Tech

The Tech module is the largest in EQLabs — 30 tools covering texture generation, material/asset workflow, debugging, QA, project audit, and runtime performance suites.

30 registered tools.

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Texture Generators

Tool	Description
Gradient Ramp Generator	Generate gradient ramps for toon shading and ramp-based material effects.
Noise Texture Generator	14 noise + pattern types — Perlin, Simplex, Worley, Domain-Warped FBM, and more.
Texture Channel Packer	Pack 4 textures’ channels into RGBA with ORM presets and batch mode.
SDF Generator	Generate SDF / MSDF textures from source images.
VAT Management Suite	Create, import, and manage Vertex Animation Textures.

Workflow

Tool	Description
Material & Asset Browser	Browse materials/textures with statistics and filtered views.
Dependency Explorer	Map asset dependencies with blast radius analysis.
Batch Material Creator	Auto-create MIs from texture folders by naming convention.
Material Replacer	Batch find/replace materials across actors.
Material Preset Manager	Save/load material parameter presets as JSON.
Material Instance Manager	MI hierarchy + override tracking.
Subsystem Viewer	List Engine / Editor / GameInstance / World / LocalPlayer subsystems.
Config/INI Diff Tool	Compare project config to engine defaults with templates.
USD Interchange Repair Kit	Audit USD/Interchange import results.
Texture Validation & Color Mgmt	Scan/validate/fix texture settings.

Debugging

Tool	Description
Shader Diagnostics Suite	Keywords + compilation + permutations.
Material Property Diff	Side-by-side parameter diff for two MIs.
Replication Debugger	Replication audit with bandwidth estimation.
Lumen Scene Debugger	Lumen GI / reflection scene analyzer.
Virtual Texture Diagnostic	VT setup audit.

QA

Tool	Description
Material Profiler	Heatmap + QA linter + Substrate analyzer.
Blueprint Inspector	Complexity + interfaces + event timeline.
Project Doctor	Flagship 5-tab audit: Health / Build / Budget / Android / Scene Audit.
Asset Naming Convention Checker	Validate asset names with batch rename.
Quest Readiness Scanner	Per-device XR readiness for Quest / Vision Pro.
Blueprint Graph Exporter	Export Blueprint graphs to JSON / Markdown.

Performance

Tool	Description
Widget Blueprint Auditor	UMG perf audit.
Rendering Systems Auditor	Nanite / Lumen / VSM / VT runtime tuning.
Scene Optimization Advisor	Significance LOD + hierarchy flattening.
Runtime Insights	Profiler + trace analyzer + benchmarks + AI.

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Tool reference

Tool	Category	Type
Gradient Ramp Generator	TextureGenerators	Single
Noise Texture Generator	TextureGenerators	Single
Texture Channel Packer	TextureGenerators	Single
SDF Generator	TextureGenerators	Single
VAT Management Suite	TextureGenerators	4-tab
Material & Asset Browser	Workflow	2-tab
Dependency Explorer	Workflow	Single
Batch Material Creator	Workflow	Single
Material Replacer	Workflow	Single
Material Preset Manager	Workflow	Single
Material Instance Manager	Workflow	2-tab
Subsystem Viewer	Workflow	Single
Config/INI Diff Tool	Workflow	Single
USD Interchange Repair Kit	Workflow	Single
Texture Validation & Color Mgmt	Workflow	3-tab
Shader Diagnostics Suite	Debugging	3-tab
Material Property Diff	Debugging	Single
Replication Debugger	Debugging	Single
Lumen Scene Debugger	Debugging	Single
Virtual Texture Diagnostic	Debugging	Single
Material Profiler	QA	3-tab
Blueprint Inspector	QA	3-tab
Project Doctor	QA	5-tab
Asset Naming Convention Checker	QA	Single
Quest Readiness Scanner	QA	Single
Blueprint Graph Exporter	QA	3-tab
Widget Blueprint Auditor	Performance	Single
Rendering Systems Auditor	Performance	4-tab
Scene Optimization Advisor	Performance	2-tab
Runtime Insights	Performance	4-tab