For motion designers and VFX artists working in After Effects, manipulating 3D textures has historically been a challenge. Often, you have to jump back into a 3D program to tweak a UV map or fix a texture seam. That changes with the by frischluft , now updated to version v5.5.1a .
Bring the render and your new 2D texture into After Effects. Apply: Drop ft-UVPass on the 3D render layer.
"A user renders a 3D car from Cinema 4D with a UV and Normals pass. In AE v5.5.1a, they use ft-UVPass to swap the car’s paint color from red to blue, add a 2D reflection of a city skyline that wraps perfectly around the curved bodywork, and isolate the chrome wheels using an Object ID—all in 32-bit color without re-rendering." AEScripts ft-UVPass Bundle v5.5.1a for After Ef...
: Built-in options to tile, repeat, and offset textures, as well as an option to keep the UV pass alpha channel. Workflow Tips for Best Results
AEScripts ft-UVPass Bundle v5.5.1a for After Effects is a professional-grade toolset designed to streamline the 3D compositing workflow by utilizing UV data directly within the After Effects timeline. This bundle provides artists with the ability to re-texture objects, apply maps, and fix 3D renders without returning to a dedicated 3D application. For motion designers and VFX artists working in
– If you frequently composite 3D renders in After Effects, ft-UVPass Bundle v5.5.1a is almost essential. The update to support multi-frame rendering makes it noticeably faster in AE 2022+. The only downsides are a bit of a learning curve and the need for correctly exported 3D passes. For the price (typically $40–60), it pays for itself in render time saved after one or two projects.
Specialized for handling animated UV data. Bring the render and your new 2D texture into After Effects
The primary engine for remapping textures onto 3D surfaces.