How to integrate Blender
into your industrial processes
Get configurable validated model into Blender for conform production
From CAD to a clean Blender-ready DAM
Tools to start your own process
Sources of 3D models
Feed the process with your usual CAD formats (Catia, Solidworks, Alias, industry formats IGES, STEP…) or creative 3D software formats: Blender, 3D Max, Rhino…
Check support for your favorite formats in the features page. Don’t see yours? Contact us
Processing the 3D model into DAM
The Lumiscaphe Digital Aspect Mockup (DAM) goes beyond traditional 3D models by incorporating product variants (geometry, materials, lighting, etc.), configuration rules, and ensuring consistent rendering quality across all outputs.
Patchwork 3D is our dedicated software to create the DAM. It provides a complete set of features to easily enrich source 3D data and transform it into fully configurable products and scenes.
Once created, the DAM can be deployed across multiple platforms to power immersive and interactive experiences, VR, AR, web, or mobile. It enables employees and customers to explore all product possibilities, configure their own version, and make informed decisions before purchasing.
Demo of DAM preparation
Here is an overview of our 3D preparation pipeline.
In this example, we go from Rhinoceros to Patchwork 3D 2025, then to Blender and Unreal, using the same configurable product to create engaging experiences across various devices.
Getting started
You can get started trying the DAM workflow with Patchwork 3D Community and a sample database, Robotaxi. Of course, you can also import your own 3D models into Patchwork 3D.
After setup, you get 15 days of a Premium license trial. Then you can keep the Community edition free forever or choose to upgrade.
The tutorials to begin
The Patchwork 3D that suits you
Patchwork 3D is available in 3 editions:
- Community to evaluate the main features to prepare a DAM, self-training, and personal use. Free
- Premium to work on CAD models and render professional images and videos of configured products
- Enterprise to integrate into industrial processes and power product ranges in all marketing experiences, like VR, AR, web, and mobile
Getting the DAM in Blender
Empower Blender with a configurable 3D model
FBX Export/Import
Patchwork 3D provides an FBX file export, which can then be imported into Blender.
Unfortunately, the FBX format lacks an equivalent of the DAM features, so the model imported into Blender is only a digital mockup, with the surfaces and converted materials, not a full DAM model with configuration.
Please note that the initial rendering might be very different from Patchwork 3D’s one.
You can then work the scene and model, and tune or replace the materials as you like.
For a better conversion, we recommend using our P3D to Blender add-on below.
P3D to Blender add-on
The P3D to Blender add-on:
- Converts the DAM from a Patchwork 3D file to be able to use it in Blender.
- Updates materials in the open Blender file with an external
.blendfile containing matching named materials.
The license allows you to use the product for evaluation purposes.
For Windows x64:
Demo
This version imports the configured product as saved in Patchwork 3D.
The Robotaxi is then ready to be refined in Blender for rendering and animations.
The variants are not imported at this moment. More is coming, see below.
