The PBR Material Pack Extension for Commercial Interiors was developed based on community feedback for better rendering materials. This Extension will help showcase your design and give you a competitive advantage.

What is PBR material?

PBR stands for "physically based rendering." By using PBR materials, you will add a more realistic quality to your renderings. These materials are impressively detailed and seamless. For example, you can distinctively see the texture of a fabric or the grain in the wood!

To grasp the full potential of PBR materials, make sure you run your renderings either using the "Realistic" preset in Simple mode. Or if you are an advanced user, in Advanced mode, you need to go to Lighting and Shadows and pick either Realistic Light or Image-based Light.



Rendering with any other preset or Lighting & Shadows option will translate the PBR materials of the scene to a non-PBR material.

The PBR Material Extension contains the same material categories as the existing Material Pack Extension. A few category examples include:

• carpet
• stone
• tiles
• walls
• wood

Download the PBR Material Pack

The PBR Material Pack Extension can be downloaded for free at the Marketplace in the Tools section. Check out the Installing and Uninstalling Extensions article for more how-to instructions.

Using the PBR Material Pack 

To view the PBR Material options, follow these steps:

1. Select 3D on the component tab.
2. Select Material Explorer to open the material options.
3. Check "Show only PBR materials" to view only PBR Materials.

To apply a PBR Material to your drawing, follow these steps:

1. Scroll or Select a category to browse the options.
2. Select the desired material.
3. Move the cursor to hover over the area/object to apply the material.
   • A paint bucket will attach to the cursor.
   • The cursor will change to blue, indicating the material will apply.
4. Left-click on the area/object to apply the material.