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Alias Matcaps and Shading + Pie menu

Alias Matcaps and Shading + Pie menu

Ever missed the famous Alias ‘chrome’ shader? This simple tutorial explains how to achieve a similar effect in Blender.

Software
Software
Blender
Blender
Category
Category
Shaders
Shaders
DIFFICULTY
DIFFICULTY
Beginner
Beginner
links
Matcaps Only (free)
Matcaps Only (free)
Support
Support
  1. Get the Alias Matcaps and + Shading Plus Pie Menu here


  1. Install or update the matcaps via the addon preferences


  1. Use the Shading + features



  • Material

    Switch to Material Preview with the EEVEE render engine


  • EEVEE

    Switch to Rendered Shading with the EEVEE render engine


  • Cycles

    Switch to Rendered Shading with the Cycles render engine


  • Workbench

    Switch to Rendered Shading with the Workbench (Solid Shading) render engine


  • Solid + Presets

    Switch to Solid Shading with a quick access to a selection of presets:

    • Default: Blender's default Viewport Shading settings

    • Cell: flat colors set to material so it detects your materials viewport colours with shadows enabled - very powerful in Workbench Rendered with the compositor enabled

    • Unify colors (only visible with the Cell Preset selected): detect all your material colors in your scene, sort them in a limited range of primary colours, and apply those colours to your material's viewport display colors, simplifying your scene's colours for a more balanced loook

    • Alias1, 2 3 and 4: Alias most famous shaders

    • Red 1, Red 2, Fuel: other hard surface friendly shaders

    • Clown: similar to Keyshot's Clown pass. Use this preset in Workbench Rendered to render a high-resolution Clown pass of your scene.

    • User 1: customizable user profile. To set it up, set the settings of your choice via the Viewport Shading Panel, then click "Sync to User". The User1 setting is persistent.
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  • HDRI
    • Built-in/World: Switch between built-in HDRI and world HDRI

    • if Studiolights: switch between Blender's built-in HDRIs


  • Compositor/Transparency

    Toggle Compositor and Transparency


  • Misc

    Sync shadows: sync shadow settings across all scenes in your file (where shadows are enabled)

Happy Blending!

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