Using Poliigon Materials in Blender (Part 1: Setting up a Material)

[@adhingowda]

for the people who are commenting addon not working, here's the reason - this addon looks for particular naming convention, it didn't work for me at first i was pissed then i looked at poliigon material names and renamed my non-poliigon materials to the same, it works!!! for example if your texture is named [WOOD_COLOR_4K] change it to [WOOD_COL_4K] make sure to rename all maps in this manner and you will be able to use non-poliigon textures,for naming reference download a free poliigon texture, and make sure you have all these textures in your non-poliigon texture folder[color,normal,gloss,reflection,displacement] if you have AO map rename that too, hopefully this will help some of you,thank you poliigon for this amazing addon.

[@Oko-Iya-yin]

The poliigon converter does not appear in my blender v3.3, but I installed the add-on correctly

[@nevyn007jay]

Same, I installed the addon, however under the materials tab I don't get the Poligon addon.

[@art1co]

@@nevyn007jay same

[@stings7]

me too i have downloaded the addon but not working

[@markaitken4009]

why does this tutorial not work for me but looking at the comments work for others. I am following what you do in the tutorial but the the textures do not appear in the material converter.

[@GamerFan1323]

I Selected The Addon, But No Poliigon Material Converter Option

[@MNKYY]

Doesn't work for me, it is not loading the materials. (V 2.82)

[@PatoChu]

MNKYY it is becuz you downloaded the wrong version, like you downloaded a texture material of another version

[@danderaid5513]

@@PatoChu hey wich version is right for 2.92

[@PatoChu]

@@danderaid5513 idk, havent used blender in some time and I haven't been using this poliigon thing recently

[@danderaid5513]

@@PatoChu oh ok

[@andrewsguitars]

It’s not working here either. I click accept on the materials folder and it just drills down into the folder. Click accept a couple more times and it will load one texture file, not the whole texture. Running Blender 2.91 on Mac. Please reply. Using poliigon materials

[@leljii]

Hi, had the same problem. I have Blender 2.92 on Windows. I clicked in the folder address field and deleted text till the folder I needed. Will check out if it works in the longer run. For now - reopened Blender and it has saved like that.

[@pyroveus5408]

SOLUTION TO MATERIALS NOT DETECTED: You don't open the .ZIP file itself, you have to unzip it (or make it openable in file explorer) then you have to navigate to the 'MaterialName > REGULAR > 3K' file which contains textures/materials that you can use.

[@kentozapater8972]

how

[@menno761]

Thank you

[@paranoidyt9518]

thank you, I was struggling with this half way through a project and unsure what to do

[@kampkrieger]

it still does not detect anything in a folder filled with materials

[@youreverydayphysicist6468]

thanks but how do i unzip it?????

[@Charly_Chive]

That's so useful and quick! Thanks!

[@digitalartworm]

Really? Does it work for you? How are you managing to load the materials folder?

[@dylanrobinett7951]

@@digitalartworm did you find any fix for it?

[@m_areeb8895]

i am facing the problem in version 3.4.1 (No materials found, how can I solve this problem set path above or refresh)

[@aldemar9416]

it only loads one file :( ive tried everything and many others are having the same issue.. please address this

[@kissjonatan2708]

Hi !! its loading only one file :(

[@arthurprather6720]

Does not work for me, No images loaded. (v2.82)

[@selectiv0]

Works for Blender 3.1 Even though the download page says 2.93. Thank you!

[@passedoutrandy8049]

hey can you add a feature of subfolders for the selection of materials if there are lot of materials very tedious to find the correct material

[@cosmocourtois3345]

I can't import the mappings as UV + UberMapping

[@toapyandfriends]

Hi Mr. Price!.... Thanks for being a light to us all....real quik... I have a business proposition that would benefit you, Your company, myself🙂 and one other company!..... I made a blender add on to where when you click an object that has a poliigon material... It will convert that into an extreme pbr nexus node... Which is the same as the poligon material but uses the special Extreme PBR Nexus group nodes... And then once it is a nexus node you can save that to your extreme PBR user library.... And increase the power of Extreme PBR exponentially because default extreme pbr has 1800 pbr materials but now you could add every single material from polygon to it.... My add on also works with node Wrangler PBR materials... So it would be easy to get every free material from say Poly haven Just as easy.... My addon is on Blender Market and GumRoad....the tutorial on how it works....is at the very top of the videos tab in my channel I just made it! NOW FOR THE PROP... I want to make a tutorial.... Where I write a script in Blender and point the script to a folder of every free poliigon pbr material and then the script would iterate through all the folders containing all the free materials from poliigon a total of 89 I counted and convert those in the Nexus nodes and then add them to your extreme pbr user library automatically this would highlight How awesome poliigon materials are and also how awesome my add on & extreme pbr is and the strength it gives to the end user.... Toward this end I am Asking that you provide a folder of all 89 polIIgon free textures that I could use in my tutorial to do this....Then I will advertise the tutorial on Google ads and it will bring Revenue to all our ventures...😆 my email address is In my channel about page I don't think I could provide it here I Hope to be in business!(👋😆👋)

[@MoonDrive_]

For me, whenever I try to apply the texture, it either stays white, or crashes (sometimes)? Any ideas abt what to do?

[@paatuc6457]

"simple HDR envinroment for lightning" how to do it ? or is it set by default ?

