by Pitiwazou·Workflow
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Better Pie Menus carries a 5-star rating from 21 reviews on superhive and supports Blender 4.0 through 5.1 under the GPL license.
Better Pie Menus is a Blender add-on by Pitiwazou that adds pie menus, smart menus and popup menus. The pie and smart menus change depending on the object type and mode you're in. Pie menus are customisable for Mesh, Curves, Grease Pencil, Editors and Workspace, though not all of them are editable, only the ones listed in the add-on preferences. Each pie menu can also be disabled individually from the Add-on Preferences.
The add-on includes a Modifier Popup for editing object modifiers and a Material Popup with presets, both of which work for Curves and Grease Pencil as well as meshes. A Shading Popup edits viewport and object shading with tools to store views, and a PIE Editor lets you change the view and switch to another editor. Smart Menus for mesh editing adapt to the component and selection, and there are Custom Primitives with Widgets plus UV pie menus.
Other tools include a Pie Menus Creation tool, a Better Modifiers/Constraints Popup, a Backup Mesh system, Autosaves, Store Mesh Selection, a Lights Manager, an Isolate tool, and Store Views and Camera Views. It ships under the GPL license and supports Blender 4.0 to 5.1.
Better Pie Menus is best for blender users who want customisable pie, smart and popup menus across mesh, curve and grease pencil work.
Better Pie Menus is completely free to download and use.
Better Pie Menus lists support for Blender versions 4.0 through 5.1 on superhive, and it ships under the GPL license. Beyond version support, the pie and smart menus adapt to the object type and mode you're working in, and the Smart Menus for mesh editing change depending on the component and selection. Documentation is available through the developer's page, and a demo video accompanies the listing if you want to look before installing.
Better Pie Menus is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing details and any commercial terms, check the developer's page, since the add-on ships under the GPL license. The package covers pie, smart and popup menus along with tools such as the Pie Menus Creation tool, a Backup Mesh system, Autosaves and a Lights Manager. Documentation and a demo video are linked from the developer's page if you want to review the feature set first.
Better Pie Menus offers customisable pie menus for Mesh, Curves, Grease Pencil, Editors and Workspace. Not all pie menus are editable, only the ones listed in the add-on preferences. You can also disable each pie menu individually from the Add-on Preferences, so you keep only the menus you want active. The add-on additionally includes a Pie Menus Creation tool and a PIE Editor for changing the view and switching to another editor.
Better Pie Menus includes a Modifier Popup for editing object modifiers that works for Curves and Grease Pencil as well as meshes. The Material Popup, which comes with presets, also works for Curves and Grease Pencil. Alongside these, the Shading Popup edits viewport and object shading with tools to store views, and the Smart Menus for mesh editing change depending on the component and selection you're working with.
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