EasyHotspot

Name: EasyHotspot
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Author: Riley Brown

v1.0 · Blender · Free

A quick & dirty hotspot mapping tool

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EasyHotspot

Version 1.0 · by rileyb3d

What it does

Hotspot Map: Fits selected mesh faces to your texture atlas. Picks atlas cells by shape/size, with optional random 90° rotation and mirroring.
Atlas: One mesh whose UV layout defines the atlas (each face = one atlas cell).

This is an example of an atlas mesh template. Basically just cut edges to match your texture edge detail.

Material: Material applied to mapped faces.

This is the material that ships with your addon download. Your material basically should just match your edge detail for the template object.

Box Reference: Optional. Used by “Auto Boxmap” to re-project UVs onto a box after mapping.
Works in Object or Edit mode. From Object mode, whole mesh is mapped and you stay in Object mode when done.
Multiple objects: Select several meshes and run Hotspot Map; each is processed in turn.

How to use

Atlas: Create a mesh with faces laid out like your atlas (e.g. from a grid texture). Assign it in the Atlas field.
Material: Pick the material to assign to mapped faces.
Select the mesh(es) you want to map (or their faces in Edit mode).
Click Hotspot Map.

Settings

UI

EasyHotspot panel: 3D Viewport sidebar (N-panel), tab EasyHotspot.
Hotspot Map = main action.
Atlas and Material = single object and material (no presets).
Box Reference = object used for boxmap (when Auto Boxmap is on).

Requirements

Blender 2.90+ (tested on 5.0).
Mesh object(s) to map; one mesh as atlas (with UVs defining cells).

Here are my templates you might find useful

Made by Riley Brown

I’ve been using Blender since 2008, worked as a 3D department manager, and was a producer for the Blender Guru YouTube channel. These days I build the models, tools, and training you’ll find here. Your Site Pass helps me keep making them.

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EasyHotspot

EasyHotspot

What it does

How to use

Settings

UI

Requirements

Here are my templates you might find useful

Made by Riley Brown

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