Documentation & Setup

Keep the downloaded file in its `.zip` format. Do not unzip it.

Go to Edit → Preferences → Get Extensions (or Add-ons in Blender 4.0/4.1).

Click the dropdown menu arrow or Install button in the top right, select the `.zip` file from your disk, and ensure the checkbox next to Quick Detail-IT is enabled.

Material Properties

Located directly inside the Material Properties tab. This is the primary workspace panel containing every config option.

Shader Editor Sidebar

Press N in the Shader Node Editor to open the right sidebar and click the Quick Detail-IT tab. Handy for working directly alongside your material nodes.

3D Viewport N-Panel

Press N in the 3D Viewport. Perfect for adjusting detail layers, seed values, and intensity sliders dynamically while observing the shader update live in rendered view.

Determines the overall visibility of the detail layer (0.0 to 1.0). Controls the factor input on color mix nodes and math multiplier nodes.

Controls feature density. A higher scale results in smaller, more densely repeated detail shapes.

Provides variation for procedural noise coordinates. Click the refresh button to generate a new seed manually, or toggle Auto Randomize to get a unique pattern variations automatically each time you hit apply.

Allows post-process corrections directly on color and albedo maps without opening image editors.

Applies X and Y translations to tile coordinates, moving maps dynamically across mesh surfaces.

Metals

Fine hairlines (Scratches), surface dents, oxidation rust patches, weathered paint chips, brushed grain, weld seams, heat discoloration, etc.

Wood

Directional fiber wood grain, natural knots/burls, aging checks, weather-bleached surface wood, charred surfaces, termite bores, etc.

Stone

Marble-style mineral veining, crevice moss/lichen growth, chip marks, tile grout overlays, sandblasted pits, water streak marks, quarry tool marks, etc.

Fabric

Canvas weave crosshatching, fiber pilling, seam stitching lines, frayed edges, compression wrinkles, color-bleeding stains, mesh open-holes, etc.

Plastic

Oily fingerprint smudges, mold parting lines, UV-yellowing gradients, crazing micro-cracks, label adhesive residue ghosts, thermal warping ripples, etc.

Concrete

Formwork wood grains, entrapped air pockets, rebar rust bleed, efflorescence crystal bloom deposits, vehicle oil drips, graffiti marks, etc.

Leather

Hide pore texture details, abrasion scuffs, stress creases, dry cracks, hot-stamped embossing patterns, perspiration salt stains, mold spots, etc.

Glass

Grease smudges, edge chips, spiderweb cracks, water spots, frosted patches, devitrification hazing, paint overspray, scratch networks, etc.

Organic

Skin pores, scales, bark texture, fungal growth patches, subsurface veins, decay rot zones, feather barbs, bone osteon patterns, etc.

Paint & Coatings

Brush strokes, orange peel spray texture, runs/drips, flaking paint, craquelure cracking, overspray edge, roller stippling, primer showing, etc.

Error: "No active material"

Occurs when your selected object has no material assigned in the slot menu. Click the Create Material button provided directly inside the alert banner to quickly assign a clean node tree.

Error: "Material needs a Principled BSDF"

Quick Detail-IT hooks detail nodes directly to the inputs of a Principled BSDF node. If your material uses simple custom shaders (e.g. Emission/Glass nodes directly connected to Surface Output), check Use Nodes or add a Principled BSDF node first.

Custom textures do not load after manual deletion

If you delete custom directories directly on your disk, please restart Blender or hit F3 → search 'Reload Scripts' to trigger a refresh of the custom texture preview dictionary.