In nuce: Game artist and tool developer Nathaniel Albright (also known under his pseudonym “3D CG Guru”) releases his add-on called “Trimsheet Maker Pro”. The add-on is for Substance 3D Designer, combining different materials and images into a single map.
What are trim sheets? First of all, the basics: Trim sheets combine collections of repeating texture components into a single map. Trim sheets are used within the gaming industry, especially by environment artists, to reduce the time spent on creating assets.
Why Trimsheet Manager? According to Albright, his add-on streamlines the process for you. With his add-on, together with Substance 3D Designer, he wants to burst any bottlenecks in your pipeline.
What can Trimsheet Manager do? You control the size and direction of the tiles you want to generate. You also decide which PBR texture channels are taken into account – and which are not. The add-on supports both square and rectangular textures.
Prerequisite: You need Substance Designer 11.3 or higher.
Cost: The basic version, with which you can combine up to eight materials, is free of charge. In addition, a standard version is available for 10 US dollars, a Pro version for 20 US dollars and the Studio version for 200 US dollars. Depending on your needs, you can choose one of the Trimsheed Maker versions.
Click further: On Gumroad you can get all further information about and the “Trimsheet Maker Pro v.1.0.0” itself, regardless of the version. Nathaniel Albright (aka “3D CG Guru”) is looking forward to your visit on Gumroad or Twitter. The video below will show you how the add-on works. We hope you enjoy trying it out!
Trimsheet Maker Pro Video 1 : Simple Mode
