MatPlus

New in MATPLUS 1.2.1

Speedup with the support of Eevee caches for effects, layers/groups caches and export material (except normal map).
Rewriting blur, slope blur, bevel, highpass and sharpen effects for speedup and simplify the UI.
Added new text effect.
Allow the use of links in fill effects and layer channels.
Added preview for effect mask with Alt + Click on effect item.
Speedup initial calculation of UDIMs.
Speedup caches with UDIMs.
Speedup smart materials thumbnails load.
Added Thickness to Layer Settings.
Added OPENGL and DIRECTX suffixes to normal map texture names on material export.
New DemoScene Matball with UDIMs.
Small UI tweaks.
Added Blender 5.1 support.

Some fixes...

When importing a smart material that uses intelligent mask that has the blur enabled, it was not being updated.
Resolve KeyError in mask assignment by repairing corrupt node groups.
Split/Merge Viewport when in maximized area.
Prevent UDIMs innecesary calculation.
When exporting and creating a material, we copy the settings of the Principled BSDF node and add the Thickness.
Export error when material objects have been deleted or hidden from the current View Layer by the user.
Group element popup empty menu error.
Error when using recent textures in a fill layer.
Some fixes when importing a Smart Material.
Passthrough baking for material channels on material export.
When the area is maximized and you do a split or merge viewport (2D/3D) it gives an error.
Better management if in Mask_Preview and the focused element is removed.
Ignore "AppleDouble" hidden files on Mac when loading AmbientCGs and other sources.
Fix caches with UDIMS and EEVEE bakes (now working again).
Fix 2D split view in material mode.

MatPlus 1.1.0 changes

Added Blender 5.0 support.
Smart Materials.
Full support for the use of textures, generators, filters, etc. directly on the layers (without masks).
Added Decals.
Added HSV, RGBCurve, Map Range and Histogram Shift filters.
New Bevel effect.
New Scratches generator.
New White Noise generator.
Added planar projection on texture coordinate mode.
Speed improvement when baking a high-polygon object when only one map is selected.
Added and updated custom icons.
Support for displaying the unified color of brushes in paint layers.
Improvement in the Slope Blur effect.
Added rotation and scale to the dot generator.
Added the ability to change the color of your base mask if you made a mistake at first without having to start over.
Exposed factor and blending mode on material library channels and other effects.
Exposed Tolerance value on masks using the color picker.
Now you can add an image of a link to a material channel.
Added keyboard shortcuts to duplicate or raise and lower layers and groups.
Added option to reset Intelligent Mask.

Some fixes...

In AmbientCG Materials, changing resolution set the color proxy image to Non-Color instead of sRGB.
When unmuting a layer or group, the nodes of some channels were unmuted incorrectly.
Use global color if that option is set in the brush.
Ensure that the bakes are done in the textures and not in the vertex color.
Problem with paths in addon options.
When closing the collapsible of local settings in the export section, it disappeared.
Refactor properties place for property channels.
When adding a material library, if one of its channels is not enabled, it is created.

MATPLUS

MatPlus turns Blender’s material editor into a powerful layer-based painting tool, inspired by professional workflows from Substance Painter, ArmorPaint, and Mari, but fully integrated into your Blender scene, with no need for external software.

Built for artists who need control, flexibility, and precision, MatPlus offers a fully non-destructive Paint Layer system with support for masks, real-time effects (blur, levels, highpass, etc.), blending modes, and 2D symmetry. It also includes an advanced baking system with adaptive cages.

With MatPlus, you can paint directly onto your 3D models, work across multiple UDIMs, and export game-ready texture maps for engines like Unreal or Unity, without ever leaving Blender.

Key Features:

Non-destructive paint layer system, with Photoshop-style blending modes.
Real-time effects, including blur, highpass, levels, and more.
Per-layer masks for precise control over every detail.
Paint directly on your 3D models, with full tablet support.
2D symmetry painting: paint over your material in a flat layout with all visible layers, like in Substance Painter or Mari.
Support for multiple UDIMs.
Optimized texture baking, including Normal, Roughness, Ambient Occlusion, Curvature, Edge, Bevel, and more.
Automatic adaptive cage system for distortion-free bakes.
Direct texture export ready for engines like Unreal Engine or Unity.

Includes:

Nearly 1000 grayscale textures for use as masks, including a variety of custom brushes for flexible painting and a library of high-quality Hard Surface textures (ZenShaders).
Over 360 categorized PBR materials (AmbientCG).
Support via email and Discord.

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New in MATPLUS 1.2.1

MatPlus 1.1.0 changes

MATPLUS

2D Paint Workflow

Intelligent Masks

Mask Filters

Generators

PBR Materials (AmbientCG)

Mask Textures

Paint Brushes

Example materials created with MatPlus