by Yey!·Modeling
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Decal On The Shell earns a spot in the Superhive library for bundling 50+ decals that apply without textures or normal maps, plus tools to prepare and store your own decal sets.
Decal On The Shell is a Blender addon from Yey! for adding decals to 3D models. It's positioned as an addition to the Black Mesh addon to improve the quality of models, it runs on Blender 3.2 and later, and it is described as easy to use.
The addon includes 50+ decals and works without textures or normal maps. Decals apply to meshes that use the SubD modifier. You can store your own sets of decals as blend files inside the addonPath/DecalOnTheShell/Decals_Sets folder, and the addon includes tools to prepare decals through vertex weights and modifiers.
Documentation is available, along with a Discord server and a BlenderArtists thread. A demo video is also available, and the addon holds a five-star rating from four reviews. Distributed under the GPL license, it's listed here as free.
Decal On The Shell is best for blender artists adding decals to SubD-modified meshes without textures or normal maps.
Decal On The Shell is completely free to download and use.
Decal On The Shell runs on Blender 3.2 and later, so it covers a wide span of recent Blender releases. The addon is described as easy to use, and it comes with documentation to help you get started, plus a Discord server and a BlenderArtists thread if you want to ask questions or follow discussion. If you're unsure whether your exact Blender build is supported, the developer's page is the best place to confirm the current version details before you install.
Decal On The Shell applies decals without textures or normal maps, so you don't need to prepare separate image maps for each decal. Instead, it works on meshes that use the SubD modifier. The addon ships with 50+ decals ready to use, and it also includes tools to prepare decals through vertex weights and modifiers. If you want more detail on how decals attach to your geometry, the documentation and the developer's page cover the workflow.
Decal On The Shell lets you store your own sets of decals as blend files inside the addonPath/DecalOnTheShell/Decals_Sets folder, so you're not limited to the 50+ decals that come bundled. To build those sets, the addon includes tools to prepare decals using vertex weights and modifiers. Documentation is available if you want step-by-step guidance, and there's a Discord server and a BlenderArtists thread where you can follow discussion or ask about the process.
Decal On The Shell is listed as free in this catalog, though licensing can change over time. The addon is distributed under the GPL license. For the most current pricing and license terms, check the developer's page directly before downloading. Beyond that, it comes with documentation, a Discord server and a BlenderArtists thread, so there are several places to get help if you run into questions after installing it.
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