Sanctus Library 3.1 update - Procedural Material addon for Blender

[@juliaalder2007]

I have the commercial version and it starts to feel like stealing. It gets bigger and better. Thank you.

[@SanctusArt]

Glad you like it! 🤩 you are welcome!

[@CycleverseGames]

AMAZING!! Multi material baking WITH decals! I just created an asset with materials using the new smart modules, added decals, baked it and imported it into Unreal. Looks fantastic!

[@SanctusArt]

That's amazing! I'm currently working on a new way to bake the decals that will speed up the process. Currently each decal adds time to the bake, the new system will combine them all in just one process.. so when baking 10 decals the time will be reduced 10x. There's also an option being developed to ADD the normals of the object to the decal in the bake process (optional) to make it look like the surface is also deforming it, like it was really placed in the surface or painted. Thanks for sharing!

[@P9_STUDIO]

@@SanctusArt

[@bns1776]

You have made one of the best addons for Blender. The material editor , also the new baking options and decal application. Seriously thank you so much!

[@SanctusArt]

Glad you like it! thank you

[@P9_STUDIO]

This library is one of the best investments you can make when starting with Blender, and every update it's a great improvement. Una vez más, gracias maestro!!

[@SanctusArt]

Thanks for sharing! gracias!

[@IvoPoetzsch]

I am happy that the library receives so much love. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@SanctusArt]

thank you so much for your support and appreciation! 🙌

[@vincent-louisapruzzese2652]

As someone new to blender i had no idea what to do about having access to a good texture library and tried Sanctus and have been thrilled about it and how much better it got so fast. Looking forward to discover what might work with the new evee since i have been using that for animation. Truly fantastic work on this addon.

[@SanctusArt]

Great to hear! thank you very much

[@VGModelling]

Keep going! Maybe the best purchase of addon I've done :)

[@SanctusArt]

Great to hear! thank you

[@lungheadz9509]

Feature length tutorial updates with a plethora of additions. It doesn't get any better. You've received my thanks recently so I shall try not to sound like a broken record. However, I cannot overstate how thankful I am for your add-on. I audibly giggle when I discover a feature that was unknown to me. I cannot comprehend the logic it takes behind the scenes but I am extremely grateful. I aspire to have the knowledge needed to make add ons such as this and you grant that opportunity. You don't just give us the tools, you teach us how to use them. The whole basis of your work encourages creativity and discovery. The new shader layer is a godsend. I was using overlays with manual mapping and desired a way to have it procedural. Little did I know Sanctus was hard at work making our dreams a reality. The praise is well justified. I'd love a donation link if you have one. I'm a big believer in one-time payment models (thank you for that!) but there is no harm in supporting someone who deserves it.

[@SanctusArt]

This is the real reward to my work, of course I value being able to make a living out of it, but seeing others get excited and inspired with my work and knowing it helps a theirs to be a little easier is priceless. Sharing your experience and interacting with my content is already a great way to support my work. I do have a patreon account to help a bit with the updates starting with $1 monthly, everything helps. I don't really promote it but it is there in case someone want to help with a bit of support. I really appreciate your comment, thank you very much!

[@StudioHoekhuis]

That's an amazing update! 😳 Very cool!

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you! glad you like it

[@archlyn1]

I'm at a loss for words! An incredible update!

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you so much! glad you like it

[@bbkorp]

It's looking very interesting, water shader 😍 and the material editor too! I'm hurry to try it. Big bravo as usual Sanctus

[@SanctusArt]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@markonar140]

Just Amazing!!! With Every Update You Add Soooo Much New and Usefull Quality of Life Features!!! Thanks Sooooooo Much Sanctus for Your Great Creative Work!!! 👍😁

[@SanctusArt]

My pleasure 😊 glad you like it! and thanks for the support

[@iKaGe01]

You know I was asking about adding custom wear etc in the group. Awesome!!

[@SanctusArt]

Glad I could help!

[@fullyleaded]

Superb! I love how efficient and optimised everything feels! Great job. thank you. ❤

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you so much! glad you like it!

[@neXib]

Wow, looks like a great update. Always the first thing I install in my new Blender installs.

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it

[@nwor38lk]

The new improvement to the decale tool is amazing❤

[@SanctusArt]

Glad you liked it, thank you!

[@MegaSimsie]

This is a fantastic update. Thanks for your hard work, can't wait to start playing with it!

[@SanctusArt]

Glad you enjoy it! thank you

[@thaZeref]

One of the best addons I’ve ever purchased. Keep it up!

[@SanctusArt]

Thanks, will do! 🙌

[@ramengod1337]

the best addon for material ngl thank you for the insane work!

[@SanctusArt]

Glad you enjoy it! and thank you for your support!

[@savagesauron4147]

Great job as always. Thanks for the update. :))

[@SanctusArt]

My pleasure! thanks for the support!

[@computerguillermo]

its amazing Sanctus, thanks for don´t let it ´´die´´ such a great library. some tools you added are like one year ago i needed to spent half an hour to apply/create the nodes system and now with your library its one click beyond...thank you!

