by Kiara_Bagattini·Modeling
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Bagapie stands out in the Blender extensions library for consolidating architecture and environment work into three pie menus, and it has been in development since 2020.
Bagapie is a Blender add-on by Kiara_Bagattini that provides more than 50 tools spanning architecture and environment creation. It covers ivy generation, scattering, parametric objects, edit mesh tools, and grouping, all reachable without hunting through menus.
The add-on organizes everything into three pie menus: a Main Pie (J) for object tools, an Edit Mode Pie (D) for modeling tools, and a GeoPack Pie (V) for custom tools. The workflow is straightforward — select an object, press J, pick a tool. To scatter assets, select the assets and a surface, press J, and choose Scatter. Scattering also supports presets, with previews that generate automatically.
Architecture tools include walls, windows, columns, stairs, floors, handrails, fences, and more, alongside array options like line, grid, circle, and curve. GeoPack lets you store assets and node trees in a shareable package and save how Bagapie pre-configures those node trees. Bagapie has been developed since 2020 and works with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer.
Bagapie is best for blender users building architecture and environment scenes who want scattering, arrays, and parametric generation through quick pie-menu access.
Bagapie is completely free to download and use.
Bagapie is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so current 4.x releases are supported. It's distributed as a Blender extension you can drag and drop into Blender or download and install from disk. The version history notes a fix for an error in the GeoPack pie menu in Blender 5.1, so the add-on continues to be maintained across newer Blender versions. For the exact list of supported builds, check the developer's page.
Bagapie handles scattering through its pie-menu workflow. Select your assets and the surface you want to cover, press J to open the Main Pie, and choose Scatter. The add-on also offers Scatter Paint, scattering from the Asset Browser, effectors and point effectors, camera culling, and the ability to save scatter presets whose previews generate automatically. Scattering is one of the tool groups included among the 50+ tools Bagapie provides for architecture and environment work.
Bagapie's GeoPack feature lets you store assets and node trees in a shareable package. Node trees appear as tools in a dedicated pie menu opened with V. GeoPack can also save how Bagapie will pre-configure your node tree and perform custom actions. This makes it possible to create, save, and share your own tools alongside the set of built-in ones.
Bagapie is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. It's listed here as free, and it's distributed as a Blender extension that you can drag and drop into Blender or download and install from disk. The add-on requests file permissions to create, set up, and add asset libraries, and network permission to open a web browser for documentation and tutorials. For current licensing terms, check the developer's page.
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