by EdenWeby 3D·Modeling
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Rock Scatter earns its spot in the superhive library through a narrow, practical focus: a weight-paint tool for placing stones and a bundled set of single and combo rock assets, backed by compatibility across many Blender versions from 2.8 to 3.5.
Rock Scatter is a Blender add-on from EdenWeby 3D for placing rocks and stones on any surface. It ships with a library of 12 single rocks and 7 combo rocks or stones, plus easy configuration.
The add-on centers on a paint tool. You select the mesh you want to cover, click the Paint Rocks button in the Rock Settings Panel, and Blender switches to weight paint view. You draw over the areas where rocks should appear, then click the Paint Rocks button again to generate them. Redder paint produces more rocks, giving control over density across the surface.
Rock Scatter is released under the GPL license and supports a wide span of Blender versions, from 2.8 through 3.5. Documentation is included, and a demo video is available for those who want to see the workflow before setting up their own scene.
Rock Scatter is best for blender artists who want to scatter rocks and stones across mesh surfaces using weight paint.
Rock Scatter is completely free to download and use.
Rock Scatter supports a broad range of Blender releases, from 2.8 up through 3.5, covering the 2.8x and 2.9x series as well as 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5. That range makes it usable on older installs alongside more recent ones within that window. Versions newer than 3.5 are not listed among its supported releases, so if you are on a later build, check the developer's page to confirm current compatibility before relying on it in a project.
Rock Scatter uses a weight-paint workflow to place stones. You select the mesh you want to cover, then click the Paint Rocks button at the bottom of the Rock Settings Panel, which sends you into Blender's weight paint view. There you draw over the areas where rocks should appear and click the Paint Rocks button again to generate them. The color matters: the more red your paint, the more rocks appear, so you control where and how densely stones land on the surface.
Rock Scatter includes 12 single rocks and 7 combo rocks or stones as the assets you scatter onto surfaces. Alongside the rock library, the add-on provides easy configuration and includes documentation, and a demo video is available. Together these give you both individual rocks and combo sets to place when you paint rocks onto a mesh, all handled through the same Rock Settings Panel and paint workflow.
Rock Scatter is listed as free in this catalog, and it is released under the GPL license. For the most current licensing terms, pricing, or any coupons the developer may be offering, check the developer's page, since those details can change over time. The GPL license covers how the add-on itself can be used and redistributed. If you need to confirm terms for a commercial project or studio use, the developer's store is the place to verify before you proceed.
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