[@SanctusArt]

Glad you like it! thanks for sharing your experience 🙌

[@rickydee3462]

Outstanding! Thank you.

[@SanctusArt]

You're very welcome!

[@brettnorton7281]

I have been using Sanctus in some way on all of my projects and it is still the best add on I own. Every update is better than the last but this one is over the top!

[@SanctusArt]

I'm glad you like it! thank you

[@ChristerAnd]

Another fantastic update!

[@SanctusArt]

Glad you think so!

[@fergadelics]

The finale was so substantial I had to watch twice. I am evaluating what I may no longer need. This whole video I kept thinking “Not first. Best.” (Edited punctuation. lol)

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you very much!

[@ScottMcFadyen]

You're the king of materials imo 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you very much! 🙌

[@pZq_]

amazing. thx for your hard work on it! 🧡

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you too!

[@chris3d23]

This add-on continues to improve significantly.

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you

[@orcanimal]

Just amazing stuff, even more so than usual!

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you

[@Frostroomhead]

Best material library!

[@SanctusArt]

🙌

[@RoN43wwq]

master

[@SanctusArt]

🙌thanks!

[@AvantNovis]

Why do you have to be so good! I want you to shell out hundreds of $ a month on overpriced subscriptions. But seriously just bought it WOW

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you very much! the best reward after working so much on this project is to read all the amazing comments and reviews! Thank you for your support

[@vay911.]

Yeeeeeeeeeees….❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SanctusArt]

🙌

[@LHK-art]

I also like the color correction node

[@SanctusArt]

I have to make more of those. Thank you

[@mickey1574]

Sanctus the GOAT

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you so much friend! 💪🤩

[@DiegoFavre]

literal, el dinero mejor invertido... tremenda herramienta, gracias sanctus!

[@SanctusArt]

Muchas gracias Diego! el lindo poder darle alguna pequeña alegría y una buena herramienta a la gente y también hay que decir que me motiva mucho el apoyo que me dan. Saludos!

[@ahmad1080p]

thats cool 🤩, thanks alot.

[@SanctusArt]

Thanks to you!

[@xx_cinico_xx]

AMAZING¡¡ great job, i will buy it.

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you!

[@SumatraXSI5]

El mejor addon para Blender

[@SanctusArt]

muchas gracias!

[@arcangeel4828]

Daaaaamn!!

[@SanctusArt]

🙌

[@masterod1]

Incredible

[@SanctusArt]

thank you!

[@markkusq3po]

Wow, thanks.

[@SanctusArt]

Welcome!

[@DiegoFavre]

jajaj acuando elegiste el agua marron, seguramente te hizo acordar al rio uruguay!!!! es muy bueno todo esto, me vuela la cabeza...

[@SanctusArt]

jajaja inspirado en la realidad, siempre hay que usar buenas referencias. Gracias!

[@junk1000junk]

it's not a library it's a bible! Great work!

[@SanctusArt]

😁🙌 Thank you!

[@mjmuftah271]

Is it real 😮 Just amazing addon So i love it

[@SanctusArt]

thank you!

[@mjmuftah271]

@@SanctusArt u r welcome Thanks to u to make this amazing addon..

[@bodstor]

Hello, thanks for the update! I would like to ask if there will ever be an update to the decals so that they can be adjusted to normals, for example, so that it would seem that graffiti is painted on a brick?

[@SanctusArt]

It's something to think about. The "problem" initially is that the decals are dynamic.. so when you move them there's not really a way to read the target normal to use it in the decal. The one thing that is planned is that you can do this when you bake them.. you will have the option to ADD the normals of the material and the addon instead of just replacing them. Another thing you could do right now as a temporary solution is to bake the decals but also bake a normal map from the original material without decals.. then use the combined maps for the color, roughness and metallic, but use the original normal map for the normal. The decal will then use that and look like it's painted in the surface.

[@SanctusArt]

You are welcome! thanks for the support!

[@robertnatoli5621]

another amazing update, thank you again for the incredible work that continues to be put into this add-on! this might be a silly question but I'm wondering if there's still a way to bake the decals separately, like in the previous version?

[@SanctusArt]

Hi robert, thank you very much. There's still a few changes that I will make to the baking system. But yes, actually you can. Create new Empty Maps for all the maps you want for your decals, check the bake decals box and don't add any socket for the material, then click the bake button. There will be no alpha channel to make the mix but that's one of the things I'm working on...

[@robertnatoli5621]

oh perfect, it would definitely be great to have the alpha available but this is still awesome for the time being, thank you again!

[@L0SHKE]

wow!

[@SanctusArt]

thank you!

[@kaizu4914]

For Input type of Binary value like AO Only Local or not, you should change input type to Boolean

[@SanctusArt]

Everything has a reason.. the problem with that is that you will make the material not compatible with blender 4.0 that a lot of people still use it. The addon would have to be listed as only compatible with blender 4.1 and 4.2. So you are forced to work with the oldest version of Blender that your addon supports.

[@kaizu4914]

Now I understand!

