However, the software can also generate normal maps from photographic images, create premultiplied alphas for textures with transparent backgrounds, and generate cubemaps from 2D images. Its main use is texture compression: Nvidia says that it can compress textures to a third of their original size. The update adds a new UI with a real-time 3D preview, improved GPU-accelerated compression on Nvidia GPUs, and automated batch processing in both the standalone tool and Photoshop plugin.įree tools for compressing textures and generating mipmaps, normal maps and cubemapsĪimed at game artists and users working on real-time applications, Texture Tools Exporter is a suite of four separate tools, provided as a single Photoshop plugin, and as a standalone application. Nvidia has released Texture Tools Exporter 2020.1, the latest version of its suite of free texture tools intended for generating compressed textures suitable for use in games or real-time apps. Posted by Jim Thacker Download Nvidia’s free Texture Tools Exporter 2020.1
