Reloading Textures in Blender Is a Pain — I Made a Free Add-on for That
A new free add-on for Blender has been developed to streamline the texture reloading process. The add-on allows users to reload textures directly from the Shader Editor and 3D Viewport with simple right-click commands. This tool aims to enhance the workflow for artists who frequently switch between external editing software and Blender.
- ▪The add-on adds texture reload commands to the right-click menu in Blender.
- ▪Users can reload individual textures, all textures in a material, or all textures in the scene with ease.
- ▪It is designed to improve the workflow for artists using programs like Substance Painter and Photoshop.
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| Publication time | Wed, 27 May 2026 05:28:54 +0000 |
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