Frame Generator¶

Frame generator allows you to control the frame generator geometry node setup from the comfort of the aesthetiq panel. It allows you to control the parts, shape and material of assets framed with the Frame generator, as well as easily create a new framed image.

Tip

No need to try to add the frame generator to any of aesthetiq's assets. All of them have the generator already attached - however, sometimes the frame itself might be turned off. See this page below to learn how to adjust it.

Do not edit the image plane directly

The frame generator relies on the plane being in "default" position

Frame New Image¶

The button to frame a new image is located on the top of the Frame Generator panel. In the popup, you are asked to select the following properties:

Source of the image¶

Local Image: Select a file on your computer in the Image To Frame field.
Image URL: Fill Image URL with URL to an existing image online, and select a folder where the image should be saved in the Save To field. Note that the URL must be a direct link to an image you could import to Blender directly.

Local Image is more reliable

If using Image URL option does not work for you, it might be that the URL does not allow direct downloads. Use your web browser to download the image, and use Local Image option to frame it!

Material¶

Select one of three pre-made materials: Painting, Print-Glossy, Print-Matte

Height¶

Select the requested height of your image

Width¶

If Auto Width is selected, the framed object will have its width computed automatically, using the provided height, and source image's aspect ratio. Otherwise, select your own Width.

After clicking OK, the image is spawned into the scene with the Frame generator node group attached.

Adjusting existing framed image¶

The Adjustments subpanel allows you to adjust individual elements of the frame generator.

Crop¶

Left, Top, Right, Bottom¶

Crops the image plane from Left, Top, Right, Bottom, respectively.

Mat¶

Enable¶

Adds matboard to the image plane.

Material¶

Choose one of the pre-made materials for the mat, or choose Custom Material.

Width, Height¶

Sets the Width and the Height of the mat, respectively.

Thickness¶

Sets the thickness of the mat

Glass¶

Enable¶

Adds glass pane to the image plane.

Material¶

Choose one of the pre-made materials for the glass, or choose Custom Material.

Custom Material¶

Select a custom material to be applied to the glass, if Material is set to Custom Material.

Frame¶

Enable¶

Adds frame to the image plane.

Profile Curve¶

Select one of the pre-made frame profiles, or choose Custom Profile Curve

Custom Profile Curve¶

Select a custom profile curve, if Profile Curve is set to Custom Profile Curve.

Scale¶

Set the width and height of the frame, as relative to the selected profile curve

Thickness¶

Set the thickness of the frame, as relative to the selected profile curve

Material¶

Choose one of the pre-made materials for the frame, or choose Custom Material.

Custom Material¶

Select a custom material to be applied to the frame, if Material is set to Custom Material.

Autosmooth Angle¶

Sets angle for automatically applying smooth normals on the frame mesh

Custom Material¶

Select a custom material to be applied to the mat, if Material is set to Custom Material.

UV Scale¶

Specify the UV mapping scale for the frame

Gallery Wrap¶

Enable¶

Adds gallery wrap to the image plane

Thickness¶

Thickness of the wrap board