Hello Friend! My name is John Kormilitsyn, you are on JCenterS. And we present the 1st part of the analysis of plugins for Blender. This is probably the only 3D package with so many add-ons. Yes, this is one big addition to each other. We will give you a short description of the plugin, but we will not describe all the functionality . Otherwise, this series of videos will seem like an eternity. Note that Oleg - Sam Backet helped us in creating. He asked not to add it, but we added it. So, all add-ons are divided into those that are built into Blender itself and those that come as add-ons, the so-called third - party. That is, like in ZBrush, the plugins that users most needed are automatically built into the program, which was essentially not there before. Let's start with the native ones, mostly scripts. All the addons inside Blender itself can be found in the Add-ons section, which has a search bar. Link to documentation in the description. We will describe built-in add - ons a little less than third-party ones. as we have tried to divide them into categories. We also note one feature that applies to all add-ons in general. The blender changed its Python API from 2.79 to 2.80 . What does this mean? Based on this, add-ons can be divided by compatibility into 2.79 and earlier, and 2.80 and newer. Add-ons for 2.79 will not work on newer versions of Blender, but add-ons made for 2.80 sometimes work fine on more recent builds, including the latest ones. So we will discuss compatibility. Although Blender 2.79 is considered obsolete. Also, in various public pages you can often find messages of the following character: "I installed the addon, and nothing happens." So just see if the add-on version is compatible with your blender. Most often this is inattention, or they put the wrong version of the add-on, or on the wrong version of the blender. Well, let's go. Addons in 3D View are add-ons closely related to the management of the 3D viewport. 3D Navigation - transfers control of the 3D viewport to a separate tab on the right panel. The addon has become less useful in 2.8+ since the navigation of the 3D viewport is now located right in the viewport itself. Math Vis Console - Simplifies working with Python. Allows to render the script in the view port. This allows you to quickly find errors associated with complex matrix transformations, ray intersections, rotation transformations , mesh changes, etc. Measureit is a handy technical simulation add-on with accurate measurements. the add-on allows you to display the dimensions of the object in the viewport. useful for architects in design, as well as engineers in the modeling of technology, equipment, tools. or just for drawing up drawings. or create models for 3D printing. VR Scene Inspection - Expands the functionality of the Blender viewport in virtual reality glasses. the toolbox is limited and the vr system needs a lot of work. Blender vr is compatible with Oculus (Rift and Quest), Monado and SteamVR platforms. Adona's Add Curve. This category includes tools for working with a curve. Assign Shape Keys - allows you to define one curve as a shapekey for another curve. Useful if you need to morph one object into another, provided that the objects consist of curves. Add Curve Extra objects - creates complex shapes from curves and additional primitives, such as complex geometric shapes, respectively. the addon includes several presets of these same curves. useful for modeling some abstract shapes. IvyGen is an ivy generation add-on. yes, and I didn't make a reservation. just select those vertices of the geometry where you want to show growth and you get a pretty acceptable result in the form of a curve with vegetation, which can be easily changed and adjusted. Sapling Tree Gen is a tree generator. There are many predefined tree types to choose from or create your own. only all the settings will have to be done manually. the toolbar itself is quite extensive to achieve realistic results. Add-ons Add Mesh, well from the name it is clear that this is a Mesh creation. ANT Landscape is an add - on for generating landscapes. ANT stands for Another Noise Tool, from which it already becomes clear that the addon uses various types of noise to create a surface . due to which it allows you to form the landscape of the earth, or the whole planet, as well as more or less detailed work on erosion and hills. Archimesh is an add-on from the field of architecture, allows you to quickly create doors, stairs, windows, lamps, ceilings , etc. to work with this add-on, the developer has compiled a playlist of 25 short video tutorials. add-on tools automate the design process, but you still have to tinker a little with the study of what which button is intended for and, in general, you need to understand the space in the scene. Archipack is a more advanced analogue of archimesh, with more flexible configuration. contains a set of parametric primitives. allows for real- time editing . well, mostly suitable for architects. there is a paid PRO version. Bolt Factory - from the name it is clear that this is the generator of nuts and bolts of the Discombobulator itself - generates something like sci-fi panels on the selected