Installation

1. Go to Edit → Preferences → Add-ons → Install and select the ZIP file.
2. Enable MockFlow from the list.
3. Open the N-Panel in the 3D Viewport → MockFlow tab.

Quick Start

1. Add a Design Slot and point it to your design images folder.
2. Set Texture Target to your Image Texture node name (e.g. DESIGN_MAIN).
3. Set Camera Prefix (default: CAM_) and click Scan Cameras.
4. Set Output Folder and File Format.
5. Click Dry Run to preview — then Run Batch Render.

Design Slots

Target multiple Image Texture nodes at once — front, back, label, sticker — each with its own folder.

• Match by Filename — slots are matched by filename across folders.
• All Combinations — every combination across all slot folders (3 designs × 4 backgrounds = 12 jobs).

Node matching: exact name → label → partial match → fallback to Principled BSDF Base Color.

Cameras

• All Prefix Cameras — all cameras starting with the prefix (default: CAM_).
• Active Camera Only — current scene camera.
• Selected Cameras — cameras selected in the viewport.

Variants

• None — no variants.
• Collection Variant — uses collections with a prefix (default: VAR_). Each collection = one variant.
• Material Color Variant — swap material colors per job. Generates cross-product combinations automatically. Example: Frame (Black, White) × BG (Light, Dark) = 4 jobs per design per camera.

Render Passes

• Beauty — standard full render.
• Mask — flat solid-color silhouette. Enable Include Texture to keep Base Color texture while stripping metallic, roughness, normals, and specular.
• Shadow — shadow only on transparent background (RGBA PNG, Cycles only). Add your floor/ground plane to the Shadow Catcher Objects list.

Smart Skip

• Filename Only — skip if output file exists.
• Smart Timestamp — skip if output is newer than source images.
• File Hash Compare — skip if source content + settings are unchanged. Most accurate.

Note: Overwrite Existing only bypasses Filename mode. Hash and Timestamp still check content.

Output & Naming

Default naming template: {design}_{variant}_{camera}_{pass}

Subfolder modes: None / By Camera / By Variant / By Pass / Variant+Camera / Full.

Tools

• Dry Run — simulate the batch without writing files. Shows what would render vs skip.
• Estimate Render Count — shows total job count before starting.
• Retry Failed Jobs — re-render only failed jobs from the last session.
• Render History — log of every batch session (date, counts, duration).
• Manifest CSV — exports a CSV of all output files with design, camera, variant, pass, resolution, size.

Advanced

• Multi-Resolution Export — render once, auto-export at multiple sizes (requires Pillow: pip install pillow).
• Post-Render Script — run a .py script after batch completes (send notifications, upload files, etc.).
• Watch Mode — auto-render when new files appear in the design folder.
• Render Queue — schedule a batch to start at a specific time.
• Presets — built-in: Marketplace 2000 PNG, Shopify 3000 JPG, Transparent 2500 PNG, Web WEBP, HD 4000 PNG. Save/load custom presets.