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It's not released yet, I'm still working on it.

You can check it out it's in the Decal Basics example file that comes with DECALmachine :) It's just a transmissive plastic-like material with a little roughness. There is a knurled normal map on it too, but it isn't very visible anymore in Eevee Next. I actually preferred the look of legacy Eevee here, Eevee Next blurs too much and changes how much is blured based on the view's distance, which is not realistic.

It's tricky, these videos take significant effort to do, and MACHIN3tools is a very cheap addon, so I can't justify spending too much time something like this. But you can always slow the video down on youtube. Maybe auto-translated subtitles work too? Finally, feel free to just ask what is unclear and I will try to explain things.

Everyone who got HC access in the past, always gets access to the latest pre-release (of which there have been 17 so far) by being at minimum in the Hype tier.

@@MACHIN3 I got one of the first versions of it with HC access and I've been on minimum tier for awhile but when I log in to download I get error and the addon is 0 kb dummy file.

Contact me on patreon please, not random videos on youtube. I have no way to associate you.

Thanks :)

Thank you for your support, super appreciated!

@MACHIN3 and... bought the rest of your products based on how good this channel's demonstrations are.

Legendary, thank you so much. There is always room for improvement, and I try to do so constantly. Thanks again 🙏

The documentation is layed out in a way that allows you to go through it from simple to more advanced, simply by gong from top to bottom in the sidebar on the left: machin3.io/DECALmachine/docs/ Each page tends to have short embedded videos covering the various tools and the workflow in general. Start at "Pie Menu"

With trimsheets you can just export it like any other mesh. All the detail exists on the mesh/UVs already. With decals it makes sense to create an atlas, so multiple or even all decals share a single texture set. See machin3.io/DECALmachine/docs/export_introduction/

It's an addon I've been working on for almost 4 years now. Focused on design blocking and more.

@@MACHIN3 looking foward to see it, hope that big effort pays off

Thanks 🙏

I don't use max anymore, and even if I were, it has a completely different API and scripting language. It's not a matter of porting it.

@@MACHIN3 thanks for the answer!

yes :)

I have built the pipeline and explained in detail how to export via decal atlas to Unreal Engine or any other deferred render engine, see machin3.io/DECALmachine/docs/export_atlas/ The particulars on how to set up a decal shader within Unreal Engine, I can't comment on, as I'm not up to date with it and am not using it right now. Everything for you to take your decals out of Blender I have done. It's now your job to learn about decals in Unreal Engine, its advantages and limitations.

@@MACHIN3 OK thank you, I will do my best! I'm just a modeler you know, and just wanted to build with your tool something cool for UNREAL ENGINE. Anyway, I will study your documentation. I hope I can do it.

I hope to find some time for Unreal Engine after the HyperCursor release. Once I do, I will share what I learn of course. In the meantime I'll gladly hear from anybody else and learn from them.

@@MACHIN3 Thank you so much! I'm a huge fan of your tools! I love MESH MACHINE, and I can't wait for HyperCursor. I have no doubts it will be amazing! Anyway, I hope that one day you will find a time for Unreal Engine. Thanks! :)

amazing tool DecalMachine. thanks for sharing and letting us know how to export to UE. much appreciated. This is where I need it the most.

See machin3.io/MACHIN3tools/docs/edge_constraint/

im useing Windows 11. i can use machinetools in Blender ver4.0 without much truble but 4.2..

Report your issues properly via email, using the GetSupport tool.

It comes with MACHIN3tools and is called M3. Install via the Customize tool, or fetch it manually from the MACHIN3tools/resources folder. See machin3.io/MACHIN3tools/docs/customize/

@@MACHIN3 Thank you for a quick reply. Hope you received small payment from me :).

Not sure, as I can''t easily attribute sales to youtube comments :) But if you are indeed saying you bought MACHIN3tools just now, then thank you very much for your support! I appreciate it.

@@MACHIN3 I was using it for a long time. D.V. is my name - But I will upgrade it from PRIME.

Cool, I can see you on gumroad, yes :D Much appreciated mate 🦾

Yes, you will lose all addon settings including addon set keymaps, if you deactivate an addon. This is why for an update installation its best to not deactivate it, and instead follow the installation instructions, see machin3.io/MACHIN3tools/docs/installation/#update-installation

Comes with the addon.

@@MACHIN3 Oh sweet, thanks! If anyone wondering: Preferences > MACHIN3tools > Customize

Yup, see machin3.io/MACHIN3tools/docs/customize/#theme You could also fish it out of the resources sub folder in the MACHIN3tools folder.

I can get rid of this other addon I only used this feature for. And its version was way more stripped down. Hands down, machin3 tools is, etc…

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Good question, I haven't attempted to find out why make instances real fails, I just built one that works. You can see what it does in operators/assetbrowser.py DisassembleAssembly.dissassemble_assembly()

How are these different from native Blender loop cutting or bisect?

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The only thing that would make my life complete now is HyperCursor release 😆

When I do the public release, these are the places where I'll put it yes.

@@MACHIN3 oh ok. Cool cool. It's just it's kinda been a while and i really want to try that tool, so just thought id ask. Thanks anyways. Cheers!! (Ps.some countries dont allow for pateron subs caz of regulations 😖)

I'm just extremely careful and don't want to release it too early. When I do release it will come with a long-form tutorial or project walkthrough, otherwise it will be misunderstood I think. Taking lessons here from my previous releases, where despite putting a lot of effort into detailed documentation where each tool got its own video or multiple over time, many people still complained and just went to 3rd party youtube videos, instead. But then they would still come to me and complain when they didn't understand something in those videos, that I didn't even create, or when they struggled to reproduce something.

@@MACHIN3 i hear you. And completely understand. Thank you. Cheers!!

Your node group connecting to the world output needs to support it, then it will be exposed. All the menu does is look for certain property names, check out the changelog for which ones exactly.

Nope, this is a free update.

See czcams.com/video/vOSPR2nHWCQ/video.html&lc=UgykFP0CimQCB0R7Cil4AaABAg.A6dXV3XaESbA6dkeExIeS8

Yeah, I know how it's called. I named it 🤣 See machin3.io/MACHIN3tools/docs/customize/#theme

@@MACHIN3 how I never noticed this before 😂 I been looking how to get it for years after each time I see your video

@@MACHIN3 took me 2 years to find this thank you hahaha

Can't yet, still working on it.

Add a mod key, like Shift + Page Up/Down. Tbh, I havent even looked into what this visibility filtering does, as I don't sculpt, not right now anyway. If you don't find it useful, you could also just deactivate the keymaps.

@@MACHIN3 thank you very much