Easy Tile Generator

Documentation • Blender 4.5 to 5.2

Getting Started

1. Open the supplied .blend file in Blender, or use File → Append to import a generator into your project.
2. To append: open the supplied file, enter the Object folder and select Ceramic, Modern Ceramic, Natural Stone, Veined Ceramic or Wood Effect.
3. Select the imported generator object and open Modifier Properties (the wrench icon).
4. Adjust the settings in its Geometry Nodes modifier. All five objects use the same generator with different materials.

Designed for Blender 4.5 to 5.2. Use Material Preview or Rendered view to see the materials. No add-on installation is required.

Basic Setup

For a simple grid, leave Surface Object empty and Cut to Surface disabled.

Cutting to a Surface

1. Create or select the mesh that defines the area to tile.
2. Select the generator and assign that mesh to Surface Object using the eyedropper.
3. Choose Floor, Walls or All Faces in Mode.
4. Enable Cut to Surface to trim the tiles to the target mesh boundaries.
5. Adjust the tile format, layout and joint width in the modifier.

Tile Profiles

The modifier changes the tile geometry. The Ceramic material also has separate Bevel Width and Bevel Height controls for its surface relief effect.

Tile Variations

Set these controls to 0 for a regular installation. Increase them gradually to add imperfections.

Grout & Missing Tiles

Use an included Grout material to display the adhesive detail beneath missing tiles. Its appearance is controlled in the Shader Editor.

If the grout covers the tile surface after a format or surface-mode change, lower Offset until the tiles are visible.

Using Your Own Models

1. Place your tile models in a dedicated collection.
2. Enable Use Collection on the generator.
3. Assign your collection to Tile Collection.
4. Adjust the layout, spacing and variations in the modifier.

The models retain their original materials and UV maps. Their shape comes from the collection models.

Enable Remove Back Faces to remove the underside faces. Disable it when those faces need to remain visible. In the example below, the option is enabled; the top and side faces keep their original UV mapping.

Editing the Materials

1. Select the generator and open the Shading workspace.
2. In the Shader Editor, select the tile or grout material from the material selector.
3. Edit the exposed controls on the material’s main shader group node.

Assign materials through Tile Material and Grout Material in the Geometry Nodes modifier. To create an independent material variation, duplicate the material and assign the copy.

Shared tile controls

Material-Specific Controls

Convert to Mesh & UV Maps

Pack UVs is optional and disabled by default. Leave it disabled while adjusting the generator for smoother editing.

1. Finish adjusting the generator.
2. Duplicate the generator if you want to keep an editable procedural version.
3. Enable Pack UVs in the Geometry Nodes modifier to automatically unwrap and pack the procedural tile meshes.
4. Select the object in Object Mode, then use right-click → Convert → Mesh. This is Blender’s built-in conversion command.

The converted object can be edited as a regular mesh. Its generator settings are no longer available.

Procedural tiles and grout: With Pack UVs enabled, their UV islands are arranged separately with spacing between islands. Each material uses its own full UV area. Tile and grout UVs may overlap each other because they use different materials.

Use Collection: Models keep their original UV maps, including when Pack UVs is enabled. The option only packs the grout UVs in this mode.