by fdaubine·Workflow
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Align 2 Custom sits at rank 283 in the Blender Extensions library. It earns its place as a focused utility for artists who rely on the 3D cursor or custom transform orientations and want quick viewport alignment to them.
Align 2 Custom adds two viewport alignment features to Blender, extending the built-in operators that align the 3D View to the global orientation, a local orientation, or the camera. With this add-on, you can align the 3D View to the 3D cursor orientation or to a custom transform orientation.
Alignment to the 3D cursor uses keyboard shortcuts: ALT + NUMPAD 8, 5, and 6 for the top, front, and right views, with CTRL added for the bottom, back, and left views. The same pattern applies to custom transform orientations through ALT + NUMPAD 7, 1, and 3. Both sets of commands are also available under View -> Align View in the 3D View menu. The commands tied to custom orientations have no effect unless a custom transform orientation is active.
The add-on preferences include an option to disable the smooth transition during alignment, useful if you prefer hard transitions or run into odd behavior or performance issues. It requires no special permissions and is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer.
Align 2 Custom is best for blender users who work with the 3D cursor or custom transform orientations and want keyboard-driven viewport alignment to those references.
Align 2 Custom is completely free to download and use.
Align 2 Custom is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer. Version 2.1.2 changed its license from GNU GPL v2 to GNU General Public License v3.0 or later to meet the Blender Extensions platform's requirements. You can install it by dragging and dropping the add-on into Blender, or by downloading the file and installing it from disk. The extension requires no special permissions to run.
Align 2 Custom aligns the 3D View to the 3D cursor orientation with ALT + NUMPAD 8, 5, and 6 for the top, front, and right views, adding CTRL for the bottom, back, and left views. For a custom transform orientation, it uses ALT + NUMPAD 7, 1, and 3 in the same pattern. Both sets of commands are also reachable from View -> Align View in the 3D View top menu.
Align 2 Custom applies a smooth transition during 3D View alignment by default, but its installation preferences include an option to turn this off. Disabling it produces hard transitions instead, which the developer suggests trying if you prefer that style or run into odd behavior or performance problems. The setting is found in the add-on preferences panel, so you can switch it on or off separately from the alignment shortcuts themselves.
Align 2 Custom's commands for aligning to a custom transform orientation have no effect if no custom transform orientation is active. This alignment method builds on Blender's own custom transform orientation feature, so you need to create one beforehand, for example from the normal axes of an object's face. Once an orientation is active, the ALT + NUMPAD 7, 1, and 3 shortcuts, with CTRL for the opposite views, align the 3D View to its axes.
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