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  • How to use the W3D Texture Baker project


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    • Supported Version: W3D Engine 5.0

    Step 1: make sure Unreal Engine 4 is downloaded. The project was made in UE4.24.3, but it should work in any future engine version.

    Step 2: Download the project "here". Once it's done downloading, unzip it to a directory of your choice.

    Step 3: Open the project. Press "More", then "Browse...", then find where you unzipped it, go into the W3D Texture Baker folder, then open "W3DTextureBaker.uproject".

    Step 4: Once the project is open, go into the TextureAssets folder, and create a new material (right click in the Content Browser, then select material).

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    Give it an appropriate name, so that you'll remember it. Then, right click in the Content Browser again, and choose "Import Texture Assets".

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    Then, select all the various components for the texture. Ideally, you can just use Albedo, AO, Roughness and Normal for a non metallic texture. For metallic textures, I recommend also importing the Metalness map.

    Step 5: Set up the material. See UE4 documentation for more details.

    Step 6: Select the Plane that is in the world, then drag your new material from the Content Browser into the Element 0 box in the Materials section of the inspector. There'll 

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    Step 7: Go up one level in the Content Browser, then right click the "Render Texture" object. o to "Asset Actions", and then "Export".

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    Save it where ever. It is in HDR format, so open up Photoshop/GIMP.

    Step 8PS: Open the HDR image, then set the mode to 8 Bits per Channel. It will open up the HDR toning dialog, I usually use the Equalise Histogram method, but experiment to get the best results.

    Step 8GIMP: Open the HDR image, then set precision to 8 bits per pixel. Use perceptual gamma (sRGB).

    Step 9: It's ready now to become a DDS file that W3D can use.


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