Arc Blend

•Blender version required : v2.80.75 , v3.20.00 and v3.20.00+

•Main goal of this addon helps you to an easy modelling.

•A free and opensource Blender add-on to help with your models.

Contributors

•Thanks for the all contributors.

•@bkurdali

Changes

• Added View3D Views to AB Modelling Panel

•Added negative values and soft values(changable values) to Manuel Axis ... (This change allow you to simple deform in any axis. No need to add empty objects)

•Added AB Camera Panels

•Bug fixed Camera data's changed to Scene Cameras

•Bug fixed AB Camera Panel and AB Modelling Panel > Cutter , object and collections now works properly.

•Added AB Light and AB Material Panel to addon.

• Working on pep8 code standarts.

• Remesher problem fixed. Now it's available under the AB Proxy Panel (new name: REMESH)

• Modify Panel Removed! (11/14/2023) • Changed the main files now you can install from just zip file. Separated the code modules. (11/14/2023)

• New Panel Added ( AB Color Palette) (11/26/2023)

• New Distribution Options Added ( AB Modify > Objects > Align Objects > Distribute Objects) (11/30/2023)

• New Features Added "Align Tools" new Align Tool for Arc Blend (12/5/2023)

• AB Modify > Object > Align Objects > Align Tools

• Features:

• Working principle of the new alignment tool: You need to select 1 target object. Then you need to select the objects you want to align.

• You can start aligning. Choose how the selected entities will be aligned. Minimum is the lowest location of objects. Center is the center of objects. Origin is the origin of the objects. Maximum is the highest location of the objects.

• Additionally, 2 more options have been added.

• Align Orientation (Local) and Match Scale

• Align Orientation (Local) rotates selected objects locally using the rotation of the target object.

• Match Scale locally matches objects to the size of the target object.

• Added new features Copy and Paste Material or Materials:

• New Features Added AB Wall ( AB Wall) (1/12/2024)

• New Features Added AB Material Management ( AB Material Management) (1/12/2024)

• How to use! ( AB Material Management) (1/12/2024)

• Update and Fix News (Arc Blend Addon) [1/13/2024] The Activating Addon and Deactivating Problem solved. Cause : code block "OFFSET_PT_Relative_Offset" is removed.

• Update and Fix News (Arc Blend Addon) [1/22/2024] Shade Auto Smooth Added for Data Mesh Panel. For Blender 4.1.0 Version

• Arc Blend News(UI improvement).Changed and fixed some version changes. •++Added 3.5.0 Fur and Empty Hair •++Changed 4.1.0 Light Probe names and operators •++ Improved UI for AB Create Panel

• Added AB Profile Wizard for blender Profile Create & Manager • Now you can create & manage profiles easy • You can pick any profile to make moldings!

Installation

1.) Go to main area : https://github.com/stunmuffin/Arc_Blend

2.) Go to Code section.

3.) Download the file as a zip.

4.) Open your Blender. Edit >> Preferences

5.) Addons >> Install and chose the "ArcBlend.py" and Install Add-on.

6.)Go to search area and type : "Arc Blend Tools" and enable to Add-on.

7.)Congrats! You installed the addon. And go to blender and press "N" button to activate tool panel. Then you can see Arc Blend Tools there.

•Thank you for download and using Arc Blend Tools!

•I hope you like it!

•If you get any trouble you can reach me:

•Gmail: [email protected]

•Twitter: https://twitter.com/muffin_stun

Panels in Arc Blend Tools

1.) (Arc Blend) AB Create

2.) (Arc Blend) AB Modify

3.) Vertex Edit Panel

4.) (Arc Blend) AB Themes

5.) (Arc Blend) AB Modelling

6.) (Arc Blend) AB Proxy

7.) (Arc Blend) AB Scatter

1.) (Arc Blend) AB Create

•This Panels include add panel. So you can add :

•Mesh,Curve,Surface,METABALL,Add Text,Volume,GREASE PENCIL,Armature,Lattice,Empty,Image,Light,Light Probe,Camera,Speaker,Force Field, Collection

2.) (Arc Blend) AB Modify

•Added Set Origins Lowest and Highest Level:

•Also you can change manuel axis with % levels(But you need to apply scale objects):

•Aligning Objects:

•Distribute Objects (Experimental!)(Use properly! or caused damages :)):

•Proportional Align:

•Display Color Mode : Activate Displaying Color Mode.

•Randomize Colors changes all selected objects colors (Display Colors).

•Reset Colors. First Select Color Picker to any color and click Reset Colors:

•Purge Un-used Data':

3.) Vertex Edit Panel

•Add single vertex as an Object at location(0,0,0)...

•Just Vertices: Deletes object's Edges and Faces.

•Just Edges : Deletes object's Faces.

•Create Faces:

4.) (Arc Blend) AB Themes

•For now we have 2 theme to use:

1.)Dark Theme:

2.)White Chalk Theme:

3.)Reset Theme:

5.) (Arc Blend) AB Modelling:

•Arc Blend has a lot of modelling operators.

•Vertex Selections:

•Edge Selections:

•Face Selections:

•X-ray and Auto Merge:

6.) (Arc Blend) AB Proxy:

•Arc Blend has data exchange system:

7.) (Arc Blend) AB Scatter:

•Arc Blend using particle system to scatter objects:

8.) (Arc Blend) AB Camera:

•Create and set your cameras:

•Add camera to current view:

9.) (Arc Blend) AB Light

•Create and set your lights:

10.) (Arc Blend) AB Material

•Create and set your materials: