Common information
Compatibility
Installation and activation
Release notes
Simple material creation
Generated texture settings
Render nodes
Tile set parameters
Slice editor
Normals workflow
Pattern parameters
Pattern editor
Texture formation mechanism
Polygonal pattern import
Tile ID
Tile random parameter
Bitmap-in-container
Procedural gap
Tile channels settings
Workflow optimization
1. ATTENTION! The plugin requires an active internet connection to work.
2. Run the plugin installation as administrator. The included archive must be located next to the file QuickTiles.exe at the time of installation, to install a new version, or update the libraries
3. Select the versions of 3d max that the plugin will be installed on (from 2018 to 2024)
4. The plugin library is installed in the current user's folder, in the QuickTiles subcategory
4. The plugin library is located in the current user's folder, in the QuickTiles subcategory. All files are downloaded from the plugin interface. Libraries are updated once a week automatically, or at any time, manually, in the About section.
5. After installation, the plugin will appear in the list of textures, in the General tab
6. The free trial period is 14 days. No additional activation or registration is required
7. After 14 days, the plugin will stop working. This means that the test period (or paid subscription period) has expired and requires purchase and activation. Also in About section you can see "Subscription expired" notification
8. When purchasing a subscription on the site, BE SURE to provide a valid email address
9. After purchasing a subscription, click Activate in the About section
10. In the window that appears, enter the same email address that you used for the purchase and click Ok
11. Within a few minutes you will receive an email with a link to activate it
12. After clicking on this link, the plugin will be activated.
13. After restarting 3d max, the plugin will work correctly until the subscription ends.
14. 30 days before the end of the subscription period, the exact number of remaining days will appear in the About section
15. While the subscription is active, the Activation button is unavailable.
Re-activation
16. If you reinstall the plugin on a new computer or make significant changes to the hardware of the current one, perform the activation again according to the standard procedure. The plugin installed on the old computer will stop working.
17. There can be no more than 5 such re-activations for one year of subscription. If you have run out of activations, contact technical support (support@quick-tiles.net) and we will try to find a solution to this problem.
For example, let's create a simple pattern in the Pattern editor. Use the 
tool to create several tiles (1). Do not forget to reduce the field to the minimum required size (2). After creating the base pattern, you can fill the repeating part with the Fill gaps button (3). You can also select any template from the library. When you finish, click Done (5).
For more the details of the Pattern editor, see the corresponding section.
Заголовок окна
Заголовок окна
In this tab, you can add sets of tiles and adjust the parameters of their distribution.
Add bitmap tile set — adds an empty set of bitmap tiles
Add color tile set — adds an empty set of single-color tiles
Noise type — choose between a simple uniform mix of tile sets and a custom map. (see examples below)
None field —adding a custom map for mixing sets.
Add tiles — opens the bitmap tile slicing editor (Slice editor, SE).
Bitmap set— here you can specify the name of the tile set selected in SE.
Probability — the frequency of appearance of tiles of this set in the final texture. Works if more than one set is added.
— change the position of the set in the stack by dragging it . The order depends on the position when using a custom distribution map (see the examples below)
— deleting a set.
— duplicate the set.
Tile set id's — opens a window for selecting the ID numbers of the pattern tiles to which this set will be distributed. You can select one or more numbers.
For more information, see the section Tile ID
Сolor set — here you can specify the name of a single-color set.
Diffuse, reflect, roughness... — setting the colors or noise of the set channels. If you leave the color completely black, the channel will not be generated.
Заголовок окна
— search by name and tags
Category — select the cut category
Create set from texture — create a new slicing from a solid texture. Resets the interface and all settings.
Create set from individual tiles — creating the cutting of already pre-cut tiles.
Icon of the finished cut saved in the library.
Double-click on the icon - loads the slicing and all settings to SE. A right-click will open the context menu.
Duplicate — duplicates a set in the library
Rename — rename a set in a library
Delete — deleting a set
Save to file — export set (when you exporting the slice, the source bitmaps are written to the file, so you do not need to transfer them separately)
Set custom preview — set a custom icon for the selected set. You can use images of any format, the plugin will reduce it and trim to a square.
Set default preview — resets the custom icon to the standard one.
