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How can I create a simple scene setup that looks like material preview? I want to render the material preview (specifically the flat XY plane) in a higher resolution. I've tried to copy the setup in a Blender scene, but it doesn't look the same. Are there any addons or ways to export the material preview in any resolution?
Note that I need it to look exactly the same as the material preview.
You can adjust the DPI, zoom in, and full screen the Materials panel to make it bigger, then take a screenshot.
Make the Properties editor full screen by hovering over it and pressing Ctrl↑
Increase the DPI in User preferences > System
Zoom in on the panel by holding CtrlMMB and dragging the cursor
Result: (click for full size)
Screenshot of preview http://www.pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=63435
The obvious limitation being that you can't go larger than the maximum zoom, or larger than your monitor.
Alternatively, you can download the blendfile from the GIT repo with your browser via Phabricator:
To download a file, go to the link above and click Download raw file on the right:
Then click Download:
The different preview scenes are on the following layers:
Layer 1: Flat XY plane
Layer 2: Sphere
Layer 3: Cube
Layer 4: Suzanne (Monkey)
Layer 5: World Sphere
Layer 11: (the first layer on the second row) Hair
