Parallax It! - No Extra Geometry/Subdivision! Parallax Occlusion Mapping
New product from BeeBee
What is Parallax It?
"Parallax It" is a powerful utility that transforms any PBR material into a realistic, 3D parallax occlusion mapped material. With a single click, it makes flat surfaces appear as if they have depth and complex geometry - all without adding a single vertex. Saving you performance and render time. The add-on also includes an intuitive interface with quick basic controls for easy adjustments.
Features
- One click Parallax - click one button & select your textures
- Quick controls for Parallax strength, Normal strength and Parallax UV Scale
- Automatically detect roughness, normal, metalic, albedo... textures
- Realistic Depth Effect - make 4-vertex planes look like they have intricate depth and geometry
- User friendly interface - add-on is located in the shader editor N panel
Realistic depth effect!
Create a unique looking depth effect without adding any geometry to your scene. A simple strength slider is all you need.
Where to get materials?
I use CC0 textures from these sites:
PolyHaven, AmbientCG, ShareTextures
You can use ANY image texture material as long as you have a normal and height/displacement map for it.
How it works & requirements:
Required! Normal and height/displacement texture.
More examples:
Credits
The technique has been used for a long time with many games and render engines. I based this add-on on the work of: this post and a lot of other youtube creators. - A great video on this topic and explanation of the method is here: https://youtu.be/80YPCzSSLEQ?si=aCCytJ6rfZJWhw4b
Compatibility & Render Engines:
Eevee and cycles are supported!
Blender 4.0+ !
Windows & MacOS supported.
Parallax It is compatible with Stamp It.
Looking for a way to add decals without shrinkwrap and extra geometry?
Check out Stamp It here!
https://blendermarket.com/products/easy-decal--stamp
Bundle:
Or get the bundle here: https://blendermarket.com/products/stamp-it--parallax-it-bundle