Knald

Knald is a standalone GPU-powered application for generating textures from high-to-low polygon meshes and 2D sources such as photographs and heightmaps. Its Baker generates textures from polygon meshes, while Color To Normals creates normal maps from heightmaps or photographs for further processing in the Integrator. Listed outputs include normal, derivative, displacement or height, ambient occlusion, transmission, concavity, and convexity maps. Knald supports texture baking and physically based rendering workflows, and the company describes it as suitable for physically based pipelines in interactive work, visual arts, and product design. Its processing uses single- and double-precision floating point and supports 8-, 16-, and 32-bit image data. The download requires a supported OpenCL-compatible GPU. Listed compatibility covers 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. A 30-day demo is available at no cost. The Freelancer License costs $100, paid once and permits installation on up to two devices owned by the licensee under its stated eligibility terms. The Studio License costs $200, paid once.

Knald focuses on texture generation and baking, with a range of map outputs and image-data precision options. Check the GPU requirement and listed Windows compatibility before choosing a license.

Knald may suit texture artists and teams working with high-to-low polygon meshes or 2D sources in physically based pipelines. Its stated industries include interactive work, visual arts, and product design.