Cut+, Copy+, Paste+

Cut+ or Copy+ stores selected elements/objects in a buffer (temp external blendfile) in Edit or Object Mode,
which you can then Paste+ into another mesh in Edit Mode (merge), or into a new object in Object Mode.
VIDEO (YT)

The buffer is stored until a new Copy+ or Cut+ operation. (Paste+ unlimited nr of times.)
(Uses Blenders "Copy Objects" & "Paste Objects" copybuffer)

Option Buttons: (Object Mode)

• Paste+ Merge
• ON : Paste+ geo will be merged with selected object, or pasted as a new object if nothing is selected
• OFF : Not merged, selected or not
• Paste+ Mouse Point
• ON : Paste+ geo is placed at mouse pointer
• OFF : Original location

Copy+ will respect the Copy on Duplicate - Material setting in Blender preferences:
if disabled, the original material will be assigned - If enabled, duplicated: IMAGE

This is a workaround for the Copy/Paste Objects dupe material issue (Copy+ uses it)
You will need to use both copy+ (or cut+) & paste+ to avoid duplicate materials

Extract & Edit

Instantly cut (extract) elements into a new Object & set Edit Mode.

Options:
Customize E&E behaviour in Shortcut-settings: IMAGE
Tip: Create multiple shortcuts for different behaviours.

• Select Connected
• Automatically selects geo connected to your initial selection
• Itemize
• New object orientation is calculated from active element
• Duplicate
• Duplicates selection before extraction
• Set Object Mode
• Does not enter Edit Mode in the new extracted Object
• Note: Only possible to set in the shortcut editor - Not available in the Redo-panel
• Set Object Mode + Itemize (+ any other options) replaces the old Itemize operator VIDEO (YT)

Extract & Extrude (ExEx)

• Extracts mesh selection, offsets and extrudes
• Offset & Extrude distances are automatically calculated by (shortest) edge length, unless overridden
• Options & adjustments in the redo-panel
• VIDEO

Mouse Mirror & Mouse Flip

Mirror or Flip selection based on mouse position (for direction) and Orientation type selected. (recalculated)

• Global:
• Mirror using world origo
• Local:
• Edit Mode: 'BBox mode' global axis
• Object mode: 'BBox local mode', rotation w. Ind.Origins. Any other; not.
• Normal:
• Edit Mode - Only takes the Active Element into account for rotation/center and auto-selects connected mesh
• Cursor:
• Uses the cursor for center, and rotation if Pivot is also set to CURSOR, otherwise cursor rotation is ignored.

Quick Demo VIDEO

Extra: Local Duplicate - This enum option can only be manually assigned in the shortcut editor.
It will disregard current orientation & always use "local" mode, in both Object and Edit mode.

VP Flip

• Link-Duplicate Object & rotate Object -180° & align to (near) original (No scaling involved)
• Duplication & data-linking can be toggled in redo menu
• Very convenient for placing level modules and such:
• VIDEO

PolyBrush

'Remake' of the old PolyBrush from Bool-Tool (pre 2.8 Blender)
Uses the Grease Pencil (PolyLine default) to sketch up a new mesh (Tip: Use ortho view)

• Automatic intersection check using 1st and last line:
• IMAGE (No need to worry about 'closing' straight lines, or 'closing' shapes at all)
• Requires Bool Tool Add-on (comes with Blender) to be activated
• Apply to create a mesh with a Solidify modifier [ENTER]
• Or, also apply a BoolTool Difference Boolean using [SPACEBAR]
• Or, CTRL, ALT or SHIFT + [SPACEBAR] for Slice, Intersect or Union
• The modal on-screen text-display lists the available options
• Note: SHIFT-LMB to add strokes, not just LMB!
• Find it in the "Geometry" panel, or, in the new Bool-Tool Pie Menu

Get & Set Edit Mode

Selects object under the mouse pointer and switches selection to Edit Mode.
VIDEO (YT)

• Options:
• Extend - Extends the selection (multi-object editing)
• Element Mode Pick - Sets edit mode to the type of element under the mouse (vert/edge/face)

Zero Local

Temporarily stores & zeroes an objects Location & Rotation & enter Local Mode
Run Zero Local again to exit Local Mode & restore Location & Rotation.
Zero Local R: Rotation only

Local Mode by Distance

Include/Exclude objects in local mode from selection by distance. Options in redo-panel for:
VIDEO

• Same Object Type Only (as selection)
• Invert Range
• Frame View on filtered selection

Unhide or Local Off

Unhide hidden objects, or set Local Mode off - if currently in Local mode. Compatible with Zero Local.

