Studio Tool

Material Forge

AI-powered PBR material creator for Unreal Engine 5.

AI Generate

Material name

Reference image

Drop, browse, or paste an image

Use a surface photo, mood frame, or concept image to steer the generated material maps.

Tip: press Ctrl + V anywhere on the page.

Reference locked in

Optional. Add a photo, concept frame, or surface sample to guide the generated material.

Optional. The text prompt still works on its own, but the image gives the generator a concrete visual target.

Describe the material

Texture maps to generate

Base Color Normal Roughness Metallic Emissive

Model

20 credits 1 map selected - 20 credits each

Properties

Surface

Base Tint

Brightness 1.00

Desaturation 0.00

PBR Response

Metallic 0.00

Roughness 0.50

Normal Intensity 1.00

Clearcoat 0.00

Clearcoat Roughness 0.20

Opacity (Preview) 1.00

UV Transform and Motion

Texture Scale X 1.00

Texture Scale Y 1.00

Texture Rotation 0

Offset X 0.00

Offset Y 0.00

Panner Speed X 0.00

Panner Speed Y 0.00

Higher texture scale values make the pattern appear larger on the surface.

Glow and Edge FX

Emissive Color

Emissive Intensity 0.00

Pulse Amount 0.00

Pulse Speed 0.00

Edge Glow Color

Edge Glow 0.00

Edge Power 4.00

Texture Maps

Exports material_config.json, the generated texture maps, a preview PNG, and the reference image when one is present.

Generated Maps

Base Color

Not generated

$Base Color texture$

Normal

Not generated

$Normal map texture$

Roughness

Not generated

$Roughness map texture$

Metallic

Not generated

$Metallic map texture$

Emissive

Not generated

$Emissive map texture$

Setup (one-time)

1. Enable Python Editor Script Plugin in UE5 (Edit -> Plugins -> search "Python" -> restart).

2. Download both files below and place them in your project's Content/Python/ folder. Create the folder if it doesn't exist.

3. Restart the editor. The plugin connects automatically.

Unreal Engine 5

Local Bridge Offline

Bridge Diagnostics

Waiting for the first local bridge check.

Browser: Current browser | Method: GET | Endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:7842/ping | Checked: not checked yet

Waiting for the first local bridge check in this browser session.

Material + textures appear instantly in your Content Browser at /Game/MaterialForge/ when the UE5 plugin is the active local listener on 127.0.0.1:7842.

UEFN Support

Run the same Material Forge flow inside UEFN

Use the UEFN-safe listener script, then send through the matching button below. Only one local listener should be active on 127.0.0.1:7842 at a time.

1. Open UEFN and make sure Python tools are enabled for your editor session.

2. Open the script modal below, copy the listener, then run it through Tools -> Execute Python Script.

3. Keep the listener window running on 127.0.0.1:7842, then come back here and send the material.

Imported UEFN assets land under /<ProjectName>/MaterialForge/.

Loading UEFN script...

Saved Materials