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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
  1. Get the Alias Matcaps and + Shading Plus Pie Menu here

  2. Install the addon


Go to Blender > Preferences > Add-ons > Install and select the ZIP file called Shading_Plus.zip.


  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 with shadows enabled - works great in Workbench Rendered with the compositor enabled

      • (when Cell enabled) Unify colors: detect all your material colors in your scene, and apply them to your material's viewport display colors (within a limited range of colors to keep a cell-shading effect)

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

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

    • User 1 and User2: customizable user profile.To set it up, set the profile of your choice via the Viewport Shading Panel, then click "Sync to User1"


  • HDRI
    • Studiolight/World: Switch between built-in HDRI (studiolights) and world HDRI

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


  • Compositor

    Turn on compositor and use some quick presets (WIP)


  • Misc

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

Happy Blending!

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