Huge Menace: ND Blender Addon Notes

Overview

• ND Blender Addon: A toolkit designed for non-destructive modeling in Blender, enhancing workflows for hard-surface 3D modeling.
• Key Features:
  • Object and edit mode operations.
  • Interactive and recallable modifiers.
  • Enhanced workflows for booleans, bevels, extrusion, and replication.
  • Model packaging including material IDs, high & low poly, UVs.
  • Scene management tools including utilities and visualization modes.
  • Extensive customization options for behavior, theming, and UI.

Getting Started

• Download & Community:
  • Download ND Blender Addon
  • Join Discord Community

Documentation Structure

• Home:
  • Welcome, Install/Update, Introduction, Shortcuts, Preferences, Changelog, License.
• Standalone:
  • Cycle tool.
• Sketch Tools:
  • Single Vertex, Make Manifold, Clear Vertex Groups, View Align, Geo Lift, Panel, Circularize, Recon Poly, Screw Head.
• Booleans:
  • Difference, Union, Intersect, Slice, Inset/Outset, Hydrate, Swap Solver, Duplicate Utility.
• Bevels:
  • Vertex, Edge, Bevel operations.
• Extrusion:
  • Solidify, Screw, Profile Extrude, Pipe Extrude.
• Replication:
  • Array, Circular Array, Mirror.
• Deformation:
  • Lattice, Simple Deform.
• Simplify:
  • Decimate, Weld.
• Shading:
  • Smooth Shading, Weighted Normals.
• Scene Management:
  • Flare Lighting, Clean Utils.
• Packaging:
  • Material Selection, Bulk Assign Materials, Clear All Materials, Name & Data Sync, Low/High LOD, UV Seams, Triangulate.
• Utility Tools:
  • Set Origin, Snap Align, Smart Duplicate, Linked Duplicate, Sync Modifiers, Apply Modifiers.
• Viewport:
  • Wireframes, Face Orientation, Utils Visibility, Silhouette, Overlays (All & Custom).

Post-Modelling Workflow Enhancements

• Benefits external applications like Substance Painter, Marmoset Toolbag, and game engines.

Visuals and Support

• Patreon Support: Support on Patreon
• Logo and Images: Visual elements and branding images included.