MAT Helper

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• Added support for parsing WebP, AVIF, and TIF texture formats.

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• Added .JSON file parsing support, utilizing the same processing logic as .MAT files.

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• Batch Process All Materials: Added a new button to iterate through all shaders in the scene, automatically matching them with corresponding .mat files by name for instant linking. This significantly accelerates scene setup. For best results, it is recommended to keep texture files and .mat files in the same directory for automatic detection.

• Cleanup Options: Added Clear Links and Clear Nodes (Reset Material) functions. These tools work in tandem with the "Batch Process All" feature to ensure a clean, error-free shader workspace before re-importing.

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• If a texture defined in the .mat file is not found in the directory, the plugin now lists the missing filenames in the System Console and provides a warning alert in the UI, ensuring no assets are overlooked during import.

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• Smart UE Packed Texture Detection: The plugin now automatically identifies UE-style composite textures containing keywords such as ORM, ROM, RMA, or AO_R_M. When detected, a Separate Color node is automatically generated and linked to the texture output, streamlining the workflow for channel-packed maps.

• Scene Resource Optimization: Before importing, the plugin checks the Blender scene (bpy.data.images) for existing textures with the same name. If found, it reuses the data already in memory instead of re-reading from the disk, significantly reducing memory usage and loading times in complex multi-material scenes.

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• Auto-Link by Name: Automatically matches .mat files to materials based on the active material's name.

• Smart Path Resolution: Supports both file and folder paths; locks onto user-specified directories for precise searching.

• Name Sanitization: Strips Blender suffixes (e.g., .001) and spaces to ensure high file-match accuracy.

• Alpha & Opacity Logic: Adds Opacity= field support. Falls back to Diffuse Alpha only if no dedicated opacity map is defined.

• Emissive Support: Automatically links Emissive= textures and sets Emission Strength to 1.0.

• Suffix Recognition (_R & _M): Detects Roughness and Metallic suffixes as fallbacks when standard .mat definitions are missing.

• Texture Reuse: Merges duplicate textures into a single node with branched connections to save VRAM and keep nodes clean.

• Dual UI: Fully integrated into both the N-Panel (Sidebar) and the Material Properties tab for a seamless workflow.

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• Feature: Added automatic .mat extension completion when manually typing filenames.
• Improvement: Added input sanitization to strip whitespace from pasted file paths.
• UI: Refined success messages to display the final resolved filename.

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• Remove the 'Node' tag from the list

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