New: PixPlant v5 is Now Available

PixPlant is a complete solution for tiling PBR materials.  This update to PixPlant includes many improvements. In fact, so many things are new, that the version number has jumped from 3 to 5!

PixPlant Features

• Quickly transform photos into PBR materials and automatically create seamless tiling maps.
• A variety of tools for 3D material extraction and for map editing at pixel and whole-surface level.
• 3D Preview area with PBR rendering, HDRI, displacement and parallax mapping. Also supports the Traditional Diffuse-Specular 3D workflow from previous versions.
• Integrated tutorial system, for step-by-step interactive learning. Many ( i ) buttons for contextual help.
• Edit maps in external editors at a click of a button. Also includes an Adobe Photoshop plug-in.

What’s new in PixPlant 5 for Windows?

The 5th major version of PixPlant includes many improvements. In fact so many things are new, that the version number has jumped from 3 to 5:

• Support for the Physically Based Rendering (PBR) Workflow, while maintaining support for the previous Traditional (Diffuse-Specular) 3D Workflow.
• Improved 3D Preview rendering with HDRI environment lighting. PBR Metallic-Roughness uses common GGX rendering, while Traditional
• Diffuse+Specular Workflow uses Blinn-Phong rendering.
• New Map Tools system with an intuitive interface and powerful capabilities. Fast GPU acceleration available in most tools.
• Includes the previous version’s automatic tiling features with easy-to-use synchronized tiling of multiple maps.
• All map editing is done at 16-bit precision, with some tools working at floating point. Full sRGB support for the Base Color, Difuse and Specular maps, and linear space support for other maps.
• Includes an help system built inside the app with many contextual information buttons and interactive guides.