by Blendphys·Modeling
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Atomic Blender Cluster earns its place in the Blender extensions library for a focused job: cutting fcc or hcp lattices into nanoparticle and cluster meshes, with vertex instancing keeping large structures responsive in the 3D View.
Atomic Blender Cluster is a Blender add-on from Blendphys, written by Clemens Barth, for building simple atomic nanoparticle or cluster structures. It works by cutting atomic lattices such as fcc or hcp, and you reach it from Add → Mesh → Atom cluster in the 3D View.
The add-on builds structures using Blender's instancing vertices method. This keeps loading and general handling inside the 3D View fast, so atomic structures with 1000 atoms and much more can be handled easily. Documentation is available on the project Wiki linked from the developer's page.
Version 1.0.0 was released in May 2024 and adapted the add-on to the new add-on strategy for Blender 4.2. It runs on Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, requires no special permissions, and is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. On the Blender extensions library it ranks around 262.
Atomic Blender Cluster is best for creating simple atomic nanoparticle and cluster structures from fcc or hcp lattices inside Blender.
Atomic Blender Cluster is completely free to download and use.
Atomic Blender Cluster is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer. Version 1.0.0, released in May 2024, was adapted to the new add-on strategy introduced with Blender 4.2, so it follows the current extensions format. It requires no special permissions to run. Compatibility is listed from Blender 4.2 LTS onward, so for older versions of Blender check the developer's page for details before installing.
Atomic Blender Cluster builds structures using Blender's instancing vertices method, which keeps loading and general handling in the 3D View fast. Because of this approach, atomic structures with 1000 atoms and much more can be handled easily. The add-on creates these structures by cutting atomic lattices such as fcc or hcp into nanoparticle or cluster shapes. Further guidance on building structures is available on the project Wiki linked from the developer's page.
Atomic Blender Cluster is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. In this catalog it is listed as free, so there is no purchase required to download it, and the add-on requires no special permissions once installed. For the current licensing terms, the source repository and any updates, see the developer's page on the Blender projects site. The add-on is a small download of 11.6 KB.
Atomic Blender Cluster can be added to Blender by dragging and dropping the downloaded add-on into Blender, or by downloading it and installing from disk. Once installed, you create structures from the 3D View through Add → Mesh → Atom cluster. The download is small at 11.6 KB, and no special permissions are needed. Additional guidance is available on the project Wiki linked from the developer's page.
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