for the comment! We have a very extensive notion documentation that is loaded with info on how everything works, and other things such as tips, instructions, and so on. The links are in the Smart Weathering documentation portal, in the product "documentation" section on Blender Market, and in this video description. Here is the link to it just in case tinquify.notion.site/Smart-Weathering-v-3-0-0-3b8607ac0e1644a7be7693d9671d8c24 We are adding info to that documentation, and we are planning to do some instructional videos over time. So stay tuned! We have some workflow tutorials from previous versions that are still relevant. We will be updating them with this new version and new tips. You will find them in our RUclips "SW Tutorials" playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLqxiN-eYHv1cZ1kmGvqa6xGFb6LcVwqdf And, here is a good example of a useful tutorial from the previous version ruclips.net/video/TAyL4dYmnUo/видео.html

Thanks for the feedback, we would need more info about it to better understand it. Please send us an email to contact@tinquify.com to better help you (describing OS, Blender version, PC specs, and if possible sending a screen video that shows the problem). You can also use the form where you can report us feedback (bugs, suggestions, ideas, show us your artwork). This form will ask for the same info. The links are in the Smart Weathering documentation portal, in the product "documentation" section on Blender Market, and in this video description. We leave them here as well for your convenience: Smart Weathering Portal tinquify.notion.site/Smart-Weathering-v-3-0-0-3b8607ac0e1644a7be7693d9671d8c24 Feedback form docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbdTq03iNlehWdLIJKyNBg680jPJEtAgCAB3SRXmH1osC7Ew/viewform?pli=1 In our "All my links" there are other links you may find useful. allmylinks.com/tinquify We don't have a Discord yet, but we are evaluating creating one in the future!

Thank you, and it is great to know you appreciate the update! And yes, the node was and still is very long, but now it is easier to navigate! Please follow the install steps in our documentation, check our other reply in your other comment.

Thank you very much for your kind comment and for always being very supportive! 🙌💪 We wanted to improve it the best we could, and it is great to know that it's perceived that way 😄

Yes, it will be available! But we are still doing some last preparations. In a few days we will be announcing when it is ready.

Thank you very much! And yes, we did add it! You will know more about it soon. Hmm, we will have to make a faster cut for the next time if we want to keep it secret 🤫🤣

@@Tinquify you are fantastic! Bravo again!

Stronker than eva 💪💪

Hi! We understand you, but we are about to relaunch a new updated version of the add-on very soon and it will work on Blender 4.0! Please stay tuned. In the mean while, you should be able to append the node group and use it. That still should work fine as far as we checked in our tests, and it may help you. We hope you understand that Blender make changes and that the code of the add-on part will naturally not adapt at some point. Anyway as we said, wait a little more for the upcoming update! If you need more help please contact us through our mail: contact@tinquify.com :)

@@Tinquify Yes, I did do that, but some features of Smart Weathering just don't produce as good results as they did in Blender 3.x. It could be something wrong with the shaders I'm feeding into it. No problem. I can be patient and wait to see what Smart Weathering for Blender 4.0 looks like.

Thank you for the comment! Yes, we are very close to launching if everything goes as expected. Just a little more!

Great to hear it! Excited for what's in store....@@Tinquify

Hi! Thanks for being interested and asking. We were relocating and we have temporarily stopped selling on the platforms. We will be back very soon and we will announce it. So follow us to know about it. We hope you understand, all the best!

When will it be available?@@Tinquify

@@Tinquify When will it be available?

@@American_Patriot_69420 We don't have a specific date yet as we are polishing it. But trust us that it will be very soon and it will be worth it :)

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Thank you very much! It's great to hear that our add-on is helping with the making of different kinds of projects. Stay tuned because some updates are coming!

Thank you! Regarding the add-on part of Smart Weathering, in this version, it aims to give you some utility tools to easily add, copy and paste, and remove Smart weathering from your shaders. But yes, you can still use the node group alone of course! In future versions we hope to bring more functions to it, so any feedback of what it could be good to add will be welcomed. We have a feedback form in our main link just in case :) allmylinks.com/qualt