Grid Scale Toggle

• Toggles between 4 Grid Scale Factor values for the 3D Viewport
• Values hardcoded (for now): 1.0, 0.5, 0.25 & 0.1
• Also in keOverlays Pie Menu

Render Visible

Render Image of only what is currently visible in the viewport - Regardless of outliner object render toggles.

• Option:
• Toggle for using Slot Cycling
• Temporarily sets render-toggles & uses a modal-timer hack to enable visible render progress

Render Image Slot Cycle

Render Image to the first empty render slot (supports any nr of slots*)

• Wrap toggle on:
• Cycle overwrites existing slots, looping back to slot 1 after the last slot
• Wrap toggle off:
• No overwrites, you will be notified when all slots are full
• Tip:
• You can add extra slots in the render window
• Save your startup scene to use extra slots by default (Set Slot 1 as active!)

BG Sync

• Sync the Viewport Preview shading EXR to world render (incl. built in EXR's) with rotation and strength values
• It will file/node-manage for you, and reuse when possible: IMAGE
• It is also available in the keKit Shading Pie Menu

Sync Material & Viewport

• Copy the material color, roughness & metallic to Viewport display, to use in Solid Material Shading
• VIDEO
• It will also (attempt to) calculate an average color if an sRGB image is used for Color
• VIDEO
• Also availabe in the Material properties panel (if the option is enabled in keKit UI prefs)
• The Render panel button will process ALL the objects materials
• The Material properties button will only process the currently active material

Get & Set Material

Grabs material from any object's face under the mouse pointer and applies it to the current selection
VIDEO (YT)

Can also grab a texture from a drag & drop image empty & assign it to a new material for your selection:
(It will check if a material is already using the texture to re-use that instead of making a new material every time)
VIDEO

Unwrap Macro

• A macro script to do common (to me) UV-unwrapping tasks - in one click.
• For use in the 3D Viewport.
• Object Mode: Process entire mesh
• Edit Mode: Process selected faces


• Requirements:
• TexTools add-on (& ideally some experience using it)
• Material with a texture
• The script servees two different goals:
• A. Unwrap for reference texture mapping (for block-out models - not for baking)
• B. Quick & dirty packing (for baking). Note: If you want 100% optimal UV's, this may just be 'a starting point'


• Redo Panel options to accomodate these methods/goals:
• Auto-Seam: (via Select Sharp Angles). If not, user-assigned seams may be needed
• Auto-Pack: Regular UV Pack with margin tweak only. Note: Texel density will be ignored
• Canvas Align (Stack): Place each UV island on specified canvas location. Default is 0,0 (bottom left)
• Use Same UDIM
• ON : All selected objects will be packed together in the same UDIM space
• OFF: Each packed separately (0-1)
• Note: Only available in Object mode - Edit Mode is always ON ( muti-edit mode)
• Option: Object Mode Auto-seam
  • Always ON in Object Mode and always OFF in edit mode.
  • Added TexTools Texel Density override in redo panel
  • Fix: Packing with 'Allow Rotation' will now actually allow rotation
• Always applied:
• Align World: (TexTools Align World) Align UV islands to their world orientation
• Texel Density: Scales UV Islands to match density specified in TexTools


• VIDEO DEMO
• Result examples: IMAGE

Toggle Seam

• Inverts selected edges Seam status (1 to 0 or 0 to 1)
• Intended for shortcut use
• Also works in face or vertex mode (as long as the selection converts to edges)
• Option: Toggles all selected elements to 0 or 1 based on which is most common (AFTER inverting). Off: Toggles each individual element