[@v_i____]

you have to download an HDR Image, then open it as an environment texture in blender

[@themauriciobunch2442]

Wait! How did you get those raised ridges on the edges of the planks? I get nothing but an all-shiny floor when I adjust the roughness. It's like the bump mapping isn't being applied. Am I doing something wrong?

[@mm-hl7gh]

that should be the normal map for the height effect. the roughness usually has a map that makes the wood shiny and the gaps dull..

[@avinassssh]

very use full tutorial

[@isaiimh]

Excellent video, thank you

[@exchangevisual6252]

Solid. Thank you!

[@georgiosrigas8094]

Thank you so much

[@luzelcayat3898]

it dosen't work for me(2.92)

[@sohanbhute7424]

It only loads the first file for me.. why?

[@sanmig1974]

You save my life

[@mumukshtayal9900]

It is not happening in my computer. I select the folder and click on accept, but this simply opens up the folder in the blender file view

[@calvinbrownanimation4152]

i had that issue too. It just kept opening the folder instead of accepting it. you just have to copy the path of the folder and paste it in instead.

[@sigge.g2193]

@@calvinbrownanimation4152 thank you soooooooooooooooooooo much you are the best i haved this problem for very long now and you made my day thank you soooooo much tttttttttttttttttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaankkkkkkkkkkkksssssssssssss so much

[@calvinbrownanimation4152]

@@sigge.g2193 no problem glad i could help

[@juanpabloballester9722]

Can anyone use it in Blender 2.93 ? It does not open any files for me, tried with diferent textures from diferent sites and nothing.

[@tomhodes]

I'm missing the option to do a triplanar/box projection as shown in this tutorial. I think it has been removed in the latest updates. I would also love to have more control over the XYZ translations. will it be added again?

[@m_areeb8895]

am facing the problem in version 3.4.1 (No materials found, set path above or refresh) how can I solve this problem

[@smoothlyrough512]

Yeah, I've added the poliigon render engine jessy fine, but I can't see any materials. When I select and install it, it dosen't show up in tools

[@pavneshshrangi7322]

Blender 3.5 poliigon material conveter not loading material there is any solution

[@arsenhere7020]

does this work with non poligot materials? Cause it's not detecting the textures for me. and if theres some format for the detection what is it?

[@Rafi_3D]

Does it work with blender 3.0?

[@f9l8o7w6e5r4]

nothing working here on 9.3 on Mac. Material converter shows up but nothing happens when clicking the triangle to open...

[@digitalartworm]

This does not appea to allow the folder to load - but only allows one file to be loaded v2.82?

[@93Dudeguy]

Each material appears to get just a single slot. If you navigate through the group that is auto-generated, you will see that all of the material files are being loaded under the MAPS section. Select the node after the UberMapping and hit TAB, then find the MAPS section.

[@dylanrobinett7951]

@@93Dudeguy is this how you solved the problem?

[@TheUsuallySilentOne]

@@93Dudeguy Thank you, this really helped

[@LN-GL]

Can't find main scale for UV...

[@Cesar_Lemos]

It only works with poliigon textures. ☹️😤

[@Devin8272]

no shit

[@mognag6869]

Using Poliigon Materials in Blender (Part 1: Setting up a Material)

[@dobby-bouwt1654]

so to add it to the asset libry we just have to mark it as a asset? or not?

[@BadComedianFr]

0:47 i have the addon installed and checked on blender, its not showing up.

[@sicdrift97]

does not work with my materials! does this plugin only work with your textures?

[@victoralexandersilva5212]

also not working for me, i can add the texture, but at the end is only a color , not the real texture expected...

[@charlottew6156]

Hi! I really want to make a gltf file out of my room which I created in blender using the Poliigon Addon. I didn't download anything from their website itself just in blender tab logging into my account and using my downloaded textures, assets etc. directly in my scene. I tried to pack all the files but it doesn't show up. Does anyone have a solution for this or may experienced something similar?

[@davidkean3304]

Can i use the add-on when offline

[@Zero-0o0250]

A did everything accept folder but I cant load and apply material. I can’t load the materials. I just pay $24 I can’t use it. I will extract the file .This vid doesn’t work for me. I don’t have luck

[@thekotafilms]

only works with poliigon materials

[@Devin8272]

no shit

[@mohammadsalah6223]

this tool doesnt recognize any textures outside the poliigon ones , its a shame

[@TS-fh4un]

Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. (V 2.91.2)

[@mankurt2594]

Went through the same procedure with metal texture from Poliigon. It doesn't work somehow. Texture is getting applied to my object, however instead of metal look it is all black. What could be possible mistake/problem?

[@Daniel-vn3di]

Is probably the texture

[@davek.3650]

Doesnt work! Please update

[@martinwieser293]

not working, only loads first file

[@gabrielagomez26]

Add on is just loading one image and it is not possible to load the unzip file, anyone has a solution ?

[@pointed2438]

Download 7 zip

[@secondhdra]

my blender is crashing every time i will apply:(

[@secondhdra]

update it works perfectly

[@Emanuel-vr3gw]

Finally got it to work

[@LoopX]

How?

[@Emanuel-vr3gw]

@@LoopX don't know why he doesn't show it but you have to extract all then add it

[@gamingwithmussel6675]

It's not working

[@edwardkenway496]

why do i have to pay just for some normal pics wtf

[@ImKybi]

if it's only loading one material, it's probably because your other materials aren't poliigon materials

[@gamingwithmussel6675]

Pls help