by Bookyakuno·Workflow
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Stands out in the superhive library for turning render-pass export into a single button that builds the required composite nodes. Compatible with Blender 2.8 through 5.0, and released under the GPL license. A demo video is available.
Build Export Node [View Layer Render Pass] is a Blender add-on from Bookyakuno for exporting view layer render passes. Clicking the add-on button sets various render passes to the file output node in the composite node and performs node construction to normalize the render pass information. On render, the composite node settings apply and each pass is saved as an image file.
From Properties → View layer → "Build Export Node", you can run three types of node construction, including export nodes for all passes of the active view layer or for all view layers. It prepares depth and mist maps for export, normalized with the Normalize node and inverted with the Color Ramp node. When Cryptomatte is enabled, it connects to the Cryptomatte node to export a pick image like an ID map, and it can denoise the combined image and AO when denoising data is enabled.
Building with all passes of all view layers divides the output into folders for each view layer, and view layers disabled for rendering have their output nodes muted. You can batch-set the path index for materials and objects, randomly set viewport colors for color-coding, and change the exported file name in the settings.
Build Export Node [View Layer Render Pass] is best for blender artists who need to export view layer render passes as image files through composite nodes.
Build Export Node [View Layer Render Pass] is completely free to download and use.
Build Export Node [View Layer Render Pass] lists compatibility with Blender versions 2.8 through 5.0, so it covers a wide span of releases including 5.0. It's accessed from Properties → View layer → "Build Export Node", where you can construct export nodes for the active view layer or for all view layers. For the most current version support, check the developer's page before installing on a specific Blender build.
Build Export Node [View Layer Render Pass] works by clicking the add-on button and then rendering. It sets various render passes to the file output node in the composite node and constructs nodes that normalize the render pass information. When you render, the composite node settings are reflected and each render pass is saved as an image file. The menu lives under Properties → View layer → "Build Export Node", offering export nodes for all passes of the active view layer or all view layers.
Build Export Node [View Layer Render Pass] connects to the Cryptomatte node when Cryptomatte is enabled, letting you export a pick image like an ID map, with object material assets available. For denoising, it can denoise the combined image and AO when denoising data is enabled by connecting to the denoising node, and it can set up denoising nodes on various passes. It also prepares depth and mist maps for export, normalized with the Normalize node and inverted with the Color Ramp node.
Build Export Node [View Layer Render Pass] is listed as free in this catalog, and it's released under the GPL license. For current licensing terms and any purchase details, check the developer's page directly, since terms can change over time. Within Blender it's reached from Properties → View layer → "Build Export Node", where the menu button runs the node construction for exporting render passes.
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