Cursor Fit & Align

Release VIDEO (YT)
Also availabe in pie menu

• Edit Mode:
• Snaps 3D Cursor to selected elements (average position) and calculates 3D Cursor rotation from FACE/VERT/EDGE selection
• No selection = Cursor reset
• Object Mode:
• No object selected and mouse is over nothing resets Cursor.
• Pointing at ANY object will align the cursor to the face under the mouse, regardless of obj selection.
• 1 Object selected and pointing mouse over NOTHING will align cursor to the selected objects location & rotation.
• 2+ Objects selected and pointing mouse over NOTHING will align the cursor between the objects. (Uses Z-axis to point towards the 2nd object)
• 3+ Objects selected uses active object for rotation, with averaged location.
• Option:
• O&P Toggle - Also sets Orientation & Pivot to Cursor mode(s)

Note: This is meant to supplement to standard cursor placement tool (which has snap-drag for offset, for example), not a complete replacement.

Align Cursor Rotation

Aligns the 3D Cursor rotation to the face under the mouse pointer, or clears rotation if over nothing.
VIDEO

Step Rotate

• Rotates selected Object(s) depending on viewplane facing the camera: VIDEO
• Intended for shortcut assignment (Panel buttons just for shortcut assistance)
• Rounds to sensible rotation values. >359° is redundant, except for animation perhaps - just use regular rotate in those cases!
• Note: Adjust step-values manually in prefs: IMAGE
• Also availabe in the Step Rotate Pie Menu

Align View

• Align the viewport to:
• Cursor: Orthographic Toggle. Run again to restore view. (Cursor Fit & Align recommended for correct rotation)
• Selected: (Active) Orthographic Toggle. Run again to restore view.("Align View To Active" SHIFT-NUM7 replacement)
• Ortho Snap: 1 Snaps view to nearest Ortho View. Not a toggle - Just rotate view to go off ortho

Frame All or Selected

Frame selection in View, or everything if nothing is selected.

• Geo Only Toggle:
• Ignores non-geo objects (Lights, Cameras etc) for 'Frame All' (nothing selected)

Align Origin(s)

• Align selected objects' origin Location/Rotation to:
• Cursor (Edit & Object Mode)
• Selection: Selected element normal (Edit Mode) with inverted z-axis (toggle)
• Sel.Loc: Selection Location average (Edit & Object Mode)

Quick Origin Move

Run Grab Tool for selected objects Origin (in modal) to skip having to set "Affect origin only" on and off.

• Auto Axis Variant:
• Will use Mouse Axis instead of default Grab Tool

Align Object(s)

• Align selected Object(s) Location/Rotation to:
• Cursor (Cursor Fit & Align recommended)
• Active Object (Location, Rotation, Scale)
• Origin (Selected to Origin) - as "Geometry to Origin" but also works in Edit Mode for element selection
• Will work with multiple selected objects (In Edit Mode too); Each object will use its own origin
• Find In keSnapAlign pie-menu or Select & Align keKit panel

Object Mode uses "Set Origin" - so all the other modes are available in the redo panel :
Origin to Geo, Origin to Cursor, Origin to Center Mass (Surface & Volume)

(old) VIDEO (YT)

Match Active Bounding Box

• Scales selected object(s) to last selected object's bounding box (along axis - set in redo-panel)
• Place & Rotate origin(s) beforehand for scaling operation to behave as expected - if needed.
• Scale will be auto-applied (Note: Does not check for negative scale, flipping normals.)

Straighten

• Snap an objects rotation to the nearest 90 degree angles
• Set custom degree override in the redo panel
• Also available in the Step Rotate Pie Menu

Swap Places

Swap places (transforms) for two objects. loc, rot & scale. (Apply scale first if you dont want to swap scales.)

Lock, Lock Unselected & Unlock

• Easy acces to assign shortcut(s) for locking (Same as "Disable Selection" in the Outliner)
• Unlock (Selection Enable) applies to all locked objects

Select Boundary+

Select Boundary ('region_to_loop') that also sets one edge to Active. (Handy for scripts that need an Active edge.)
VIDEO

• Inner Region Toggle:
• When you have a boundary selected, you can run again to toggle between region & boundary

Select Inverted Linked

Edit Mode: Inverts element selection - but only on connected / linked mesh geo.
Object mode: Regular Invert-select

Mouse Side of Active

Like vanilla Side of Active, but using mouse position to automatically calculate which side of the active element to select.

