Scene Fog Setup Documentation

This documentation is written directly for Superhive and mirrors the live Scene Fog Setup help center. The live online documentation also includes a keyword search tool for faster navigation: https://depthoptica.com/docs/scene-fog-setup/index.html. It includes installation guidance, creation workflow, panel settings, useful notes, and reference information.

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A Blender add-on for creating fog volumes quickly from a selection of objects.

Panel location: View3D > Sidebar (N) > Scene Fog Setup

1. Installation

1. Download the add-on ZIP archive.
2. In Blender, open Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
3. Click the small arrow in the top-right corner, then click Install from Disk...
4. Select the add-on ZIP file and confirm.
5. Enable the Scene Fog Setup add-on in the list.
6. The add-on panel appears in the 3D View, in the Sidebar (N key), under the Scene Fog Setup tab.

Important: install the ZIP file as-is. Do not extract the archive before installing it.

2. Purpose

Scene Fog Setup is designed to generate a fog volume quickly, sized automatically from a selection of objects already present in the scene.

The add-on offers two approaches: fake fog based on emission, and real fog based on a physical volume.

The goal is to provide a setup that is fast to use, with a vertical gradient, fog color control, and procedural noise to break up uniformity.

3. How it works

• You must select one or more objects before creating the fog.
• The add-on calculates the overall bounds of the selection and creates a fog box slightly larger than that selection.
• A positive offset of 0.01 is added on X, Y, and Z to avoid overlaps with the source objects.
• The created volume is placed in a dedicated collection named Scene Fog Setup.
• Each new volume is created with its own unique material, fully independent from the other fog volumes.

4. Main commands

5. Available panel settings

5.1 Shared settings

5.2 Fake mode only

5.3 Real mode only

5.4 Noise settings

6. Recommended workflow

1. Select the objects around which you want to create the fog volume.
2. Click Create fake fog or Create real fog depending on the look you want.
3. Start by adjusting Fog Color, Invert Gradient, and the two Gradient Position values.
4. Then refine the density or intensity depending on the mode you are using.
5. Finally, add noise if the fog feels too uniform.
6. Enable Disable Fog Selection if you want to avoid selecting the volume by mistake while working in the scene.

7. Useful notes

• The noise is mapped from the Object output of the Texture Coordinate node.
• The created volume is a box generated directly at the correct dimensions, not a cube that has simply been scaled.
• If no object is selected, fog creation fails: a prior selection is required.
• The panel settings are not intended to be animated directly.
• Noise Speed is the only panel parameter designed to animate the noise.
• For any other animation, use the generated material directly in the Shader Editor.

8. Quick summary

Scene Fog Setup is built for speed: it creates a fog volume fitted to a selection, provides both a fake mode and a real mode, and gives you the essential controls for color, gradient, and noise without requiring a manual shader setup.