Import tile set — import the ready slicing from a file. When importing, the source bitmaps saved in the slicing file will be unzipped into a folder C:\Users\your_user\QuickTiles\libs
Save (to library) — saving the slicing with the settings to the library. When saving to the library, the original bitmaps are not duplicated, and are loaded from the place where they were originally. Therefore, do not delete or move the original bitmaps used to create the slicing, otherwise the slicing will load empty.
You cannot save or change the source files of the library.
— tools for creating and editing slicing
— slicing creation and editing modes
— Mode 1, the generation of the grid. In this mode, you can create a grid of lines that will be slice a texture and move it away from the edges. Tools and manual editing are not available here.
Preset — choosing a grid pattern — standard or herringbone
Vertical — количество вертикальных линеек
Horizontal — number of vertical lines
Row offset — the distance by which the row is shifted
N row offset — number of offset rows
— The second mode is manual editing mode of the grid. In this mode, you can manually shift the slicing lines, adjusting to the imperfections of the texture. Some of the tools are available here.
— Move tool. Shifts the horizontal rulers along the entire length of the grid, and the vertical ones in the limits of the two closest horizontal ones.
— Erase tool. Deletes rulers. The horizontal lines are removed along the entire length of the grid, leaving the ones above as vertical lines.
— Cut tool. Adds a new line. To create a horizontal slice, hover over the nearest vertical ruler and you will see a preview. To create a vertical slice, hover over the existing horizontal one.
Functions Preset, Vertical, Horizontal, Row offset, N row offset and Cropping are blocked in the second and third mode.
Returning to the previous mode from the previous ones will cancel all the changes made.
— In the third mode you can edit individual tiles manually. Move the finished tiles, rotate them, remove , cut , etc. All the tools are available here.
Context menu of the tools:
Select smaller — selects all tiles of a much smaller size. Useful when cleaning after autoslice.
Select same aspect — selects all tiles with the same aspect ratio
Select same ID — selects all tiles in the same ID
Mark all — disable all tiles (only for the erase tool)
Unmark all — enable all tiles (only for the erase tool)
— Move tool. Offset the tiles. To select multiple tiles, use Ctrl. You can also use the keyboard arrows to move tiles.
— Rotate tool. Rotates the tiles around the center.
— Scale tool. Stretches the tile by the selected side. The rotated tiles will stretch in local coordinates.
— Erase tool. Turns off the tiles by marking them black. These tiles will not be used in the layout. They can be turned on at any time. Erase+Shift — complete removal of tiles. You can also delete a tile by pressing Delete.
— Cut tool. Cuts the tile vertically. Cut+Ctrl - cuts horizontally.
— Create tool. Creates a new tile.
In this mode, copying tiles via Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V works, as well as steps back via Ctrl+Z.
— Set orient tool. Allows you to set a custom tile orientation.
By default, the orientation of the tiles is set perpendicular to the long side of the container. When you click on the tile once, an arrow will appear showing the default direction.
To change the direction, move the mouse cursor with the left button pressed, just as if you wanted to rotate the tile. At the same time, the direction arrow will rotate in increments of 45 degrees.
To rotate at an arbitrary angle, hold down the Shift.
To align the arrow perpendicular to any face of the container — Alt+Click
To align the arrow in the direction of the specified vertex — Ctrl+Shift+Click
To align the arrow vertically — Ctrl+Click
To reset the direction to default, and remove the arrow — double Click
This function is useful when placing tiles of complex, asymmetrical shape, as well as in cases when it is necessary to observe a certain direction of the tile pattern.
The direction set in the Slicer will correspond to the direction set in the Pattern editor.
*When using the function, it is often necessary to disable random reflection of tiles and switch to Stretch mode in the Bitmap-in-container section.
**After using the Rotate tool, you need to re-set the tile direction.
In the third mode, the drop-down menu works (right mouse button)
Copy - copy the selected tiles. You can copy from one set to another
Paste - paste the copied tiles
Outline - expand or reduce the selected tiles evenly from all sides
Select all - select all tiles
Invert selected - invert selection
Select smaller - select all tiles significantly smaller in size than the current one
Select same ID - select all tiles in the same ID as the current one (same function - double click on the tile)
Select same aspect - select all tiles in the same aspect as the current one