Hi everyone!
I like making personalised keychains for friends and family. The problem was: I wanted the base to follow the letter outlines instead of just sitting on a plain rectangle. Looks much better — but doing it manually took 15–25 minutes every single time.
So I built an addon that automates the whole thing.
How it works: Type your text, pick a TTF/OTF font, press one button — get a ready-to-print 3D model. The base shape is generated automatically using a metaball method that follows the letter outlines.
Features:
- Any text, any TTF/OTF font — Cyrillic, Latin, numbers, any language
- Smooth base shape that follows letter outlines automatically
- Side ear with a round hole for the key ring — left or right
- Adjustable chamfer, Y-offset, hole diameter and more
- Shade Auto Smooth applied automatically
- Blender 4.0+
It’s completely free. Download: https://github.com/kabser/keychain-builder-blender
Happy to hear any feedback or ideas — what would you add or improve?