Extension Pack for MARI

• Where to find it:

• Image Manager Palette
• Shelf Palette

• Node/Layer from Image
• Tool Switching
• Environment Light Switching
• Preferences

Dragging an Image from the Image Manager or Shelf into the Layerstack or Nodegraph will  let you choose which node to use the image in.

To make it a quick process for common nodes, the most used ones are mapped to quick access Hotkeys (Number Keys 1,2,3,4 etc.)

Dragging an image from the Shelf or Image Manager to the Mari Canvas will automatically switch to the Paint Through Tool and set the dragged image as the

Projection Image.

While Mari by default sets the  Projection image with this action, without Extension pack it will not auto-activate the Paint Through Tool

Dragging a .exr or .hdr file from the Shelf or Image Manager to the Mari Canvas will allow you to select its usage:

• As Paint Through Image
• As Environment Light

If using it as an Environment Light, it will replace your current Environment Light.

If the Environment Light is turned off, it will turn out automatically.

All the different behavior shown above can be disabled via the Allow Drag & Drop Handling in the Misc Tab of the Mari Preferences.

If off, Extension Pack will not handle any drag & drop events.