[@SanctusArt]

@@kaizu4914 Same with a lot of things, I'm basically forced to work with the oldest version of Blender that the addon supports.

[@kaizu4914]

@@SanctusArt Thank you for your work! I bought your product on first day 3.1 release (commercial license) and it's just awesome! Save me a lot of time.

[@SanctusArt]

@@kaizu4914 I'm so glad to hear that.. thank you very much! You are welcome to join the discord channel whenever you want. You can ask questions and make suggestions there anytime.

[@benveasey7474]

Is it possible to have the water react to particles that collide with it? Example, a stream of water particles would create foam on the water surface....

[@SanctusArt]

Hey, not in it's current state.. this asset is not really a physics simulation, more like a simple animation.

[@benveasey7474]

@@SanctusArt Would you be able to recommend a way to do this - perhaps some sort of video projection onto the surface to represent the foam?

[@SanctusArt]

@@benveasey7474 Are you looking to like make the foam that goes out when a motor boat is moving?

[@SanctusArt]

@@benveasey7474 Maybe a tutorial on water trails? kzbin.info?search_query=water+trail+blender

[@benveasey7474]

@@SanctusArt Similar - I was thinking about water features with particles rather than a boat..

[@Mult1Core]

nice update also makes me wonder what kind of beast of a pc you have since your viewport renders so fast

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you! It's not that monstrous hehe it has 3 years old already. 3070rtx + i7-10700K + 32GB In blender I use Cycles + GPU compute and denoise for my viewport

[@SomeCrazyVids]

Just got recommended your channel. KZbin gods shine upon you and myself 😂 gonna buy it now. Looks amazing. Question. Ive watched other version release videos and see you have a wooden floor generator with full mesh and not displacement in v3.0. Does it have a brick and stone generator that works the same way, as with the brick textures at the start of 3.0 video (damage mortar cracks etc) but for full mesh creation. Hope that makes sense. Thanks

[@SanctusArt]

Hey, thank you very much. It is planned, I have a ceramic tiles floor in progress with the same concept and I will probably add more. Bricks for walls? What kind of stone? like tiles?

[@SomeCrazyVids]

@@SanctusArt ah great news. Yeah medieval type stone/brick walls and floors with wear and tear, scratches and plaster layers. There are a few add-ons that do damage edging, but not the surface itself which means I still need to hand sculpt paint the texture and scratches of the stone/wood/brick in ZBrush or blender using IMM and would like to automate that more procedurally for 3d prints. Based on what I see from the quality of your textures, if the displacement could be transfered as mesh, it would be next level.

[@vaodinYT]

might be the best addon I have, which is saying something. Have you considered a tattoo feature? I'm using decals to apply them, but it would be great to have something designed for the purpose.

[@SanctusArt]

There are discussions on an alternative to Decals to add different things, like stains, damage, details, etc... could be in the same direction. But not in the short term. Thank you

[@vaodinYT]

@@SanctusArt that would be amazing! The way it works now is so good I have no doubt future features will be worth the wait

[@mujico]

Hi, how can I rotate the lines of the texture of asphalt? And make the line thinner?

[@SanctusArt]

Hi, it will be easier to help you if you join Discord. If you have the last version of Sanctus Library (v3.1) the Asphalt material has parameters for direction and width of the lines

[@iamiam6078]

This addon is on a hole another level compared to any other blender addon , defintly a well put togheter and organised. Its so professional and easy to use/tweak im not sure if this is even legal ??? 🤔

[@SanctusArt]

😆 thanks much appreciated

[@LHK-art]

Almost feel like having a 3dcoat smart material inside blender

[@SanctusArt]

Thank you!

[@re1]

Is it possible to bake materials from the Sanctus Library to use in conjunction with the Smart Materials? When I right click on one of those materials the option to bake seems to be greyed out.

[@SanctusArt]

It is possible, I think it would be easier to chat and help you if you join the addons discord. The link is in the video description.

[@re1]

@@SanctusArt Thank you very much for taking the time to answer. Yeah I noticed that some materials from the Library have the Albedo/ R/M/ Normal output while others don't. The addon is amazing btw, all the best!

[@wellheytherehihowyadoin]

Beginner's question: The bake button is greyed out after select sockets for baking. What am I missing?

[@SanctusArt]

Hi, if you mouse over the button it will tell you what is missing. You need to have the object selected, the object need to have UVs, you need Cycles as your render engine.

[@wellheytherehihowyadoin]

@@SanctusArt Many thanks for your reply and continued fantastic support of this extension. Very intuitive and I can tell this tool can grow in function with experience.

[@SanctusArt]

@@wellheytherehihowyadoin I guess you solved it then, thank you very much!

[@PedroFilms]

[@SanctusArt]

thanks!

[@PedroFilms]

@@SanctusArt I just cant believe how refined your tools are. These are great and I look forward to your continue evolution of them! Brilliant.

[@ApexArtistX]

Good bye substance painter

[@SanctusArt]

😅 Well I will be trying to add as much functionality as possible that's for sure