Alexandre Bordereau
2026 · 3D

Science Props Generator

Blender add-on · Procedural lab glassware

Client

Personal project

Date

2026

Category

3D

Selected Work

A Blender add-on that generates realistic lab glassware, fully procedural and editable after creation: beaker, Erlenmeyer flask, round-bottom flask, volumetric flask, graduated cylinder, test tube, Petri dish and funnel, in every catalogue size.

Bécher, erlenmeyer ambré, ballon sur anneau de liège, fiole jaugée, éprouvette, boîte de Pétri et tube à essai
Cycles render, no textures

Dimensions come from catalogues (ISO standards) and the glass has real thickness, with a heavier base and a rolled rim. Every graduation mark is placed from the actual volume of the cavity: on an Erlenmeyer flask, the marks spread apart towards the top, just like on a real one. The enamel markings (lines, numbers, capacity, tolerance) are modelled as geometry wrapped onto the surface, so they stay sharp in close-up.

The liquid is filled to the requested volume, with its meniscus, and coloured by volume absorption. Frosted ground joints, rubber, cork or glass stoppers, and a subtle waviness in the walls so no two pieces are identical. One button sets up Cycles for glass (transmission bounces, caustics), another builds a studio around the pieces.