geometry. Add Mesh Extra Objects is an addon that includes several tools for creating additional objects, such as a teapot, pyramid, beams, honeycombs and other objects. the addon, roughly speaking, expands the standard set of primitives. at what some of dop.obektov have several variations. for example a torus has three types of nodes to choose from. all objects have their own parameters that can be easily modified and configured. Animation add-ons AnimAll - allows you to animate things that are not usually animated, such as UVs, vertices, bevels, edges, and more. editing is done by creating key frames. useful when creating numerous deformations of an object. or to give some interesting shapes to everyday objects . Turnaround Camera - with one click of the mouse creates a camera rotation around the object along the selected axes. at the selected position , a null object associated with the camera is created and a direction is selected . can be used to present a product, or when changing scenes or objects smoothly. Camera add-ons Add Camera Rigs - this add-on expands the functionality of the camera, namely, it is useful when creating a rig for a camera. there are three presets - Dolly Rig, Crane Rig and 2D Camera Rig. they differ in purpose. the first two are used for cinematic penetration, and the latter is mainly for still frame. Import / Export Paper Model - This add-in generates PDF or SVG files suitable for direct printing and paper modeling. Nuke Animation - add-on uses chan format to save camera parameters. this format is used by applications such as Nuke and Houdini. Images as planes - intended for importing an image as a plane in a 3D scene. You can import one image or several, as well as a fragment of a video. in the latter case, one plane with animation is created. Add-ons for the Dynamic Brush Menus interface - this add-on comes in handy for quick access to the most commonly used brushes and tools for painting and sculpting. Copy Attributes Menu - significantly expands the functionality of the Ctrl-C keyboard shortcut. After selecting objects, you can copy any specific settings, such as location, rotation, scale, color, and more. Modifier Tools - Introduces special features to modifier management . With this add-on, you can apply the selected modifiers to all objects at the same time, as well as remove and turn on visibility. Lighting add-ons Dynamic Sky is an add-on for creating a procedural sky image with many additional options. Allows you to create natural lighting in the project. Tri-Lighting - This add-on generates studio-style three-point lighting on the selected object. the settings for the light sources are pretty simple. Sun Position - Required for positioning and animating the sun. in doing so, he uses geographic location, time and date. works both in conjunction with HDRI, and separately. Add-ons Materials Material Library is the actual system for creating a material library . you can save, load and classify files. there is a simple filter and search system by name. Material Utilities are add-ons for working with materials in a separate panel. with this add-on you can search by name, copy and replace. Mesh add-ons Auto Mirror - Cuts and mirrors the selected geometry. more here especially nothing to say. Edit Mesh Tools - A set of tools for editing Mesh. It is divided into several categories, in each of which most tools have a tooltip description. F2 or "spider script" - expands the functionality of the F. button. It allows you to create a face from a selected vertex or edge. the toolbox contains three functions: Quad from Vertex, Quad from Edge, and Direction Control. Each of them differs in the initial position of the simulation. Loop Tools - useful in modeling, it will help you quickly and easily edit geometry. this script has many uses. you can create a new shape in two clicks , add polygons, change their shape, scale and much more. Tissue is an add-on for parametric modeling, it contains tools such as generation, tassellation, inversion, randomization. can help to create abstract shapes, various connections between objects, weaves of fabric or chain mail. Add-ons for Node system Node Arrange - necessary for organizing the workspace, allows you to organize all the nodes. Node Wrangler - speeds up work with nodes, especially in the material editor . Object add-ons Bool Tool - used to add a Boolean modifier . with it, any object can be assigned a boolean and give it certain actions for intersection, trimming and merging without applying modifiers. Cell Fracture is an add-on for “separating” objects in polygon mode, that is, with it you can create destruction, cracks on an object or break it into several parts and then animate everything. Grease Pencil Tools - Extends the Grease Pencil system toolkit, which allows you to draw in 3D space, as well as create and play animations in real time. Can be used to create 2D animations, motion graphics, or as a storyboarding tool. Edit Linked Library - useful for large projects, it saves all library settings with objects, materials for later use. Oscurart Tools is a panel with many tools for setting up objects, rig, geometry, rendering and files. Scatter Objects is an add-on for scattering