by SimonThommes·Workflow
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Border Buddy earns its place in the blender_extensions library for a focused job: capturing named render borders and bringing them back on demand, all from a panel in the output properties. Version 0.1.1 fixed a crash.
Border Buddy is a Blender add-on from SimonThommes that helps preserve render borders. It lives in a panel in the output properties, where the render border you set in camera view can be captured and kept for later use.
To store a border, press '+', give the snapshot a name, and it joins a list. Selecting an entry from that list retrieves the saved border again. The workflow stays inside the output properties panel.
Border Buddy is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, and requires no special permissions to run. It's distributed through Blender Extensions, where you can drag and drop the file into Blender or install it from disk. The add-on is released under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later, with source available on the developer's GitLab page. Version 0.1.1 fixed a crash.
Border Buddy is best for blender users who set custom render borders in camera view and want to store, name, and recall them from the output properties panel.
Border Buddy is completely free to download and use.
Border Buddy lists compatibility with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so it runs on the 4.2 long-term support release and later versions. It's distributed through Blender Extensions, where you can drag and drop the downloaded file into Blender or install it from disk. The add-on requires no special permissions to run. If you're on an older Blender release, check the developer's GitLab page for details before installing, since the stated support begins at Blender 4.2 LTS.
Border Buddy appears in a panel in the output properties once installed. From there you make a snapshot of the current render border in camera view by pressing '+', give the snapshot a name, and retrieve it later by selecting it from the list. This keeps named render borders available within the output properties panel. The add-on installs through Blender Extensions by drag and drop, or you can install it from disk.
Border Buddy is released under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later, and this catalog lists the add-on as free. The GPL v2.0-or-later terms cover how the code can be used, modified, and redistributed, and the source is available on the developer's GitLab page. For the current licensing terms and any changes, refer to SimonThommes' GitLab repository linked from the developer's page rather than relying on a fixed figure here.
Border Buddy requires no special permissions to run in Blender. The add-on is small in size and installs through Blender Extensions, either by dragging and dropping the downloaded file into Blender or installing it from disk. Its most recent update, version 0.1.1, fixed a crash. Beyond that, it works within the output properties panel to store and retrieve named render borders without needing additional access to your system.
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