Mockup Baker

What is Mockup Baker?

Mockup Baker is a desktop app and a Photoshop plugin that works as a 3D rendering engine. This will help you visualize 3D representations of a mock-up by simply placing custom 2D designs on the right layer in Photoshop.

Why do I need Mockup Baker?

Recently Photoshop disabled the 3D layers support to visualize PSD files as 3D models. The Mockup Baker plugin solves this problem for the mockups made by the original mockup.

How to make the plugin work in Ps

1. Find your product mockup. Currently, Mockup baker only works with mockups from originalmockup.
2. Download it as PSD file version 23 or later.
3. Open your mockup file in Photoshop.
4. Run Mockup Baker app.
5. Find the layer to change the mockup’s design. Click on it and it opens it in a new tab.
6. Insert your design in the layer and go back to the Mockup file tab.
7. Bake it: With just one click of the "Bake it" button, your design is rendered into a 3D object.
8. Done! In just a few seconds, you'll see your design as a photorealistic 3D model.

Is there anything I need to know before I use Mockup Baker?

Mockup Baker requires the following technical specifications:

1. Supportedmockups
2. 50 MB free hard disk space for Mac OS or 300 MB for Windows
3. Mac OS 12, Windows 10, Adobe Creative Cloud 5.9, or higher versions
4. Adobe Photoshop 23 or higher versions.

Does Mockup Baker work with PSD files created by any author?

This plugin currently works only with PSD files created by the author Original Mockup for Photoshop v23 (2021) or higher versions.

A message box appears informing you only when downloading on eligible resources.

Which are the key features of Mockup Baker plugin?

1. Enhanced PSD: Mockup Baker turns the 3D model into a lighter PSD file to improve your editing experience.
2. Faster rendering: In less than one second, you can see the final result of your design. Ten times faster than with 3D layers.
3. Optimized resolution: Mockup Baker handles textures with more than 4K resolution and overcomes the limitation of Photoshop's 3D layers.
4. Transparency: Use transparency to give your mockups a realistic wooden, metallic, or glass look. Add elements such as text between the layers without any background in between.
5. Depth of field: Mockup Baker places the designs on a Photoshop Smart Layer to which depth information can be applied.
6. Unwrapping: Get a UV mapping of your 3D mesh and customize your design without cutouts on a 2D canvas.
7. Work offline: You don't need an internet connection to work on your mockups. All the information required is included in the PSD file.
8. Z-Fighting mitigation: Mockup Baker solves depth problems in objects with close polygons like boxes or notebooks

Common errors and how to fix them:

1. Your port to use Mockup Baker is busy.

Click on Preferences, in the Mockup Baker App icon (WIN is usually located in the bottom right corner), then change the Aplication port number to a different one, e.g. 8009. Once it is changed, make sure you sync with the same port in Photoshop as well and click on Save changes.

2.Mockup Baker could not establish a connection to the App.

Please, make sure you have the app open in the background on your computer at the same time you are running Photoshop. Remember that every time you use the plugin, the Mockup Baker App must be open.

3.This document is not compatible with Mockup Baker.

Please, make sure that you are trying with a supported PSD PS V23 or later file.
Here is how you can download the correct compatible file version from Freepik