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The tool enables procedural material creation through node-based workflows and exports directly to game engines like Godot, Unity, and Unreal Engine. While the 3D painting functionality remains experimental and buggy, the core material generation features are robust and well-integrated with community resources. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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