VIDEO

Show in Outliner

• Locate the selected object(s) in the outliner
• Appended to Object Context Menu (intended use location)

Set Active Collection

• Set selected object's parent collection as Active
• Appended to Object Context Menu (intended use location)

Select Objects by Vert Selection

In Multi-Object Edit Mode: Selects only objects that have vertices selected, and set object mode

Select by Display Type

Select visible objects in scene by viewport display type: Textured, Solid, Wire, Bounds (With subtypes)

• Option:
• "Active Collection Only" toggle

Extrude Along Edges

Extrude from "shape" edge loop(s) along a "path" edge loop (that has the Active Element)
(Also availabe in the keMisc Pie Menu)
YT VIDEO

Convert to CBO

Convert a "shape" edge loop to 'Curve Bevel Object' curve & a "path" edge loop to host curve
YT VIDEO

• The "path" edge loop must contain the Active Element
• CBO must be flat on z-axis, with the "front" along the x-axis, regardless of path curve orientation
• The origin point of the CBO will be placed at the vert on the path loop end, closest to the CBO
• The redo panel has options to flip curve directions (in inevitable inverting issues)
• Object Mode: If you already have 2 curves, CBO convert can be used to set-up the CBO - The Active Object will be the "path" curve and the other curve the CBO.
• This is just a quick setup script: Please read the Blender docs on curves (in general) and CBO's

Nice Project

Knife Project, but nice (to use). VIDEO (YT)

Edit mode: Element selection is cutter
Object mode: Active Object is cutter. All other visible mesh objects will be cut.

Options:
Use All Edges option (Edit & Object Mode), treats all edges as boundary edges to use for cutting: VIDEO
Note: Object Mode cutters with no boundary edges will automatically switch to "Use All Edges" mode, as seen in the video above.

Cut-through (same as regular Knife Project)
Edit Mode Only:
Keep Cutter Geo (or delete it post op)
Keep Cutter Selected (or select resulting geo)

Tip: As Nice Project uses the regular Knife Project, it also works with Curves as Cutters (in Object Mode).

Note: Redo will use the current view = If you redo after you have changed the view since the last execution, the current view is the view that will be used.

Bool Knife

Same as (Edit Mesh/Face menu/) Intersect (Knife) but with Object Mode support
Note: In Object Mode the operation does not also affect the cutter, unlike Edit Mode.
VIDEO

Active Slice

• Slice selected elements by element selection mode
• VERTEX: Global Orientation using Active Vert + View for nearest Global Axis
• EDGE: Active Edge direction + (perpendicular) linked face orientation
• FACE: Active Face as cutting plane
• Options for each mode are in the redo-panel
• Active Slice is also available in the keMisc Pie Menu (in Edit Mode)

VIDEO (YT)

Delete Outer / Inner geo option: VIDEO

Merge To Mouse

• Vert & Face Mode: Merge selected vertices to the selected (or edgelinked) vert closest to the Mouse Pointer
• Edge Mode: Collapse selected edges to edge(s) closest to the Mouse Pointer, OR,
• merge to verts IF selection is not collapsable rows (single loop edges (connected),single edge, etc.)
• Toggle Option: 'C' - On: Edge Row Collapse, Off: All modes are the same as vertex mode
• VIDEO (YT)

Merge Near Selected

• Merges other verts near selected verts to them (in any element mode!) at set link-depth and distance
• Option (Redo Panel): Remove Collinear Verts
• Useful for boolean clean-up & such
• VIDEO

MergeCollapse

Perform Merge / Collapse actions depending on Edit Mode Element Selection Mode:

• VERT MODE: Merge selected verts to the Active vert (as 'Merge To Last')
• Tip: With no Active Vert is in selection Collapse Average is used
• (when converting a selection, from faces to verts, for example)
• EDGE MODE: Merge selected edges to the Active Edge OR Collapse (toggle preference in panel)
• VIDEO
• FACE MODE: Collapse (Average)

Fit 2 Grid

• Snap each vert in selection to nearest grid position
• Define grid spacing to use in redo-panel
• Fit2Grid pie menu(s) are available with preset grid sizes

ZeroScale

Scales selected elements to "zero" / flattens, in various methods:

