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Texture Baking Assistant: User Guide and Documentation

The Texture Baking Assistant is a Blender add-on designed to streamline and simplify the texture baking process within Blender. It's perfect for users who primarily use Blender's built-in texture baking but find the process inconvenient. This add-on automates the process, making it fast and easy with just a few clicks.

Installation:

1. Download the .zip file containing the Texture Baking Assistant add-on.
2. Open Blender and navigate to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
3. Click the Install button and locate the downloaded .zip file.
4. Enable the add-on by ticking the checkbox next to it.

Usage:

1. In Blender, switch to the Render Properties tab in the properties panel.
2. Locate the Texture Baking Assistant panel.
3. Set your desired baking options:
   • • Bake Mode: Choose the bake type, such as Combined, Diffuse, Glossy, etc.
   • • Selected to Active: Enable this option to bake textures from selected objects to the active object.
   • • Cage Extrusion: Set the distance to extrude the cage object along its normals (used when 'Use Cage' is enabled).
   • • Use Cage: Enable this option to use a cage object for baking.
   • • Cage Object: Specify the object to be used as a cage for baking.
   • • Samples: Set the number of samples to use for baking.
   • • Margin: Set the distance in pixels between the texture and its border.
   • • Width & Height: Set the size (in pixels) of the baked texture image.
4. Click the Bake Textures button to start the baking process.
5. After the baking is complete, you can click the Create Material button to automatically generate a material using the baked textures.

Tips and Recommendations:

• • Ensure your objects are properly set up and configured for baking. For example, pay attention to proper UV unwrapping.
• • Save your project before using the add-on to avoid any potential loss of data due to unexpected issues.
• • The quality of the baked texture may depend on various factors, including render settings, lighting setup, and more.
• • Experiment with different settings and parameters for the best results.

The Texture Baking Assistant add-on is developed to make the texture baking process in Blender more convenient. However, as with any tool, the best results come when the user fully understands the process and uses the appropriate settings. Always check your settings and results to achieve the desired effect.