objects randomly in space or on any surface. Skinify Rig - Contains tools for automatically creating a mesh based on an object's rig. You can select all bones or each one individually. compatible with Rigify, about which a little further. Align Tools - used to align the position, rotation or scale of selected objects relative to the specified axes. Rigging add-ons Rigify is an advanced, modular character rigging tool . Note that the addon supplies the model with a modular skeleton (there are several blanks - metarigues). The metarig needs to be placed in the model, after which, on its basis, a rig will be created, and the deforming skeleton itself. Sequencer add-ons Power Sequencer - helps you edit videos faster in Video Sequencer. contains tools for trimming, selecting, combining or adding transitions between sections. THIRD PARTY addons. here we will analyze in more detail. INTERFACE Fixing mirror - a small addition to improve mirroring. It displays a radial menu for Ctrl + F and helps to reflect objects more intuitively. SIMULATION FlipFluids - Required for fluid simulation. based on the FLIP modeling technique . allows to work out particles of foam, bubbles and splashes, suitable for large-scale scenes. and it can also simulate thicker and more viscous liquids. Blender support starts from version 2.79. Simply Cloth is a utility addon for creating clothes. allows you to customize and test fabric animations . in addition also contains a library of materials. there is a standard version and pro. used only on Blender: 2.82 and 2.90 MODELING, RETOP and GENERATION EdgeFlow - add-on redistributes, straightens or distorts outlines of edges on curved objects. has two modes: the first makes the entire selected border linear, and the second adjusts each polygon, while rounding the entire edge. addon supports blender 2.8. the source code is on the github. Boxcutter and Hardops are two add-ons from the same developer, each of them extends the capabilities of Blender itself and contains a set of tools for hard-surfing modeling. the Boxcutter is only used to divide an object, subtract any shape from it, and, in general, for cutting. but Hardops also has built-in functionality for sculpting. they are sold both as a set and separately. MESHmachine - used again for Hard Surface modeling. basically with this add-on you can create rounded chamfers for models. smooth and transform the edges of polygons. eliminate any overlaps on the bevels. an indie version for Blender costs about $ 40. for studios, the price tag is higher. compatible with versions 2.83, 2.9 and 2.91. DECALmachine - allows you to detail the surface with different decals. at the same time without using UV scanning. addon has a large library of parts. and quite quickly and easily embeds them into the model. for a freelancer, the cost is about $ 50. for studios from 5 people the amount starts from $ 200. compatible with versions 2.83, 2.9 and 2.91. Retopoflow is an add-on for manual retopology, it contains all the necessary tools for the most accurate customization. MiraTools - also intended for modeling and retopology, quite an old, but useful script, only supports Blender 2.8. Drop it - addon allows you to put any object on the surface of another mesh in 2 clicks . with its help, you can easily eliminate voids, no more floating objects. 2.8+, 2.91+ Gravity Rope - designed to generate and animate ropes, cables and other hanging objects. has material presets , supports collisions, kinks, stretches and reacts, for example, to the wind. and is paid, costs about $ 27. Compatible with versions 2.8 to 2.91. Spider Web Generator - from the name it is already clear that this is a web generator . works only with Animation Nodes addon . The add-on tries to mimic the web as closely as possible to the real one, however, you can create stylized views. supports versions from 2.78 to 2.91. and it is also paid, about $ 50. Welder is a fairly simple add-on, it can be used to make a weld between objects. Yes, it would seem a trifle, but it gives realism. contains 5 types of welding. addon paid, only $ 10. supports versions 2.79 to 2.9. Grid Modeler - allows you to perform logical subtraction on a drawn shape or mesh extrusion over a surface, as well as dividing an object. and also has tools for quickly creating spline-based pipes. the addon costs 10 dollars. supports Blender versions up to 2.9. TEXTURES, MATERIALS & UV uvpackmaster is a program for packaging UV cards. there is both a separate engine and an extension. it is better to download it on the official website of the same name. TexTools is an add-on for working with textures and UVs. in the description we left a link to the github, where you can download and view the code. By-Gen - the extension contains tools for generative modeling, as well as for creating abstract shapes based on existing geometry. with this addon you can create some pretty interesting abstract scenes. compatible with version 2.8. SVERCHOK is an add-on from a Russian manufacturer, it is a vector drawing and parametric design system. useful for architects and designers, cricket allows you to work in software without knowing programming languages. link in the description. Real Snow - from the name it is clear that it generates a snow mesh on the selected object. also automatically adds realistic PBR snow material. From blender version 2.83 it is included in the program as a built-in plugin. BPainter - complements the functionality of tools for painting textures directly on the model. has a layered system with support for various blending modes, also contains a library of brushes and texture presets . The extension costs about $ 40. You can find a comparison table with the already available built-in tools in the blender's market. supports versions from 2.79. PBR Materials is a library containing only about a hundred pre-configured shaders and 14 procedural textures. all thumbnails can be viewed on the website or github. since version 3.2 only works in Blender 2.8 and newer. Extreme PBR Evo is an addon with a collection of over 1000 PBR materials in 2k format. All of them are categorized and managed through a simple preview interface. In addition, the addon allows you to create and save your materials using the shader builder. And starting with version 3.3.1 it is possible to sync material from imported Sketchup model. and also from the latter - there was a material of animated water, which is easily customizable. compatible with Blender versions 2.79 up to the latest build. the cost of the add-on differs depending on the version: for 2.8 and higher, the price tag starts at $ 50. VEGETATION Scatter - allows you to plant a surface with different vegetation in a couple of clicks . The addon has a built-in library of both individual objects and biomes, i.e. pre-created balanced ecosystems. supports 2.8 and up. Real Grass - Contains a library of various forms of grass and weeds. the kit is small, but quite suitable for architectural visualization. compatible with version 2.8. Real Trees is an addon with a library of 20 most common trees. there are both high poly and low poly models. leaf and bark textures reach 6K. compatible with version 2.8. Modular Tree is a tree generator based on its own node system. suitable for creating a large forest, only you need to optimize memory use. you can download it on github. link in the description. supports Blender 2.8. the grow is another add-on for generating trees, there is very little information on it. Allows, so to speak, "grow" a tree by controlling all sorts of elements. According to the review, it is quite a flexible addon. Contains 14 presets that cover different tree shapes. And it is quite expensive, it will cost 119 euros. Graswald - designed to create a complete landscape from scratch. for familiarization, you can use the demo version, which is located on the official website. there are 2 packages on sale: regular and PRO. The price for them naturally varies. from 49 for a personal license and up to $ 200 for a team license. And also the number of materials available from the vegetation library depends on the option chosen . and this very collection can be purchased separately. compatible with versions from 2.8 to 2.9. ANIMATION Dynamic Parent - sets dependency by inheritance type. In blender, the "child of" constraint is used for "parenting" in animation . In animation, often when changing the parent object, the transforms of the object that were inherited from the previous parent fly off . This is cured by inserting additional keyframes and "applying" the changes, but this is a waste of time. And now the Dynamic Parent add-on helps to do it all in one click. Used in animating anything from conveyors to transferring items between characters. has builds for 2.79 and is compatible with 2.8. Spritehadler is a set of tools for working with sprites and flipbooks. allows you to animate the sprite plane without having to expose keyframes. can be used to package sprites using downloadable images or from a ready-made render with animation. compatible with Blender 2.8. Animation Extras - adds an “onion skin” tool to display animation intermediate frames in the viewport. supports versions from 2.8. his price is symbolic, only $ 1. the source code can be found on github. Particles Link is an addon for creating connections between particles, like neural networks. all curves are easy to adjust and animate. the extension allows you to work with a large number of particles. supports versions from 2.8. and costs about $ 30. Clothfx is an extension for modeling tissue tearing, there is no such basic function in the blender itself . The addon allows you to create different types of breaks in real time, without baking. compatible with versions from 2.79 to 2.9. the add-on costs $ 30. Animation Nodes is a node system that greatly expands the animation capabilities of Blender. useful for motion graphics. by the way, the developer of this system - Jacques Lucke is now a staff member of the blender and is working on a new animation system that will be built in by default. RIGGING I will sound a series of rigging add-ons from one developer : Car-Rig Pro - for cars, Boat-Rig Pro - for ships, Helico-Rig Pro - for a helicopter and Truck-Rig Pro - for a truck. All of them are suitable for versions 2.8 and higher. Addons are paid, you can find the exact prices in the Blender Market. Extensions have