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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "scenario-labs-blender-plugin--generate-pbr-materials-for-a-mesh",
 "repo": "scenario-labs/blender-plugin",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/scenario-labs/blender-plugin",
 "repo_slug": "scenario-labs-blender-plugin",
 "title": "Generate a PBR material set and apply it to a mesh",
 "page_title": "How to generate a PBR material set and apply it to a mesh with Blender Plugin",
 "summary": "Create a saved PBR texture set with Scenario and assign it to one chosen material slot.",
 "who": "A 3D artist or environment modeler who has a finished mesh in Blender and needs a surface texture set faster than hand painting.",
 "problem": "Texturing a mesh by hand takes time, and a generated texture set must be applied without overwriting other material slots.",
 "outcome": "A saved PBR texture set that is applied explicitly to the material slot you pick, with the generation kept in Generations.",
 "steps": [
  "Turn on Allow Online Access under Edit > Preferences > System > Network, then add the official repository at https://blender.scenario.com/repo/index.json under Get Extensions > Repositories and install Scenario.",
  "Create an API key in Scenario under Organization settings > API Keys, then paste the key and secret under Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Scenario and press Test connection.",
  "Select the mesh in the 3D viewport, press N, open Scenario and choose the Materials lane.",
  "Enter a prompt, review the displayed CU estimate, then press Generate.",
  "Open the saved result in Generations and apply the texture set to the chosen mesh material slot."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the scenario-labs/blender-plugin extension in Blender 5.0 or later, generate a saved PBR texture set for the mesh named <mesh name> and apply it only to the material slot <slot name>. Report the saved set name and the CU estimate shown before Generate. Verify that the other material slots on the mesh are unchanged.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "60 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Generations and prompt helpers spend CU, so review the estimate shown before each Generate.",
 "category": "Content",
 "tags": [
  "Content"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Blender 5.0 or later",
  "A Scenario account with API access, an API key and its secret",
  "Allow Online Access enabled under Edit > Preferences > System > Network",
  "Creative Units (CU) to spend on generations and prompt helpers"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "The API key and secret are stored in Blender preferences rather than an OS keychain, so anyone with access to that Blender profile can read them."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 1.0,
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 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/scenario-labs-blender-plugin/generate-pbr-materials-for-a-mesh/",
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