• ZeroScale Modes:
• V / H: Zero-scale/Flatten selected elements to axis nearest screen vertical or horizontal
• Normal: Using Active Element as basis for scaling
• Cursor: Using the Cursor location & z-rotation as basis for Zero-scale/Flattening
• Using Cursor Fit & Align (or similar) is recommended.
• Step-by-step: IMAGE
• Also available in the Snap-Align pie menu (except ZS-Auto)
• VIDEO (YT)

ZeroScale Auto: (Assign as shortcut)

• Zero-scale/Flatten selected elements to nearest Vertical or Horizontal global axis
• Based on Mouse position relative to Active Element (Vert,Edge or Face) (V or H)
• Note: An Active Edge will use "end vert" (if first or last in loop) as active position. Else, average/center pos.
• VIDEO DEMO

Scale from Face

• Select 1 Face per Object in Multi-Object Edit mode:
• Scales all the selected object(s) by the size(area) difference factor of selected faces to the active face
• VIDEO
• Scale will be auto-applied (Note: Does not check for negative scale, flipping the normals)

Quick Scale

• Scales Object(s) or element selection to desired size (in current scene unit)
• Unit size ('U') keeps proportions intact
• Obj & Edit mode (selection)
• Object Mode operates in Local Space, and Edit Mode selections in World Space
•  
• Example: An object/selection needs to be exactly 1.835m on Z, while keeping the other axis proportions intact:
• Enter 1.835 as the QScale value and hit the Z button with the 'U' unit size option on

Direct Loop Cut

Insert an edge loop on an edge at the mouse pointer. No selection needed (option).
VIDEO (YT)

Slide: Uses built-in Edge Slide afterwards
Center Cuts: With edge(s) selected & with the mouse over nothing or another object, a center-cut will performed
Multi-Cuts: Center Cuts, as above, on all selected edges' edge rings.
Limit Faces: Selected faces (on the edge ring) will limit the cut to those faces. Point the mouse over intended starting edge (or near it in space for mid-cut). Note: This works on "checker-selected" faces too.

It also works on Loose Edges (select and point, or multi-cut as above)

Option: Selection-Only or Mouse Pick Toggle.

Direct Insert Vertex

Variant of Direct Loop Cut that just inserts a single vertex.
Slide: Uses built-in Vertex Slide afterwards
Option: Selection-Only (or Mouse Pick) Toggle. (Shared with Direct Loop Cut)

Solo Cutter & Solo PreCutter

VIDEO (YT)

• Cutter:
• Refers to an object used in (any) boolean operation by a boolean modifier (regardless of operation type)
• Solo:
• Hides all other modifiers except the boolean modifier used by the selected "cutter"
• PreCutter variant
• Only hides other modifiers after the boolean in the modifier stack.

Also available in keKit SubD Pie Menu

Show Cutter Modifier

VIDEO

• Set objects as active that use the selected 'cutter object' in a boolean modifier.
• Open, unfold and set modifier as active in properties panel for quick access.
• Run again to cycle through objects, if cutter is used in many different objects.
• Also available in keKit SubD Pie Menu

Toggle Modifier Visibility

• Toggles ALL (Active object or Selected Objects) modifiers viewport visibility
• Tip: If ANY modifier is OFF - all will be set to OFF. Run again to invert

Flat/Smooth Shading Toggle

• Toggle for selected object(s) in Object or Edit mode
• Triangulate Modifier Toggle Option: Can be used for more accurate shading

Toggle Bevel Weight

• Inverts selected elements weighting (1 to 0 or 0 to 1). Rounds to 0 or 1 first: 0.6 -> 1 -> 0
• Intended for shortcut use
• Also works in face mode (converts to edges)
• Options:
• All - Invert & Toggle all selected elements to 0 or 1 (by majority). Off: Toggles each individual element
• Mod - Automatically add Bevel (Weight) modifier + Weighted Normal modifier if not present.

Toggle Crease Weight

• Inverts selected elements weighting (1 to 0 or 0 to 1). Rounds to 0 or 1 first: 0.6 -> 1 -> 0
• Intended for shortcut use
• Also works in face mode (converts to edges)
• Options:
• All - Invert & Toggle all selected elements to 0 or 1 (by majority). Off: Toggles each individual element
• Mod - Automatically add Subdivision modifier (using SubD Toggle) if not present.

