Texture map generator handoff: naming, sRGB vs linear, and engine import sanity checks
A texture map generator is only half the job—teams lose time on handoff mistakes. Use this checklist before you zip maps for Unity, Unreal, Blender, Maya, or Roblox pipelines.
_Last updated: April 2026. Naming conventions below are suggestions; align to your studio’s DAM and engine import conventions._
Why handoff breaks more often than generation
Texture map generator searches spike when teams need many channels at once: normals, metallic, roughness, AO, height, and sometimes detail masks. The failure mode is rarely “we could not generate pixels”—it is:
- Wrong linear vs sRGB flags on import
- Inconsistent UV scale between materials
- Filenames that do not sort next to each other in version control
- Packed channels that disagree with the engine’s ORM expectations
Checklist before you zip or commit
- Canonical names —
MATNAME_N.png,MATNAME_R.pngis only helpful if your importer agrees. Document the convention once in your README. - Texel density — Match texel scale across props in a hero shot, not only resolution numbers.
- Normal map format — DirectX vs OpenGL green-channel conventions still trip teams in 2026; confirm your target.
- Mask semantics — Metallic at 1.0 with a rainbow albedo is a different material family than metallic at 0.0; keep QA scenes that show both.
GenPBR hub pages for internal linking
- Texture map generator
- Create PBR textures — live tool entry (same destination many teams bookmark as “generator”)
For create PBR materials workflows in DCCs, treat the browser generator as a first-pass or look-dev accelerator, then finish with engine-specific material instances and LOD rules.
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If your team also ships Roblox experiences, pair this checklist with Roblox’s current PBR import documentation for SurfaceAppearance—those rules evolve faster than blog paragraphs can.
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