How to integrate Blender into your industrial processes

Get configurable validated model into Blender for conform production

From CAD, preparation of the DAM in Patchwork 3D, then import to Blender, work on the scene, and render!

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.

Setup for Patchwork 3D

For Windows x64:

Requires a free user account

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Sample database: the Robotaxi

Requires a free user account

Download

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


Watch this series of tutorials for Patchwork 3D to get started.

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
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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 .blend file containing matching named materials.

The license allows you to use the product for evaluation purposes.

For Windows x64:

Requires a free user account

Download

Please follow the instructions to install and use.

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.

Easy import of a Robotaxi prepared in Patchwork 3D

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