Apex Toolbox
A broad Blender toolkit for Apex Legends models, materials, shaders, rigging, effects, lighting and modern RSX/CAST workflows.
- Correct Apex model sizing
- Automatic RSX/CAST texturing
- Recolour and toon workflows
- Apex material/shader tools
- Rigging and IK helpers
- Lighting, HDRI and staging utilities
Free for everyone. No account or Patreon membership required.
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Requirements
Requires Blender 4.0 or newer. Verified with Blender 4.2.
The modern workflow also uses the CAST importer for Blender and RSX for model export.
Included tools
- Set Correct Model Size
- Auto Texture
- Apex Shader
- Apex Shader+ v3.4
- S/G-Blender
- Recolour
- Toon Shader
- Shaders & Environment
- HDRI controls
- Add IK Bones and rigging helpers
- Auto Shadow
- Animated Staging + Camera
- Basic Lights Setup
- Wireframe effect
- Optional Extended Assets support
Installation
- Download
Apex_toolbox_v3.8.0.zip. - In Blender, open Edit → Preferences → Add-ons.
- Choose Install from Disk and select the ZIP without extracting it.
- Enable Apex Toolbox.
- Open the 3D View sidebar and select the Apex Tools tab.
RSX workflow
- In RSX export the model as CAST.
- Enable Export Material Textures.
- Use Model Format: CAST; Material Texture Naming: Text; Texture: PNG (Highest Mip); Normal Recalculation: None; Export full asset paths: Off; Disable CacheDB Loading: Off.
- Import the
.castfile into Blender. - Select the imported armature.
- Open Apex Tools → Model.
- Click Set Correct Model Size.
- Select the model meshes to texture.
- Open Materials → Auto Texture.
- Choose Apex Shader, Apex Shader+ v3.4, or S/G-Blender.
- Click Texture Model.
- Texture discovery should normally happen automatically.
If discovery fails, open Search Options, set Texture Folder, and run Texture Model again.
Compatibility and optional assets
Modern RSX/CAST and maintained Legion+ compatibility are included. Optional Extended Assets remain a separate upstream download and are not bundled or repackaged by ALR.
File details
- Version
- 3.8.0
- File
Apex_toolbox_v3.8.0.zip- Format
- ZIP
- Size
- 4.69 MB
- SHA-256
9ffe6ed093f3a9ac4da44cc8a408605bf7782f2142931ec2463098d9891325c3
Source, licence and credits
Original Apex Toolbox by Random Blender Dude / Gl2imm. Apex Toolbox 3.8.0 is a maintained modified release by ALR. Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.
Original project · Maintained source repository · GPL licence