PolyPlanar - Advanced & Deformable Triplanar for Blender

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Apply 2D textures to any 3D animated model — no UV unwrapping, it's animation ready, works with deformations. For Blender 5.0+ · polyplanar-v0.11.11.zip The problem motivation The Perfect Triplanar doesn't exis... Default Triplanar is exciting at first, but... when you first use it (aka Box Projection), it seems like the perfect solution for texturing models without UV unwrapping as you can even blend the projection planes to hide seams. However, when you check support of deformations, it fails miserably. Don't even think of trying to rotate a projection plane or expect correct shading from normal maps — the excitement does not last long. But now, PolyPlanar solves this by projecting textures that follow the geometry, giving you the individual control you need. And on top of that, it enhances blending capabilities, adds auto proportions, randomization, scattering, and unleashes a non-destructive workflow with automation of the boring bits. Frictionless Click-Click-Boom! Select your targeted nodes and right click to project them. Or Shift + A > PolyPlanar > Evaluate Selected as... Read Manual Full Control From Global to Local Tweak projections globally per PolyPlanar Node or locally per object, by toggling the PolyPlanar Modifier which provides Gizmos right on the viewport. Read Manual Seed it Make it Unique One material, infinite looks — Randomize texture transformations per object, instance and/or mesh-island. Read Manual Hexagonal cell based Texture Distribution Scatter textures across surfaces — offset, rotate, enlarge randomly and blend tiled or non-tiled textures. Read Manual Dither-less Seamless Blend projection planes and scatter cells smoothly and watch seams disappear. Artifact-free textures across your entire model. Read Manual Dedicated Sampling Displace-friendly Even after blending you can displace your materials safely. No random spikes popping up from other cheap dithering tricks. Read Manual Animation-Ready Squash-Stretch-Explode! Deform it out of the batch — jump ahead to the action and avoid marking seams, unwrapping... and all that tediousness 🥱 Read Manual Non-destructive Go (pro)cedural With PolyPlanar Modifier you can work with procedurally generated geometry — bevels, subdivisions, arrays, geonodes — to maximize your workflow potential. Pushing the limits But that ain't Normal... Blender's default Triplanar does not handle normal map shading — PolyPlanar brings corrected local space normal transformations. Disclaimer: geometry deformations and parent transformations are not solved for normal maps yet. Learn more why. Frequently Asked Questions Is the add-on necessary on other's machine when the file is shared? No. As it uses only built-in features and local data, the file will just work if you send it to a colleague or render farm that does not have the add-on installed. Only usability features won't be available, like quick operators, automatic base attributes management, and PolyPlanar Modifier batch placement and automatic modifier sorting. Does it work with Blender's native shape keys? Yes, with one note: Shape Key deformations are possible when the PolyPlanar Modifier is not active on the object. When using the modifier for parametric workflows, the base attributes end up being overwritten by the modifier at the object's modifier stack level, while shape keys need these attributes at the geometry level. Can I use PolyPlanar with procedural and parametric geometry (Geometry Nodes and other mesh generative modifiers)? Yes. The PolyPlanar Modifier is designed to slot into a non-destructive, procedural stack. Bevels, arrays, subdivisions, and Geometry Nodes all work alongside it, letting you iterate on your mesh shape without ever re-unwrapping. Does PolyPlanar work with animated / deforming meshes? Yes. PolyPlanar is built specifically around deformation support. Textures follow your geometry as it squashes, stretches, or bends — no UV unwrapping required. Shape Key deformations are also supported when the PolyPlanar Modifier is not in use. Are normal maps supported? To a certain extent, yes. PolyPlanar applies corrected local-space normal transformations so that normal maps shade correctly when the object is rotated, scaled, and transformed. Note that geometry deformations and parent transformations are not yet solved for normal maps; see the documentation for details. What's the difference between the PolyPlanar node and the PolyPlanar Modifier? The PolyPlanar node lives in the Shader Editor and leads the triplanar projection logic — scatter, randomization, blending, and per-axis transforms. The PolyPlanar Modifier is a Geometry Nodes modifier that lets you control projection parameters per object directly from the Modifiers tab, and randomization per instance and mesh island, complete with viewport gizmos, and enables procedural/parametric workflows. Does PolyPlanar work with both Cycles and EEVEE? Yes. PolyPlanar is fully compatible with both Cycles and EEVEE render engines in Blender 5.0 and later. What Blender version is required? PolyPlanar requires Blender 5.0 or later. Older versions are not supported. Installation is a simple drag-and-drop — no manual folder copying needed or external libraries. What's Included PolyPlanar — The main node for controlling image-based triplanar mapping with scatter, randomize, blending and per-axis transforms PP Evaluate Image — Node that receives the controllers and image to be evaluated. Comes with a quick operator for automatic setup PP Evaluate Shader — Node that receives the controllers and shader to be evaluated. Comes with a quick operator for automatic setup PolyPlanar Modifier — Geometry Nodes modifier with dedicated panel for batch placement, stack auto-sorting, and viewport gizmos, enabling procedural and parametric workflows. Per object, instance and/or mesh island randomization and projection mapping override Automatic attribute management — Base mesh attributes are tracked and updated silently Full documentation — Comprehensive user guide with visual examples and troubleshooting Compatibility Blender 5.0 and later · Windows, macOS, Linux Drag-and-drop installation · Works with Cycles and EEVEE Gumroad  ·  SuperHive  ·  Discord  ·  Documentation PolyPlanar by Cosmo Mídias