If you’ve ever needed to turn a simple image into a full PBR texture set (BaseColor, Normal, Roughness, AO, etc.), you know how time-consuming it can be.
So I built something to fix that.
👉 Get it here: https://gum.new/gum/cmk79c11p001u04jvfyqz3jbu
🎯 What is PBR Texture Generator Pro?
PBR Texture Generator Pro — Blending Visuals is a desktop tool designed for:
🎮 Game developers (Unity / Unreal)
🎨 3D artists (Blender, Maya, Houdini)
🧱 Environment & material designers
It converts a single image into a complete physically based rendering (PBR) texture set — automatically.
⚡ Key Features
🧠 Smart Map Generation
From one input image, the tool generates:
Base Color
Normal Map (via Sobel gradients)
Height / Displacement
Roughness
Metallic
Ambient Occlusion
⚙️ Real-Time Material Controls
Fine-tune your textures with intuitive sliders:
Height Strength → Controls displacement intensity
Normal Strength → Boosts surface detail
Roughness Contrast → Adjusts material sharpness
AO Strength → Deepens shadows
Metallic Threshold → Defines metal vs non-metal
📂 Batch Processing Mode
Process entire folders effortlessly:
Select a directory
Generate full PBR sets for each image
Errors won’t interrupt the batch
🔁 Seamless Texture Tiling
Create tileable textures for games and environments:
Uses mirrored borders
Eliminates visible seams
Perfect for repeating surfaces
🧪 Multiple Output Formats
Choose the format that fits your pipeline:
8-bit PNG → Fast previews
16-bit PNG → High-quality maps
EXR (OpenEXR) → HDR, linear workflow
⚡ GPU Acceleration (Auto-Detect)
The app detects CUDA support automatically:
USE_CUDA = cv2.cuda.getCudaEnabledDeviceCount() > 0
GPU available → Faster processing
No GPU → Safe CPU fallback
🖥️ Built With
This project combines a powerful stack:
Tkinter + ttkbootstrap → Modern desktop UI
OpenCV → Image processing engine
NumPy → Fast numerical operations
OpenEXR → High-dynamic-range output
🧩 How It Works (Under the Hood)
🏔️ Height Map
height = cv2.normalize(gray * height_strength.get(), None, 0, 65535, cv2.NORM_MINMAX)
🌊 Normal Map (Sobel Filter)
sobelx = cv2.Sobel(gray, cv2.CV_32F, 1, 0)
sobely = cv2.Sobel(gray, cv2.CV_32F, 0, 1)
🌑 Ambient Occlusion
ao = cv2.GaussianBlur(255 - gray, (21, 21), 0)
🪨 Roughness
rough = cv2.equalizeHist(gray)
🧲 Metallic Map
_, metal = cv2.threshold(gray, metal_threshold.get(), 255, cv2.THRESH_BINARY)
🧵 Clean UI + Threaded Processing
No freezing, no lag.
The generator runs in a separate thread, keeping the UI responsive:
threading.Thread(target=start, daemon=True).start()
Includes:
✅ Live progress bar
✅ Scrollable logs
✅ Cancel anytime
🧰 Real-World Use Cases
Game-ready materials (Unreal / Unity)
Blender rendering pipelines
Texture libraries
Procedural prototyping
Environment art
📦 Why This Tool?
Most tools either:
Require node setups (slow)
Are expensive
Or overcomplicated
This one is:
⚡ Fast
🧠 Smart
🖥️ Offline
🎯 Focused
🚀 Final Thoughts
If you're working with materials, textures, or 3D pipelines, this tool can save you hours of manual work.
👉 Try it here: https://gum.new/gum/cmk79c11p001u04jvfyqz3jbu
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