quick and easy rig setup. Car-Rig offers automatic calculation of centrifugal force, automatic drift braking system, steering wheel operation , as well as detects the terrain and simulates the operation of the suspension, so no special effort is needed. Boat-Rig for rigging boats and ships. The rig can automatically react to waves in your scene, making it easier to create realistic animations. The Helico-Rig has easy control over turbulence and blade speed. The Truck-Rig is designed for installation on trucks with six or eight wheels and a trailer with four wheels. Supports realistic suspension simulation on various terrain, and also automatically detects the ground. BlenRig 5 is an add-on for creating an automatic rig for characters, including torso, limbs and face. has presets only for bipedal characters. and the rig uses flexible bones and mesh deform cage to deform the face in detail. mesh deform cage is like a simplified version of a mesh that acts as an FFD modifier from 3D max or lattice in blender. supports Blender 2.8. Auto-Rig Pro is an advanced character rig. for humanoids, you can enable automatic placement of the controllers of the rig, well, they can be edited later. it also has settings for mirroring, IK-FK controllers are embedded in it . It also allows you to customize the animation of the feathers. is universal and works with other addons in the rig. for example, supports the X-Muscle System for realistic muscle modeling. compatible with all blender versions starting from 2.79. and Auto-Rig Pr is paid, you will need about $ 30. X-Muscle System is an addon for quickly creating the skeletal muscular system , as well as modeling realistic deformations of the skin or other organic objects. With it, you can animate some muscle parameters, automatically attach to bones and get full control over the muscle. There are two packages for sale, an extended one and a standard one, which cost 35 and 55 $ respectively. supports versions from 2.7x to 2.91. By the way, the extension is part of the EpicMegaGrants program. Bone Layer Manager - simplifies the management of the rig, contains tools for setting position, visibility and some properties of bones. By default, bones can be grouped into layers in Blender, but they cannot be named or labeled, so it's easy to get confused. And this addon, in turn, allows you to customize the display system for bone layers in a separate UI panel, rename them, and distribute them to layers. supports Blender 2.8. there is no separate documentation on the interface, but there are tooltips in the addon itself. RigFlex - Addon to give bones some softening when moving or colliding. the developers recommend using it for tentacles and the like. compatible with versions 2.79 and 2.8. Wiggle Bones - Adds automatic wiggle bones. useful, for example, when colliding with objects, looks smooth and natural. the settings are intuitive. similar to RigFlex Addon, but it has a few more options like stretching, gravity, stiffness, collisions , etc. support starts at 2.83 and goes up to 2.92 alpha. MB-Lab is an extension for creating characters with a lot of physiology settings. the addon includes topology tools , the main mesh of the head includes teeth, tongue and eyes. there is also a standard body frame for the rig, with elaborate kinematics and muscle imitation. in addition to this, you can texture the model, adjust facial expressions by choosing different expressions from the library. compatible with Blender 2.8 LTS and tested with new builds. LIGHT & CAMERA Kritz Cam - Provides a number of tools and presets for easy camera control. mainly for adjusting the focal length. compatible with Blender 2.91. Gaffer is an add-on for quickly setting up lighting using local sources and HDRIs. the developer is a lighting designer who created the extension for his daily work. has a convenient and intuitive toolbar. there is a built-in library of free hdri from HDRI Haven. and supports Blender from version 2.78 and newer. You can try a completely free trial before you buy . Yes, the add-on costs $ 20. Extra Lights - adds over 60 photometrically correct light source presets . The lamps are divided into four categories: natural, incandescent, LED and fluorescent. All sources are based on real lighting fixtures. The power of each can be adjusted in lumens for more physically accurate light. Recommended for use in Cycles. in Eevee it is also possible, but there will be some restrictions. There is a free version that can be found on GitHub and a PRO version that includes all the interesting features and presets. its cost is only $ 14. Extra Lights only supports 2.82, 2.83 and 2.9. Photographer is an add-on for Blender 2.8 to 2.9, has advanced camera settings that simulate a real setup and is used to set up physically correct lighting. the tools have exposure using the actual camera settings, which are ISO, aperture, and shutter speed. for convenience, you can use different lighting units . We also note that there is a second version, it is free, and the third is paid. The second, although not supported by the developer, is still compatible with the current versions of the blender. Pure-Sky - Contains tools for creating a procedural sky in a