by Harry McKenzie·Workflow
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Voxelity Pro earns its place in the superhive library for wrapping vengi-voxconvert into a Blender panel, giving voxel format import, export and mesh voxelization without leaving Blender. The developer is upfront that the underlying command-line tool is free to use on its own with more limited results.
Voxelity Pro: Voxel File Format Exchange is a Blender addon from Harry McKenzie for moving voxel data in and out of Blender. It supports import and export of a wide range of textured voxel file formats, including MagicaVoxel .vox, Qubicle .qb, Minecraft .schematic and many others, for compatibility with various voxel editors and game engines.
Alongside file exchange, the addon adds an integrated voxelization feature for textured meshes. You can convert polygonal objects into voxel representations directly in Blender while retaining color information from their textures. A Bake Texture option flattens voxelized objects that use complex shaders into a single Diffuse texture for export, and the import and export entries live in Blender's standard File menu.
Voxelity Pro is powered by vengi-voxconvert, a voxel conversion tool developed by Martin Gerhardy as part of Vengi Voxel, an open-source and multi-platform voxel editor. That command-line tool can be used on its own for free with more limited results; Voxelity Pro packages the same conversion capabilities into a user-friendly Blender panel.
Voxelity Pro: Voxel File Format Exchange is best for blender artists and designers working with voxel-based workflows who need to exchange files with various voxel editors and game engines.
Voxelity Pro: Voxel File Format Exchange is completely free to download and use.
Voxelity Pro adds its formats to Blender's standard menus. To bring a file in, go to File, Import, Voxelity Voxel Formats, then choose a supported import format. To send one out, go to File, Export, Voxelity Voxel Formats, and pick the target format you need. The addon also includes a Voxelize and Export action in its panel, so you can convert a textured mesh into voxels and write it straight to any supported format from the same place.
Voxelity Pro handles a broad set of textured voxel formats for import and export, among them MagicaVoxel .vox, Qubicle .qb, .qbt and .qbcl, Minecraft .schematic and .mca, Sandbox VoxEdit files, Goxel .gox, Voxlap .kv6 and .kvx, Tiberian Sun .vxl, Sproxel csv, and the native Vengi format. Some formats are import-only or export-only, so the direction depends on the specific type. The developer notes more formats are being added over time, and the documentation lists the current import and export support for each.
Voxelity Pro includes an integrated voxelization feature for textured meshes, so you can transform polygonal objects into voxel-based representations directly in Blender. During conversion it retains color information from the mesh's textures. For objects with complex shaders, its Bake Texture option collapses the voxelized result into a single Diffuse texture for easier export. Once voxelized, you can write the object out to any supported voxel file format from the addon panel.
Voxelity Pro is powered by vengi-voxconvert, a voxel conversion tool developed by Martin Gerhardy as part of Vengi Voxel, an open-source and multi-platform voxel editor. The addon brings those conversion capabilities into Blender through its own panel and menu entries. The underlying command-line tool can also be used for free on its own to achieve similar results, though in a more limited way, as shown in the developer's YouTube tutorial. Voxelity Pro packages this into a user-friendly import and export solution.
Voxelity Pro is listed as free in this catalog. It's worth noting that the underlying vengi-voxconvert command-line tool is also available for free on its own and can produce similar results in a more limited form, which the developer demonstrates in a YouTube tutorial. For current licensing details and any terms tied to the addon itself, check the developer's page. That's the most reliable place to confirm how it's distributed before you download or use it in a project.
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