With toggle OFF (default): Object has Material A (custom nodes) You build Node Craft Material A's nodes → replaced with auto-generated graph Original Material A is gone (unless you undo immediately) With toggle ON: Object has Material A (custom nodes) You build Node Craft Material A stays untouched Material B is created with auto-generated graph Material B is applied to the object Both materials exist in your blend file Switch between them in Material Properties Use cases for ON: Preserving custom materials Testing multiple texture folder builds Comparing different PBR setups Safety when experimenting

No, Node Craft is designed for image-based textures only. It scans folders for files and loads them as Image Texture nodes. For procedural workflows, build the graph manually or use node groups.

Composite AO ON (default): AO is multiplied into Base Color via a Mix node. This bakes the AO effect directly into the base and is more efficient Composite AO OFF: AO texture is loaded but not connected. You can manually wire it into the mix for control, or leave it for later post-processing Use Composite ON for simpler setups. Use OFF if you want fine control over AO strength.

No. If your object has no UVs, Node Craft auto-unwraps using angle-based unwrapping when you hit BUILD GRAPH. If it has existing UVs, they're used as-is. For best results, manually unwrap in Edit Mode before running Node Craft for more control.

Node Craft remembers your folder path and toggle settings for the current Blender session. They're stored in the scene, so: Save your .blend file → settings persist Close Blender → settings reset to defaults For permanent presets, you'd need to modify the addon code or use a Python script.

No, it only uses filenames. If you have separate folders like textures/albedo/, textures/roughness/, etc., you'll need to: Move all files to a single folder, or Rename them with keywords before running Node Craft

Ensure Connect Displacement toggle is ON in Node Craft panel Render engine must be Cycles In Render Properties → Cycles → Displacement: Set to Displacement Only or Displacement and Bump Height map keyword must be in filename (height, displacement, _disp, etc.) Increase Displacement Scale slider (default 0.1 is subtle)

Make sure "Opacity" keyword is in the filename Verify viewport shading is Material Preview or Rendered Node Craft auto-sets blend method to BLEND In Material Properties → Blend Mode, confirm it's not Opaque

Node Craft connects to the first UV map by default If your object has multiple UV maps, ensure the correct one is active In Object Data Properties → UV Maps → click the eye icon on the right map Re-run BUILD GRAPH to wire the new UV map

In the viewport, select the mesh object (not empty, not camera) Switch to Shader Editor (top bar → change editor type) Confirm object name appears in Node Craft panel Click BUILD GRAPH

Ensure the texture files for Roughness/Metallic are actually present in the folder Check that "Roughness" and "Metallic" keywords are in the filenames Verify they're not being overridden by a packed ORM map If using color textures (not grayscale): Node Craft auto-converts via RGB→BW, which reads luminance

If using DirectX normal maps: ensure filename contains _dx, directx, -dx, or dx_ Node Craft will auto-flip the G channel If using OpenGL normal maps: make sure filename does not contain DirectX keywords If still inverted after that: manually add an Invert node after Normal Map and toggle its Color input

Ensure render engine is Cycles (EEVEE has limited support for certain node setups) In Shader Editor viewport shading, switch to Material Preview or Rendered (not solid) Check file paths are absolute and images are accessible Verify color spaces in Image Texture nodes (select node → Properties panel)