by POPREQ·Workflow
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Close Bone Picker earns its place in the superhive library by focusing on one repetitive part of animation, bone selection, and giving it shortcuts, custom hierarchies, and pie menus that adapt to any Blender armature.
Close Bone Picker is a Blender add-on from POPREQ built to make bone selection more efficient during character animation. Its core feature lets you design a custom bone hierarchy that fits your animation needs, then navigate it with keyboard shortcuts. Beyond hierarchical navigation, you can register frequently-used bones and select them directly through pie menus.
Setup happens in a dedicated CBP Node Editor with a single node type to learn, and you can switch between the 3D View and the editor while building. The same editor handles pie menu design, where conditional nodes support flexible selection like picking the bone on the right in the 3D View or the one with larger scale. You can also toggle and filter bone collections directly in the 3D View, and enter Pose Mode correctly even when other objects are selected.
The add-on works with any armature that runs in Blender, including Rigify, Auto Rig Pro, and custom rigs. It supports Cycles and Eevee, runs on Blender 4.5 through 5.1, and is released under the GPL license.
Close Bone Picker is best for blender character animators who select bones repeatedly and want shortcut- and pie-menu-driven access across Rigify, Auto Rig Pro, or custom rigs.
Close Bone Picker is completely free to download and use.
Close Bone Picker supports Blender versions 4.5 through 5.1 and is listed as Blender Extension compatible. The add-on operates alongside armatures created in Blender, so if your rig functions in a supported Blender release, the tool works with it. It also runs with the Cycles and Eevee render engines. For the most current compatibility details and any updates beyond this range, check the developer's page, since supported versions can change as new Blender releases arrive.
Close Bone Picker works with any armature that functions in Blender, including Rigify, Auto Rig Pro, and custom rigs built by the animator. Rather than tying its features to a specific rig system, it lets you design a custom bone hierarchy and pie menus that fit your own animation setup. You navigate that hierarchy with shortcuts and register frequently-used bones for direct access through pie menus. If the rig works in Blender, the add-on can be set up to select its bones.
Close Bone Picker uses a dedicated CBP Node Editor for setup, where you design your custom bone hierarchy and your pie menus. To keep things approachable, there is only one node type to learn, and you can switch between the 3D View and the node editor while building. Pie menus can combine multiple conditional nodes for flexible selection, such as picking the bone on the right in the 3D View or the bone with larger scale. Documentation is provided by the developer.
Close Bone Picker is listed as free in this catalog, and it is released under the GPL license. For current licensing terms or any pricing on the source marketplace, visit the developer's page directly, since terms can differ from what is shown here. On its source listing the add-on holds a five-star rating from four reviews, and a demo video is available if you want to look at it before setting the tool up in your own project.
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