Context Bevel

Launches appropriate bevel tool based on what element selection mode you are in:

• VERTEX: Vertex bevel Tool
• EDGE: Edge bevel
• FACE: Inset (Tip: Ctrl-drag to extrude --> effectively "Extrude Region Faces Along Normal" Tool)
• Korean / Flat Bevels Toggle: Global toggle for 'Korean' (aka 'Flat Bevels') or regular. Also available in the SubD Pie Menu

Context Extrude

Launches appropriate extrude tool by selection mode:

• VERTEX: Vertex Extrude
• EDGE: Edge Extrude
• FACE: Face Extrude Region Normal
• TT Toggle - support for transform tool mode

Context Delete

Deletes elements by selection mode: VERTEX, EDGE or FACE - or Objects, in Object Mode.

• Options:
• Smart Dissolve: Dissolves Verts & Edges, Deletes faces & loose geometry: VIDEO
• Hierarchy Delete: (Object Mode) Deletes child-objects too
• Use Cut+ Buffer: Deleted object(s) (or faces in Edit Mode) are stored in the Copy+ buffer (so that they can be used by Paste+) This essentially combines Cut+ and Context Delete

Context Dissolve

Dissolves elements by selection mode: VERTEX, EDGE or FACE

Context Select / Extend / Subtract

Performs different selection by selection mode:

• VERTEX: Select Boundary Edges on mesh, Linked Select if no borders OR Linked Select only (Option toggle)
• EDGE: Loop select
• FACE: Linked select
• Options:
• Collection Select: Selects all objects in the coll. that the selected object is in
• Vertex Mode Toggle: Boundary edges select OR linked select only
• Full hierarchy: Object Mode selection will select all the children too

Tip: Intended for Double-click LMB: Assign dbl-click in preferences / Shortcuts
Shortcut Mapping Example

Bridge or Fill

VIDEO (YT)

• Grid Fill: When one continous boundary edge-loop (aka "hole") is selected
• Bridge: Between selected (non-continous) edges
• F2 mode: 1 Edge or 1 Vert selected
• Face Add Mode: Create a new face with:
• • 2 edges sharing a vert
• • 3 or more verts selected - in Vertex Mode

Context Connect

Connect path between selected verts, subdivide geo, or activate the Knife tool.
VIDEO

• Knife Tool:
• No elements are selected
• Only 1 vert selected
• Vertex Mode:
• Connect path between selected verts
• 2 selected verts, already connected (a vertex mode "edge selection") subdivides the edge.
• Edge Mode:
• 1 Edge : Subdivide (Switches to vertex mode to see added vert)
• >1 Edge: Subdivide, with options (+Selects new center edge loop afterwards)
• Face Mode:
• Splits middle along selection. Single face selection uses relative mouse position for direction.
• Options:
• Adjust Nr of evenly spaced cuts
• Square Corners On/Off
• Redo-Panel only in edge/face modes

Triple Connect Spin

Performs different operations depending on Edit Mesh selection mode:

• Vertex: Connect Verts: Smart Path, Vertex Pair or Selected to Active
• Edge: Spin Edges
• Face: Triangulate

Context Slide

Alternative one-click option for double-G slide. Should you need that. (Vert Slide in vertex mode, Edge slide in edge mode)

Mouse Axis

Runs Grab, Rotate or Scale (Resize) with Axis auto-locked based on your mouse direction using recalculated* orientation based on the selected Orientation type (except Gimbal).
VIDEO

• Move Dupe:
• Duplicates selection first. Intended for "drag-copy" operation. For example, hotkey assigned like THIS
• Auto-Scale Mode:
• Toggle ("C" button) to use automatic scale constraint
• Unconstrained scaling if mouse pointer is over Object/Selected faces
• Else, axis constraint picked by mouse direction (Mouse Axis default)

ke Pie Menus

The keKit Custom Pie Menus either expands (and replaces) the default Blender counterparts, are or keKit specific.
(old) VIDEO (YT)

Tip: Transparency on menu backgrounds in the viewport is a terrible idea - Fix: IMAGE

Blender Default Pie Menus
These are listed here mostly for shortcut reference & handling (RMB).