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     <td>More extensive boolean operations</td>
     <td>More extensive boolean operations</td>
     <td>Alt-W / W</td>
     <td>Alt-W / W</td>
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    <td style="background: #FFFACD">Cablerator</td>
    <td align="right">10.50</td>
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    <td>Create hanging cables and more</td>
    <td>Purchased 9/17/25 during SH sale</td>
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     <td>Useful meshes</td>
     <td>Useful meshes</td>
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    <td style="background: #FFFACD">Flowify</td>
    <td align="right">9</td>
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    <td>Wrap objects around another object with a grid</td>
    <td>Purchased 9/17/25 during SH sale</td>
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     <td>Basic N panel organization</td>
     <td>Basic N panel organization</td>
     <td>Out of date?</td>
     <td>Out of date?</td>
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    <td style="background: #FFFACD">Snap Measure</td>
    <td align="right">15</td>
    <td>N > SnapMeasure</td>
    <td>CAD-like controls</td>
    <td>Purchased 9/17/25</td>
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     <th scope="col">Description</th>
     <th scope="col">Description</th>
     <th scope="col">Notes</th>
     <th scope="col">Notes</th>
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    <td style="background: #FFFACD">Snap Measure</td>
    <td align="right">15</td>
    <td>GR ($20 on SH)</td>
    <td>CAD-like controls</td>
    <td>I really want this....</td>
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    <td style="background: #FFFACD">Flowify</td>
    <td align="right">12</td>
    <td>GR or SH</td>
    <td>Wrap objects around another object with a grid</td>
    <td>Wait and see if I need it</td>
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     <td>Huge KitOps library and ability to make my own</td>
     <td>Huge KitOps library and ability to make my own</td>
     <td>Try it on my own first - I may not need this</td>
     <td>Try it on my own first - I may not need this</td>
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    <td style="background: #FFFACD">Cablerator</td>
    <td align="right">14</td>
    <td>GR or SH</td>
    <td>Create hanging cables and more</td>
    <td>Usefulness depends on our visual design choices</td>
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Revision as of 08:16, 17 September 2025

Addons I'm Using

Highlight = significant learning curve

Addon $ Location/Access Description Notes
3D Print Toolbox 0 N > 3D Print Check meshes for issues Esp. helpful finding non-flat faces
BagaPie 0 N > BagaPie Generators and asset library J (object mode); D (edit mode)
BlenderKit Online Asset Library 0 N > BlenderKit Extensive asset library Primarily using for materials at this time
Bool Tool 0 N > Edit > Boolean (object mode) Quick boolean operations
Box Cutter 20 N > BoxCutter More extensive boolean operations Alt-W / W
Cablerator 10.50 Create hanging cables and more Purchased 9/17/25 during SH sale
Copy Attributes Menu 0 Ctl-C Context sensitive copy options Copy modifiers from object to object!
Edge Flow 0 RMB > Set Flow (in edit mode) Adjust curved edges
Edit Mesh Tools 0 N > Edit > Mesh Tools (edit mode) Lots of tools for faces, edges, and verts Haven't explored this much
Extra Curve Objects 0 Shift-A Useful curves
Extra Mesh Objects 0 Shift-A Useful meshes
Flowify 9 Wrap objects around another object with a grid Purchased 9/17/25 during SH sale
Hard Ops 9 20 N > HardOps Soo much stuff Q
Kit Ops (free) 0 N > three hearts Kit bashing asset library Can add my own KPack some day?
Loop Tools 0 RMB > Loop Tools (edit mode) Edge loop adjustments Mostly using Relax and Space right now
MACHIN3tools 8 N > MACHIN3 Pie menus and a ton of other tools So much to learn still
Measure and Scale 0 N > Item > Measure and Scale Resize edges to an exact measure May not be needed with Snap Measure?
Modifier Tools 0 Modifiers area in Properties Adds extra mod controls Not using them much but should
ND 0 N > HugeMenace Non destructive modeling toolkit Lots to learn!
PowerSave 0 N > PowerSave Save pie menu Ctl-S
SIMPLE TABS 0 Top menu Basic N panel organization Out of date?
Snap Measure 15 N > SnapMeasure CAD-like controls Purchased 9/17/25
Solidify Plus 0 Modifiers > Generate > bottom of list Enhanced Solidify modifier An asset, not an Addon

Addons I'm Considering

Addon $ Source Description Notes
Just Panels 15 SH Huge KitOps library and ability to make my own Try it on my own first - I may not need this
RePrimitive 0 GR ($5 on SH) Tweak primitives at any point Not necessary if I'm careful?
Cool Addons Menu 3 SH Better N panel manager Wait until it gets unwieldy

Other Enabled Addons

  • BioVision Motion Capture (BVH) format
  • Cycles Render Engine
  • FBX format
  • glTF 2.0 format
  • Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 format
  • UV Layout