User Interface

When you switch to a WonderTexture Node Tree, you will notice a few custom UI elements right in the workspace:

• Graph Watermark: The top-left corner displays the name and type (Standard, Function, FX-Map, etc.) of your current graph.
• Header Controls: The top header contains quick toggles to Start/Stop the engine, enable the 2D Image Editor preview, and quickly adjust the graph’s Base Resolution and Precision.
• Node Overlays: Nodes display live processing times (e.g., 16F • 1024x1024 • 2.4ms) so you can identify performance bottlenecks at a glance.

At the bottom of the Node Editor is the Atomic Nodes Bar. This is a quick-access dock containing the most frequently used nodes (Blend, Transform, Blur, Levels, etc.).

• Simply click and drag an icon on the bar, and the node will instantly appear at your mouse cursor.

The WonderTexture N-Panel (accessible by pressing N in the viewport) is divided into three main sections:

WonderTexture (Main Controls)

• Render Graph: Process the node graph.
• Bake Outputs: Bakes all outputs in the graph into the Blender file (as a .exr file).
• Export Outputs: Bakes and exports all enabled outputs to a specific directory.
• Auto-Bake: Automatically re-bakes updated output(s). It doesn’t re-bake the entire graph, only the dirty (updated) outputs.
• Debug: Set system debuggers.

Active Node

A panel that dynamically changes based on your selected node.

• Base Parameters: Quickly adjust a specific node’s Size (Absolute, Relative to Parent/Input), Precision, Tiling Mode, and Random Seed.
• Exposed Parameters: If you are inside a Graph Instance, this panel organizes the exposed parameters into clean, collapsible UI groups.

Graph Properties

Defines the rules for the entire current node tree.

• Graph Type: Switch between Standard, Function, Pixel Composer, or FX-Map modes. (Note: The addon will warn you if you have incompatible nodes before switching).
• Resolution Paradigm:
  • Texture Mode: Enforces Power-of-Two dimensions (512, 1024, 2048). Best for games and tiling materials.
  • Compositor Mode (Experimental): Allows arbitrary pixel dimensions (e.g., 1920×1080) for photo editing and UI generation.
• Exposed Parameters: Manage, reorder, and group parameters you want to expose to parent graphs.