by BeFX Studios·Modeling
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Matplus earns its spot in the superhive library on the strength of a 5-star rating across 28 ratings and over 2,000 sales. Its draw is a Substance Painter-style paint layer workflow that stays entirely within Blender.
Matplus is a paint layer system for Blender from BeFX Studios, built around real-time effects, 2D symmetry, and optimized texture baking. It draws inspiration from Substance Painter and ArmorPaint, but runs fully integrated into your Blender scene, so no external software is required.
The add-on is compatible with Blender versions 4.5 through 5.1 and works with the Cycles and Eevee render engines. It ships as a Blender extension add-on, and documentation is included to help you get going.
Released under a GPL license, Matplus appears in the superhive library, where it holds a 5-star rating across 28 ratings and over 2,000 sales. For anyone who wants a layer-based texturing and baking workflow without leaving Blender, it keeps the whole process inside the scene.
Matplus is best for blender artists who want a layer-based texture painting and baking workflow that stays inside their scene.
Matplus is completely free to download and use.
Matplus is compatible with Blender versions 4.5 through 5.1 and ships as an extension add-on. If you are running a release within that range, the paint layer system, 2D symmetry, and texture baking are all available to you, and it is listed as Blender Extension compatible. For versions outside that window, check the developer's page before installing, since compatibility is only stated for 4.5 to 5.1.
Matplus works with both the Cycles and Eevee render engines in Blender, so you can paint and bake without switching your project to a different renderer. Because it runs fully integrated into your scene, the paint layers and real-time effects sit alongside your existing setup rather than in a separate program. That makes it a fit whether your project renders in Cycles or Eevee.
Matplus needs no external software to run. It draws inspiration from Substance Painter and ArmorPaint, but the entire paint layer system, 2D symmetry, and optimized texture baking live inside Blender itself. You paint and bake directly in your scene, so there is no round-tripping to a separate standalone texturing application. Everything runs within Blender as an extension add-on, keeping the workflow in one place.
Matplus is listed as free in this catalog, and it is released under a GPL license. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page for the current options before you rely on any particular tier. There you will also find the documentation that ships with the add-on. For questions specific to your setup, the developer's page is the place to confirm the latest licensing details.
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