by 5 Minutes Blender·Motion Graphics
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Earns its place in the superhive library for turning a grouped, ordered set of objects into a batch of customizable, waveable flags for data comparison videos.
Auto Flag Generator is an add-on from 5 Minutes Blender for quickly creating a set of flags for a number of data columns or any group of objects. It's aimed at 3D data visualization and world data comparison videos. Installing it adds a new Add Auto Flag item under the Object menu.
To use it, your data columns or pillars need to be grouped under a separate collection and named in alphabetical or alphanumerical order. You then select one of those objects and invoke Add Auto Flag; an operator box exposes options for flag length and width, height, direction, wind strength, and the flag pictures. You point it to a folder of images named sequentially as 1, 2, 3 and so on.
A bake option is available to wave the flags by baking the cloth physics across the whole composition, or you can skip it and bake manually later. Flags aren't limited to rectangular columns — any object works, with an Offset option you can disable to center the poles on non-rectangular shapes. It's released under the GPL license, and a How-To-Use document is included in the download.
Auto Flag Generator is best for 3D data visualization and world data comparison videos in Blender.
Auto Flag Generator is completely free to download and use.
Auto Flag Generator lists compatibility with Blender versions 3.3 through 5.0, and it's marked as Blender Extension compatible. It installs as an add-on, adding an Add Auto Flag entry under the Object menu once enabled. Because the compatibility range spans several major releases, it should slot into most recent Blender setups, though you should always confirm against your exact version on the developer's page before relying on it for a project.
Auto Flag Generator needs your data columns or pillars grouped under a separate collection and named in alphabetical or alphanumerical order. Before running it, select one of those objects — if nothing is selected or the wrong object is chosen, the add-on won't work. You then invoke Add Auto Flag from the Object menu and point it to a folder of flag images named sequentially as 1, 2, 3 and so on, which the add-on requires to run correctly.
Auto Flag Generator includes a bake option that, when enabled, bakes all the physics for your scene across the entire length of your composition to wave the flags. This can take a good amount of time, and the screen will freeze during baking. If you'd rather avoid the freeze, you can skip the option and use manual baking for the cloth physics later. Baking is what gives the flags their waving motion.
Auto Flag Generator isn't limited to rectangular columns or pillars — you can use any object as the base for a flag. If you work with non-rectangular shapes, you may want to disable the Offset option so the flag poles sit right at the center of each object. This keeps the poles aligned when the base geometry isn't a simple box, giving you flexibility over the shapes you build your composition from.
Auto Flag Generator is listed as free in this catalog. It's released under the GPL license, and the developer, 5 Minutes Blender, offers support for setup and bug reports by email or through their YouTube channel. For current licensing terms and any conditions, check the developer's page directly, since terms can change over time and this listing reflects how it's catalogued here.
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