Xade Tools Blender Plugin

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The Xade Tools Blender Plugin is your companion for rigging and animation in Blender. This powerful add-on streamlines your workflow with easy-to-use tools for managing bone constraints, transformations, and linked assets. Say goodbye to tedious tasks and hello to creativity!

Features

General Tools

Effortlessly manage linked assets and nodes in your Blender project.

• Reload Linked Assets: Instantly refresh all linked assets in your file. If you use LineArt you will have to toggle one of the modifiers on and off to get the lines to display correctly.
• Link Nodes: Automatically connect shader nodes and control nodes, skipping already connected nodes to keep your setup clean.

Lock/Unlock Transforms

Take full control of bone transformations with simple lock and unlock options.

• Location Locks: Lock/unlock location transformations on the X, Y, and Z axes.
• Rotation Locks: Lock/unlock rotational transformations on the X, Y, and Z axes.
• Scale Locks: Lock/unlock scale transformations on the X, Y, and Z axes.
• Apply to Selected Bones: Apply your lock settings to multiple bones at once.
• Reset Locks for Selected Bones: Quickly reset locks to default settings for selected bones.

Copy Rotation Constraints

Easily apply rotation constraints to multiple bones.

• Axis Selection: Choose which axes (X, Y, Z) to apply rotation constraints.
• Invert Constraints: Invert rotation constraints on selected axes for added flexibility.
• Mix Options: Add or replace existing rotations with constraint rotations.
• Space Settings: Define target and owner space (Local or World) for accurate constraints.
• Influence Control: Adjust the influence of rotation constraints from 0.0 to 1.0.
• Apply Constraint Settings: Apply your constraint settings to selected bones.
• Create Rotation Constraints: Create new rotation constraints from selected bones to the last selected bone, perfect for detailed animations like hair strands.

Coming Soon

I'm constantly working to improve the Xade Tools Blender Plugin with even more features to make your workflow smoother and more efficient. Here's a sneak peek at what's coming soon:

Bulk Copy Locations

Efficiently manage the locations of multiple bones at once. This feature will allow you to:

• Create Bulk Copy Locations: Quickly copy location data from one bone to multiple selected bones.
• Apply Bulk Copy Locations: Easily apply copied location data to selected bones, ensuring uniform transformations across your rig.

Limit Location and Rotation

Take control of your animations with precise location and rotation limits. This feature will include:

• Create Limit Location: Set maximum and minimum bounds for bone locations, preventing unwanted movements.
• Create Limit Rotation: Define rotation limits for bones on the X, Y, and Z axes to maintain control over your rig’s movement.
• Apply Limit Settings: Easily apply these limits to multiple selected bones, ensuring consistent constraints across your project.

Weight Painting Tools

I am excited to announce that we will soon expand into weight painting. This future update will provide powerful tools to simplify and enhance weight painting and bone influence adjustments, making your rigging process even more efficient.

Stay tuned for these exciting new features that will further enhance your Blender rigging and animation experience!

The Xade Tools Blender Plugin is crafted to make your rigging and animation tasks a breeze. Focus on bringing your creative ideas to life while Xade Tools handles the heavy lifting. Try it today and transform your Blender experience! Many more tools to come.