by Ignacio Matey·Rendering
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Easy Dirt earns its place for handling localized dirt through one viewport sidebar panel, from drawing the bounding box to adjusting blend, noise, roughness and image parameters. A demo video is available on the developer's page.
Easy Dirt is a Blender add-on from Ignacio Matey for adding images to a shader in localized areas of 3D space in a user-friendly way. The dirt is added only to the active material of the selected object, and it generally works better on surfaces with low curvature.
Installation is done by installing the zip file, after which the add-on appears in the viewport sidebar, opened with the N key. To add dirt, select an object and an image, then click add dirt; this brings you into edit mode where you draw the bounding box that determines where the dirt is placed.
Once a dirt texture is added, you can adjust its parameters. Blend controls how the dirt mixes with the original texture, Noise Scale and Noise Detail change the multiplicative noise used for that blend, and Factor sets the amount of noise. Roughness, Image Scale, Location and Rotation are also editable. Editing tools let you rearrange the bounding box, delete a dirt layer, view it in local view and show the bounding-box guide, while Refresh reloads data from the Blender file.
Easy Dirt is best for blender users adding localized dirt to a material's shader, particularly on surfaces with low curvature.
Easy Dirt is completely free to download and use.
Easy Dirt lists compatibility with Blender 3.5 and 3.4. It is distributed under the GPL license and installs from a zip file, appearing in the viewport sidebar once enabled. On those versions you can select an object and image, add dirt, and edit its parameters as described by the developer. For newer Blender releases, compatibility isn't stated here, so check the developer's page before assuming it will run, and reach out to the creator with any questions about specific setups.
Easy Dirt installs from its zip file, the same way you add most Blender add-ons. Once installed, the add-on appears in the sidebar of the viewport, which you open by pressing the N key. From there you select the object you want to add dirt to, choose the image to use, and click add dirt. That step brings you into edit mode, where you draw the bounding box that sets where the dirt is placed on the object's active material.
Easy Dirt is listed as free in this catalog, though its underlying license is GPL and licensing terms can change. For the most current pricing and license options, check the developer's page directly. Whichever license applies, the workflow stays the same: install the zip, open the sidebar panel, add an image as dirt to an object's active material, and adjust the blend, noise, roughness and image parameters until the result fits your scene.
Easy Dirt generally works better on surfaces with low curvature, according to the developer. You add the dirt inside a bounding box you draw in edit mode, and it applies only to the active material of the selected object. After placement you can rearrange the bounding box, delete a dirt layer, view it in local view, or show the box guide. A Refresh option reloads data from the Blender file, which can help remove spare parameters or objects.
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