InstaMAT’s latest tutorial shows how to build a reusable, automated mesh baking workflow using the Mesh Bake node and Element Graph. Artists can connect high-poly and low-poly meshes to generate normals, curvature, and ambient occlusion maps in seconds, then export or procedurally integrate them into Asset Texturing projects.
InstaMAT’s latest video continues their mesh baking series by exploring how to streamline 3D texturing workflows with the Element Graph, the powerful node-based project type that combines procedural control with fast, high-quality baking using the Mesh Bake node. The tutorial begins with importing high- and low-poly meshes, then demonstrates how to bake tangent-space normals, world normals, ambient occlusion, and curvature maps directly using the Mesh Bake node. Artists learn how to fix projection issues by adjusting ray lengths, unwrap UVs if needed, and preview baked maps instantly in the viewport.
The tutorial also covers exporting baked maps for external use and integrating InstaMAT’s layer-based Asset Texturing project type to build reusable graphs that can bake and fully texture assets on the fly. Finally, viewers see how quickly the workflow can retarget to new geometry, generating textures for entire classes of models in moments. This approach unlocks scalable pipelines for teams working on multiple assets, turning complex mesh baking into a fast, repeatable process.
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