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Output templates

The output template section allow to manage and create new export presets to configure names, formats and the content of the exported textures and re-use this configuration.

Presets list

The preset list show all the custom preset currently seen by the application.

From this list, presets can be created, renamed, duplicated or deleted.

Action

Visual

Description

Duplicate

Create a copy of the currently selected export preset in the list.

Remove

Remove the currently selected export preset in the list.

Note:

Deleting a preset cannot be undone.

Add

Add a new empty export preset.

Double-click

Enter the rename mode on the given export preset.

Right-click

Right-click on a preset to open the contextual menu.

Preset output maps list

This section list all the textures that will be generated by the preset and their composition.

Map types and keywords

The top line list all the type of texture types that can be made:

Button

Visual

Description

Gray

Add a new grayscale map.

RGB

Add a new RGB color map.

R+G+B

Add a new RGB map with 3 individual grayscale slots.

RGB+A

Add a new RGB map plus an alpha (grayscale) slot.

R+G+B+A

Add a new RGBA map with 4 individual grayscale slots.

Note:

Some types can be merged/collapsed when they are empty or share the same input map:

Map name

Each texture can be named using a custom naming convention. A few keywords can be added (with the help of the $ button) to be automatically replaced by the application when generated the final file:

KeywordDescription
$projectReplaced by the name of the project file (.spp).
$meshReplaced by the name of the mesh file (input mesh file, like .fbx)
$texturesetReplaced by the name of the material/Texture Set from which the texture is generated from.
$udimReplaced by the UDIM number from which a texture is generated from.
$colorSpaceReplaced by the name of the color space used for the given channel (RGB or G, ignores Alpha).

Map file format and bit depth

The first dropdown can be used to specify the file format of the current output map.

The second dropdown is sued to specify the bit depth of the output map. The bit depth depends on the file format selected. See Export settings for more details.

Note:

For the format and bit depth setting to be taken into account when exporting, make sure the file type in the general settings is set to Based on output template.

Source map list

Input maps

The input map list regroups all the channels that can be added via the Texture Set settings.

Note:

The user channels are based on their original name (user_x), custom names are ignored.

Mesh maps

The mesh maps are the baked textures:

NameDescription
NormalBaked normal map.
World space normalBaked world space normal.
IDBaked ID.
Ambient occlusionBaked ambient occlusion
CurvatureBaked curvature.
PositionBaked position.
ThicknessBaked thickness.
HeightBaked height.
Bent normalsBaked bent normals.

Converted maps

Converted maps are maps that are generated by the application from another source:

NameDescription
Normal OpenGLCombined normal map in OpenGL format of the baked normal and the Texture Set's normal channel.
Normal DirectXCombined normal map in DirectX format of the baked normal and the Texture Set's normal channel.
Mixed AOCombined ambient occlusion of the baked ambient occlusion and the Texture Set's ambient occlusion channel.
DiffuseDiffuse texture generated from the Base Color and Metallic channel (metallic areas are replaced by a black color).
SpecularSpecular texture generated from the Base Color and Metallic channel.
GlossinessGlossiness texture generated from the inverse of the roughness channel.
Unity4 Diffuse
Deprecated. Diffuse texture generated from Base Color channel to match Unity 4 shaders.
Unity4 Gloss
Deprecated. Glossiness texture generated from Roughness and Metallic channel to match Unity 4 shaders.
ReflectionTextures where white indicates a dielectric material and other colors as metallic materials.
1/iorTexture containing 1 divided by the IOR value. IOR is generated from the metallic map: 1.4 for dielectrics, 100 for metals (black color).
Glossiness²Square version of the Glossiness channel (Glossiness * Glossiness)
f0Texture containing reflectance value as fresnel 0 (0.04 for dieletrics, 1.0 for metallic).

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