MACHIN3tools

[MACHIN3]

MACHIN3tools is a free, continuously evolving collection of blender tools and pie menus in a single customizable package with the aim of streamlining Blender 2.80.

The following video provides a complete overview of version 0.3

MACHIN3tools 0.3 - Blender 2.80

The next video covers the latest changes in version 0.3.13

MACHIN3tools 0.3.13

Followed by the changes in 0.3.14

MACHIN3tools 0.3.14

Download

• Gumroad
• Blender Market (has a $1 price, due to min price requirement)

Installation

• on Blender 2.80
• from the zip file

Features

Tools

• Smart Vert
• Smart Edge
• Smart Face
• Clean Up
• Clipping Toggle
• Focus
• Mirror
• Align
• Customize

Pie Menus

• Modes Pie
• Save Pie
• Shading Pie
• Views Pie
• Align Pie
• Cursor Pie
• Workspace Pie

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Modes Pie

Shading Pie

Save Pie

Views Pie

Align Pie

Collection Pie

Transform Pie

Align Tool

[NinthJake]

This is great. It’s worth getting just for the focus/isolate tool by itself but the entire addon restores much of the missing functionality in 2.8 and it’s great that you can pick and choose what parts of the addon you want or not.

[Safetyman]

This is so awesome… what a great addition to 2.8. Thank you so much.

[NewVisitor]

Thank you very much for this terrific AddOn.

[brothermechanic]

Why you delete git repo? May be you move it to another server?
So sad… I can’t create package for my os from gumroad ((( (not direct link)
How about
[bpy_prop_collection[key]: key "MACHIN3tools" not found
issue?

[MACHIN3]

I have replied and made the repo private. I was hoping you had received my reply via email.

Get it from gumroad please, I’m tired of github messing up the folder name and attaching the -master string.

[MACHIN3]

@brothermechanic

I can’t create package for my os from gumroad

Please elaborate.

[brothermechanic]

This is my overlay for Gentoo Linux

GitHub - brothermechanic/cg: Computer graphics ebuilds for gentoo

This is something like ubuntu’s ppa, but can update from live git sources, so i get latest versions of all my packages in one click, do you understand?)))
So, for sources without direct link (like gumroad) can’t create live package (Gentoo’s ebuild)
This is cool update mechanism, but not so common.
I am sure there are several users besides myself)))
Therefore, if you yourself are very comfortable using the public repository I ask you to add addon to git
Thank you for developing great tools for blender!

[MACHIN3]

Working on a fix right now.

edit: Should be fixed now.

[MACHIN3]

Small update:

v0.3.1

• add auto cavity toggle to modes pie
• allow flexible addon folder naming

[0rAngE]

Rage for the MACHIN3!
Thank you! You are one of those individuals that makes blender better by leaps and bounds!
Much appreciated

[Pinhead (radi0n)]

First big thank You for the addon!

In latest Blender 2.80.34 build i cant set Matcap switch. For example when i try to enter ‘matcap_base.exr’ i have ‘NOT FOUND’. (i have file in …Blender\2.80\datafiles\studiolights\matcap)

In Shader Pie in LookDev mode i cant see “Scene World” window.

It is possible to set directions in Yours pie menus? For example ‘MACHIN3_MT_modes_pie’.
Face selection to bottom, vertex to top ect…
When i try to do it in text editor, pie dont work at all.

ps.

two litte typos:

in addon - Name of Material to appAnd

in help website (customize section) - Sreen

[Dito]

Hi MACHIN3,

is there a way to align an object to a face?

Something like

Align objects by faces

I just created a script to align two objects by their faces. It’s probably less complete than Precise_Align but is very quick to use and doesn’t require an empty object. You just select the faces you want to align in edit mode and call the operator, either via a custom hotkey or using the “search” panel (it doesn’t have any GUI for now). Wiki page: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/3D_interaction/Align_by_faces Download: https://raw.github.com/trethaller/blender-addo…

or

[Addon] Copy Object to Selected

Howdy, this is my first post on blenderartists.org forums and my first attempt at addon creation with python. As you should already guessed from the preceding lines, I’m new to python and to the blender programming world in general. I just hope for you to take it easy with me :D. I know the code could be vastly optimized and condensed, but for me was a great exercise as a beginner. Feel free to make any changes to the code and use it in any project as you like. I don’t know if the GPL licens…

[MACHIN3]

@Pinhead

i cant set Matcap switch. For example when i try to enter ‘matcap_base.exr’ i have ‘NOT FOUND’. (i have file in …Blender\2.80\datafiles\studiolights\matcap)

Right, can you please enter this in the python console and show me what it outputs:

for mc in bpy.context.user_preferences.studio_lights:
    print(mc.path)

I think it’s due to the backslash in windows paths, but want to confirm it first.

[MACHIN3]

@Pinhead

It is possible to set directions in Yours pie menus?

Use them as they are or edit the code if you want to customize them in that way.

@Pinhead

When i try to do it in text editor, pie dont work at all.

Not helpful.

[Pinhead (radi0n)]

C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/basic_1.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/basic_2.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/basic_dark.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/basic_side.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/camera/camera01.hdr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/camera/camera02.jpg
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/ceramic_dark.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/ceramic_lightbulb.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/check_normal+y.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/check_reflection.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/check_rim_dark.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/check_rim_light.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/clay_brown.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/clay_muddy.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/clay_studio.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/world/forest.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/jade.exr
C:\Users\radi0n\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/matcap_base.exr
C:\Users\radi0n\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/matcap_shiny_red.exr
C:\Users\radi0n\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/matcap_zebra_horizontal.exr
C:\Users\radi0n\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/matcap_zebra_vertical.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/metal_anisotropic.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/metal_carpaint.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/metal_lead.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/metal_shiny.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/world/night.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/world/noon.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/pearl.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/resin.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/skin.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/world/studio.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/world/sunset.exr
C:\Blender2.80\2.80\datafiles\studiolights/matcap/toon.exr

Edited pies.py file:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hKBvMllfusxm1a3vsyOvJEHtL1DclCNC/view?usp=sharing

[MACHIN3]

Bugfix release for Windows users

v0.3.1a

• fix matcap path issue on Windows

[MACHIN3]

@Pinhead

Edited pies.py file:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hKBvMllfusxm1a3vsyOvJEHtL1DclCNC/view?usp=sharing

Download fails, append here, it’s just a text file.

[MACHIN3]

Bugfix release for Windows users

v0.3.1b

• fix world path issue on Windows

[Pinhead (radi0n)]

https://pastebin.com/upE4fXYJ