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Version 2.53 (Blender 5+)  2026-04-14 ISO8601

Copyright © Kjell Emanuelsson - Blender GNU General Public License GPLv3
Note: Regarding Version Compatibility

Render Pass Baking Add-On for Blender

• Near instant "baking" time using a custom blend-file setup (Add-on Automated)
• Made for EEVEE, but supports Cycles too.
• Automatic Seamless Tiling ( + 2-layer system)
• 1-click Preview Object & Material Setup (see render output in viewport)
• Anti-aliasing comp nodes, Sharpening, Non-square resolutions (in power of two)
• Height map, AO, Roughness, Metallic, Emissive outputs and more...
• Automated pipeline, for file & folder naming and creation

Donation-ware: If you find use for it, consider donating!
Note: This link is the only recommended source

Documentation:

Bug Reports / Support:

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Public feedback & discussion at BlenderArtists
Updates (etc.) are posted on the social media pages linked HERE

2.53

• Fix: Default scene had "Auto-Merge" vertex option ON - Now OFF by default

2.52

• Height range value adjust also affect rendercam Z height (to avoid clipping issues)
• Improved error handling for object setup (and more specific error messages and console info)
• Changed previz-material adjustments to previz-material *only* = tweaks will *not* affect compositor (too confusing)
• Setup will now not overwrite an already existing keWT file:
  - Now cancels operation with warning - for you to change naming
• Default Setup Blend file update: AO adjustment is now just a (single) power-exponent in keWTComp nodegroup - to simplify things. Also, now unaffected AO by default - (less contrast than previous keWT default, change AO pow if needed)
• "New Setup" buttons now also shown in (already setup) keWT scene:
  - For easy "updating" to a new default setup blend file.

2.51

• Default Setup Blend file update: Improved non-tiling compositing speed (now using switch-nodes to avoid useless computation)
• Added support for more shaders: BSDFs that use "Color" instead of "Base Color" (like DiffuseBSDF etc.)
• Added GPU/CPU device prop in menu for easy access when switching
• Auto-Height:
• Auto-set rendercam z pos to fit depth-box (would clip on height over 1m, if not manually adjusted)
• Fixed/Improved Auto height calculation (Note: Excluding displacements - req. manual adjustment)
• Fixed Setup Auto Height: Now checks all objects in collection setup
• Fixed auto-height errors for zero height mesh (empty meshes etc.)
• Fixed/Optimized height calculation time (speeds up new keWT setup too, when using auto height)

2.5

• Blender 5.0 compatible (but not backwards compatible) Loading old keWT scenes should™ work fine
  While working - consider this a Beta version (there was a lot of changes to compositing)
• Remove Frame Padding - feature removed: Not needed anymore in Blender 5.0!
• Seamless Tiling - Menu button is now a boolean toggle button. In new keWT scenes; change comes in new default blend file. The type can also manually be changed in old files: "keWT Layer 1" group node "tiling" input -> boolean. But does not need to be, will still work.

2.03

• NEW: Objectile - Make your objects "tile" [DOCUMENTATION]
• NEW: Find Overlap - Find (& select) objects with intersecting bound-boxes [DOCUMENTATION]
• NEW: Auto-update Preview Material - Automatically reloads textures after rendering
• Fixed reporting on non-nodes + non-aov materials (did not report objects w/o materials as non-aov)
  & more compact nodes & aov reporting in console (no need to print thousands of items...)
• Changed default scene saved UI back to 3D View (instead of compositor) - also easy to change yourself)
• Fixed prefs ui error for earlier Blender versions (4.2-4.3 lacking area join icons)

2.02

• Fixed Curvature border artefacts (when NOT using auto-tiling) = Default keWT blender file updated
• Also made the curvature offset-scaling larger, to avoid some potential tiling issues. This will add comp-time - but probably not very noticable
• Tip: If you have a heavily customized default you can append the 'CurvatureSmooth' node-group, replace the old one in the keWT Layer group
• Uncapped the height limit, which was capped for some reason (or, now 99999 instead of 1!)

2.01

• Manual updated: Now strongly recommend moving the keWT default blend file (to protect customization when updating, for instance)
• Fixed Isolate Pass (_orm Metallic) bug
• Updated Preview Object Menu UI (& now says "Update Preview Object" - if it already exists)

2.0

Complete rewrite of keWT : Too much to list here! (Please read the updated manual.

Some key updates:

• keWT is now a Blender Extension (Blender 4.2+ required)
• Seamless Tiling (& "Layer2" feature for exceptions)
• "Preview Object" to 1-click create a preview plane+material for the output
• New (smoother) Curvature method

1.007

• Blender 4.4 (possibly since 4.2) compatibility issues:
  • Fixed EEVEE Next support (EEVEE banding issues seems to be fixed/improved in Next!)
  • Fixed Denoise node crash (updated Default keWT setup file)

1.006

• Fixed AOV output issue (black output) used for Color, Roughness, Metal (API change?)

1.005

Default Scene Updates:

• Added AO Denoise node - on when using Cycles: Improves quality & rendertime immensly
• Added Curvature & Edge Wear Outputs (Note: Simple sobel normal +/- AO: More 'realistic' even!)
• Renamed texture packing default suffix from ARM to ORM (same as in Godot Engine)
• Console output: Misc checks & tweaks

1.004

• Automated settings update: 'Apply Settings' no longer needed. (Naming still needs manual update!)
• Add common pow2 resolutions preset buttons (1K, 2K, 4K & 8K)
• Console Output: Added more specific AOV info per material + misc. printing tweaks.
• UI updated: Added a bit more category separation
• Documentation Updated

1.003

• Added support for converting simple "ID Materials" (no nodes or not even BSDF, like the ones in keKit)
• Replaced Light/Diffuse Color Pass with custom AOV Color Pass (to get material colors with *no shading*) - Older keWT scenes may need to be re-setup.
• Added Output Name warning for base name with ".001" ending (Does not work with frame padding removal)
• Updated keWT Setup Blend-file with Color changes. User modified Default .blend will probably need updating manually. (Remember to check the path in add-on prefs!)
• Console output has been reworked with more progress info. + Default Path is printed in console output (as a reminder).
• The (updated) manual is now the same as the online documentation (html only)

1.002

• Removed Automatic Update Check & Fixed Doc Url

1.0

• Release