2.8 KiB
2.8 KiB
Text Texture Generator – Blender Add-on
A reliable text-to-texture workflow that lives entirely inside Blender 4.0+.
Why Artists Keep It Installed
- Generate clean text textures without leaving Blender or juggling external editors.
- Shape typography fast: multi-line copy, prepend/append text blocks, horizontal or vertical layouts, and margin controls.
- Place designs precisely using a 9-point anchor grid, manual percentage/pixel coordinates, offsets, and optional canvas constraints.
- Work with any font in your library: automatic system font discovery plus drag-in custom
.ttf/.otfsupport. - Pick transparent or solid backgrounds with full RGBA control and iterate using the built-in preview window.
- One click to create the final image – every texture is packed into the
.blendfile and ready for node setups.
Core Workflow
- Enter your copy and choose fonts.
- Dial in placement, dimensions, and colors.
- Hit
Previewto check the result, thenGenerateto store the texture inbpy.data.images.
Editions
Free Edition (included)
- Full text-to-texture pipeline at any resolution your hardware can handle.
- Prepend/append text blocks with horizontal or vertical layout modes.
- Anchor presets, manual coordinates (percent or pixels), offsets, and canvas constraints.
- RGBA text color, transparent or solid backgrounds, plus configurable preview backgrounds.
- System font browser and custom font loading.
- Preview generator that opens a Blender Image Editor window for instant feedback.
Pro Edition (BlenderMarket, Superhive & Gumroad)
Everything in the Free Edition, plus:
- Composition components. Stack any number of text or image overlays, sequence them before/after the main copy, or position them absolutely with independent scale, rotation, spacing, and Z-order. SVG overlays rasterize automatically (via CairoSVG) so they stay pin-sharp.
- Automatic normal maps. Turn the alpha channel into a normal map with adjustable strength, blur radius, and inversion for emboss/deboss looks.
- Shader builder. Create Principled BSDF, Emission, or Transparent materials complete with normal-map hookups, light-path controls (disable shadows, reflections, or backfaces), and optional auto-assignment to the active object.
- Preset ecosystem. Save styles either with the current
.blendor in Blender’s config folder, refresh them in one click, and import/export JSON bundles for backups or team sharing. - Adaptive text fitting. Let the addon resize fonts within a range to keep layouts within your chosen canvas margins.
Built For These Pipelines
- Product visualization that needs labels, packaging copy, or compliance text.
- Motion design titles and lower-thirds created straight inside 3D scenes.
- Game-ready signage, decals, and UI panels that need crisp alpha textures.