ToTex - Render To Texture Tool

OutOfInspiration · Feb 2011

"ToTex" is a render to texture script that gives you the ability to quickly bake multiple textures to a folder.
ToTex will start baking all the wanted maps with the chose selections and will save it to the specified folder.

you can download ToTex from this site:
http://www.sven.fraeys.be/portfolio/?page_id=656

ToTex is a great tool that can bake complex maps:
- Light Trace Ambient Occlusion (with ground plane
- Top Down Gradient
- Element Map

ToTex gives great control when baking:
- Projection
- Previewing your results with Xoliul shader
- Max Merging
- Render Presets

I hope this tool will help you in your texturing process.

If you have any great ideas that I can embed in ToTex do let me know and I'm more than happy to work on it!

you can download ToTex from this site:
http://www.sven.fraeys.be/portfolio/?page_id=656

Video Tutorials
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Racer445 · Feb 2011

I've been using this for a while and it's absolutely fantastic. It makes baking easier to setup for the layperson and quicker for the expert.

funkdelic · Feb 2011

This is awesome mate, gonna download right now!

SpeCter · Feb 2011

I wish there was 3Point Shader compatibility

Aside from that, very neat tool

renderhjs · Feb 2011

very nice UI improvements- this is super learn and user friendly. And the UI is not to big for daily or advanced users.

Spicypixel · Feb 2011

SpeCter wrote: »

I wish there was 3Point Shader compatibility

Aside from that, very neat tool

+1
First thing I thought too. That said it's a very nice tool!

[HP] · Feb 2011

I'll make sure I'll give this one a shot!

ah_lex · Feb 2011

Any chance of Curvature maps?

OutOfInspiration · Feb 2011

thanks all for liking and using this tool

and yeah the usability improved a lot these past weeks (thanks renderhjs for the perfect feedback)

I'll see what I can do for the 3 point shader. Don't think it will be that difficult to implement it so i'll start working on it asap.

Curvator maps is also on my checklist...but I don't know what the best way is to make those? Is their like a plug-in that most people use? or is it like setting your material to good settings and then baking that out..

I'm currently working with a classmate on a new version so that xNormal is combined for Ambient Occlussion and cavity maps (think it is the same as curvator maps?)

So more information about these topic more than welcome! or some new suggestions about totex.

thanks
Sven

SpeCter · Feb 2011

Getting it to work with 3Point Shader(Pro and Light) would make you my hero

Spicypixel · Feb 2011

Working together with xnormal for things might make it too good :P

Davision3D · Feb 2011

very nice tool.
rendering world normal maps would be great.
There is a bug with the "+" on the "normal" thumb button, it opens the AO (lighttrace) popup. In the checkbox list the + works right.

OutOfInspiration · Feb 2011

SpeCter: working on it

so far it works well but need some more information about the pro...i'll PM you.

Spicypixel: xNormal will take some time to implement

but we are getting there.

Davision3D: thanks for the bug, fixed it.

I'm currently adjusting the element map so it also works with projection.
After that i'll finish up 3point and post a new version

more idea's more than welcome and thanks for the likes.

pixelherder · Apr 2011

using 3ds max 2010 - 64 bit, on windows 7 64 bit

keep getting "MAXscript rollout handler exception
- unknown property: "checked" in undefined"

any idea what might be going wrong here? (apologies if its something i've screwed up!)

Ruz · Apr 2011

I couldn't turn off the red colour for missed rayscating in the RTT. Is that possible?
great tool though

Shogun3d · Apr 2011

Very cool idea, I look forward to trying this out!

Serp · May 2011

This tool is awesome I love it. Click on a button, click on copy, then paste it into ps. Amazing. I use it with textools. That gradient bake should be useful for guns, making a gradient go down the handle to signify wear.

OutOfInspiration · Aug 2011

all thanks for the good response, I am currently rebuilding the whole system and almost done with it. So I hope to release something in the near future. It will be more stable and faster.

@Ruz: Is correct the default colors stay on, I ll add extra parameters for the baking.

@perna: Yes it was my goal to add communication bridge with photoshop. But takes a long time to develop...think I will need to find extra assistance

but I did not knew that you could do it with dotnet! so that will go a lot faster, thanks.
ToTex has blended Render functionality that blends several maps baked in one session together as one.

@Serp: thanks, the gradient map was a new one that I did not knew, it was a technique that I learned from Michael Knubben (3d artist).

@PixelHerder : Like I said current version is kinda buggy, new release will be more stable!

RictusGrin · Aug 2011

Looking forward to the next release!

Ace-Angel · Aug 2011

Yay for next release, good luck mate!

r_fletch_r · Aug 2011

i remember reading you were looking at integrating XNormal support? any joy with that.
I got the basics done but gave up... (that XML file T_T)

Ruz · Aug 2011

cool, This really helped me on my laste freelance gig, ie baking material id masks. good stuff

n88tr · Aug 2011

Is this a max-only tool?

Nysuatro · Aug 2011

Let me know if you need more feedback!
You know where to find me

OutOfInspiration · Aug 2011

Yes it is an only 3ds max tool.
Thanks all, tried to post something new as soon as possible

But I am afraid that xNormal feature will be for the later future.

devingeesr · Aug 2011

no link for me to download

OutOfInspiration · Aug 2011

Oh sorry, I ve been working on my site, and moved ToTex back to my portfolio website. The links are updated

devingeesr · Aug 2011

cool thanks are you going to update when the xoliul 2 comes out in about a week?

OutOfInspiration · Aug 2011

I will put it on the to-do list

Problem is that I would like to release the new ToTex asap. But it will be a downgrade compared to the previous version at the moment. Since everything is being rebuild from scratch.

But I am considering launching a Beta version for people who are interested in instant feedback and requests.

Let s hope I ll get it moving

SpeCter · Aug 2011

If you are going for that beta thing , count me in

devingeesr · Aug 2011

yeah me too! I would love to be a part of that!

mLichy · Oct 2011

id be interested in testing as well

Stromberg90 · Oct 2011

I would also love to test it

OutOfInspiration · Oct 2011

Cool

I would like to launch out the first beta version of ToTex 3.0

You can download it here. Some features are not yet up to date with the 2.0 version. But I am certain that it will grow in the next weeks.

Download

Let me know how it goes

ToTex - Render To Texture Tool

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