variety of styles. Update 2.1 introduces the ability to add lens flare to the EEVEE camera lens. The addon is paid, the price varies depending on the required package. compatibility starts at 2.81 and ends at the latest 2.91. RENDER Lux Core Render is a physically correct rendering engine. uses OpenCL. and boasts of offering advanced features like accelerated bounced light rendering and efficient caustics rendering. and it's completely free for both personal and commercial use. provides support for Blender 2.79 to 2.83. and is also available for Cinema 4D, 3ds Max, SketchUp and Maya. but everything is sad there, there is no good integration. Well, you know about Redshift Render, Octane Render, Radeon Pro Render, Cycles and its improved and accelerated version of E-Cycles . Do not look at what results this or that render gives, choose the one where it is more convenient for you to work. twist, look. Decide, you know where to find them. And no need to say that developers will find you for this. Just pick it to your liking, cool render. And do cool pictures. Come to our Telegram chat. And be sure to throw off what you get. We also have Blender, Maya, 3dsmax and Cinema 4d users there. All the guys are cool. Come in and write. IMPORT / EXPORT BlenderGIS - imports satellite maps from google maps and Open Street Maps. the addon allows you to select an area on the world map directly in Blender and not in the browser. and even by calculating the landscape, you can give the terrain the required volume. moreover, the textures are topographically correct even when the heights change. the source code is on GitHub. Minimum Blender version: 2.8. Send to Unreal - designed to export Blender projects to the Unreal Engine. this addon simplifies your workflow overall. to download, you must link your Epic account to GitHub. all information on the link in the description. Mixer - allows several users to work together in one scene at once, this can be both on a local network and remotely. this happens with the help of so-called rooms that you can join. addon from Ubisoft. the source code is on GitHub. ASSET BROWSER IMesh is a free asset browser. Provides access to the online store of assets, and also allows you to build a library with your own assets. for many, this is a rather difficult process, since you need to manually create separate files for each asset, render for the preview and put it into folders, while observing the structure. Who wants to sort, he will download and will be a pro. Asset Management - using this add-on you can manage your libraries and add resources directly to Blender. In this case, for quick viewing, the addon automatically thumbnails that have all the necessary settings for correct display. in Asset Management, you can save the entire created scene. objects can be edited directly from the preview, as well as replace with any other while maintaining the orientation. the addon also allows you to save your own materials and HDRIs. addon paid, costs $ 40. Supports Blender from version 2.79 to 2.9. BlenderKit is another asset browser. the add - on itself is third - party, however, it is part of Blender and is easily included in the settings. you can use both the free version with limited access and subscribe. The database contains more than 4 thousand different models and 2 thousand materials. In the next blender updates, the developers will implement their own built-in asset browser. At 2.92 it will be in experimental functions, at 2.93 it should go to the base. Interestingly, it should allow you to create assets for the library in an easier way, without leaving the Blender interface . OTHER Asset Creation Toolset 3.1.1 - addon with many tools for creating game models. Has a streamlined interface. Contains settings for UVs, materials, normals, and in addition, it also allows you to work with the bones of the rig. Great for Low-Poly models. Allows you to import and export to obj and fbx formats. And also directly in Unity and Unreal. Compatible with Blender 2.79 to 2.90. Some features are version dependent. FaceBuilder is an add-on that is used to create textured 3D head models based on a photo or video scan. Supports various facial expressions. Because everything is done automatically, the quality may not always be desired. FaceBuilder is also compatible with Epic Games' free motion capture app, Live Link Face . The cost starts at $ 150 and varies depending on the type of license. There is also a trial version for 15 days. Let us recall again. Before buying, downloading and installing an add-on, check the compatibility with your version of Blender. In the market, this is indicated here. And if you ask a question on any forum or chat, be as precise as possible in your expressions. well, otherwise you will be found. jokes are no joke. Thanks friends for watching! Please tell me what plugins do you use ? Can you write some new plugins that we may not have added to the second part. I don’t know for sure if we will make videos of plugins from other programs. Blender is very popular now. At the moment we have January 2021 and maybe we will add to the collection in the future. Go to the next video, because it should already be. And see you soon!
