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Physical Puddles Pro

by Lazy3D·VFX

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Why we like it

Physical Puddles Pro stands out in the superhive library for splitting its toolset across a free basic puddle generator and a Pro tier that layers on 3D mesh puddles, ground wetness, procedural rims and rain shaders. The 2.0 update rebuilt the EEVEE and Cycles nodes and added a UI covering every puddle type.

What is Physical Puddles Pro?

Physical Puddles Pro is a Blender addon from Lazy3D for creating wet, rainy scenes. Clicking once on a chosen material generates realistic puddles with true water physics, and you can tailor the result by adjusting size, depth, spread and ripple intensity through the addon's UI. It reaches from subtle dew to storm-soaked streets.

Beyond static puddles, the addon includes a procedural collision ripples generator that reacts when objects intersect puddles, and procedural rain splashes with adjustable size, intensity and randomness. The Pro tier adds object puddles through a dedicated 3D mesh generator with edge ripples and blending, an automatic ground wet shader that detects puddle zones, procedural water rims along puddle edges, proximity and drawn puddles, and rain and drip shaders. Painted flowmaps can control water flow direction, working with the free Flowmap Painter addon.

The one-click workflow works with PBR materials using the Principled BSDF and texture filenames containing terms like "color" or "albedo"; other materials are connected manually. Version 2.0 adds a full UI for all puddle types, reworked EEVEE and Cycles nodes, and new ground wetness and water rim systems. A demo video is available.

Who is Physical Puddles Pro best for?

Physical Puddles Pro is best for blender artists building wet or rainy environments, from subtle dew to storm-soaked streets, who want procedural puddles, ripples, rain splashes and ground wetness.

How much does Physical Puddles Pro cost?

Physical Puddles Pro is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • One-click puddle generation on a chosen material with true water physics, from subtle dew to storm-soaked streets
  • Adjustable size, depth, spread and ripple intensity controlled through the addon's UI
  • Procedural collision ripples generator that reacts when objects intersect puddles
  • Procedural rain splashes with adjustable size, intensity and randomness
  • Object puddles via a dedicated 3D mesh generator with edge ripples and blending (Pro)
  • Automatic ground wet shader that detects puddle zones, plus procedural water rims along puddle edges (Pro)
  • Painted flowmaps to control water flow direction, used with the free Flowmap Painter addon (Pro)

Tags

#Blender#Puddles#Rain#Wet Surfaces#Procedural#Shaders#VFX

Frequently asked questions

Does Physical Puddles Pro's one-click feature work with any material?

Physical Puddles Pro's one-click feature works with PBR materials that use the Principled BSDF and have texture filenames containing terms such as "color" or "albedo." For materials outside that setup, you connect the puddle system manually instead. The automatic detection relies on those texture naming conventions to identify the right material to convert, so custom shaders or unconventional filenames call for the manual route. The addon also includes a Documentation tab, available after purchase, that covers setup details.

What's the difference between the Free and Pro versions of Physical Puddles Pro?

Physical Puddles Pro comes in Free and Pro versions. The Free tier includes a basic puddle generator node group with automatic ripples, ready for the Asset Browser, plus OCP Eevee and Cycles, procedural ripples, rain splashes, collisions, and vertex paint drawing with displacement support. The Pro tier adds everything in Free along with hyper-realistic puddles using adaptive subdivision, object proximity and drawn puddles, 3D mesh puddles, ground wetness, procedural rims, rain and drip shaders, and the full editor UI.

What's new in Physical Puddles Pro 2.0?

Physical Puddles Pro 2.0 adds a full addon UI covering all puddle types, reworked EEVEE and Cycles nodes, and improved static ripple realism. The update also introduces new 3D mesh puddles with edge ripples and new ground wetness and water rim systems. If you're moving from an earlier version, these changes touch both the interface and the underlying node setups. The developer's Documentation tab, available after purchase, covers how the new systems are used.

Does Physical Puddles Pro work in both EEVEE and Cycles?

Physical Puddles Pro supports both EEVEE and Cycles through its OCP Eevee and Cycles node groups, which were reworked in the 2.0 update. The developer reports performance tested on an RTX 3060 12GB, an i5 12th-generation CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 4K viewport: OCP Eevee runs in real time at 30+ FPS beyond one metre with around 15 FPS on close-ups, OCP Cycles at 12 to 15 FPS, and Rain and Vertical Wetness in real time at 30+ FPS.

Is Physical Puddles Pro free?

Physical Puddles Pro is listed as free in this catalog, and the developer Lazy3D offers it in both Free and Pro versions. The Free version provides the basic puddle generator and core procedural features, while the Pro version unlocks the advanced puddle types and shaders. For current licensing and the exact tier differences, check the developer's page. A Documentation tab is also available after purchase to help with setup.

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