by BastianLS·Workflow
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Context Pie earns its place in the blender_extensions library by folding a wide set of operations onto three hotkeys with context-aware placement. The 0.9.51 update adds experimental node editor pie menus across the Shader, Geometry and Compositor editors, which can be disabled separately in preferences.
Context Pie is a Blender add-on that swaps the traditional context menu for a context-sensitive pie menu, letting more functions sit on the same hotkey. It maps most functionality onto three shortcuts: Right Mouse for a mode selection pie, Shift + Right Mouse for the context-sensitive pie, and Ctrl + Right Mouse for pivots and node links. Because pie menus rely on directional muscle memory, they get faster to navigate over time.
The add-on brings pie menus to poly modeling, curve editing, UV mapping, node editors and animation, with operations placed sensibly across each context. The top option adapts to what you're doing: Merge in Edit mode, Join in Object mode, and Make Segment between selected points in Edit Curve mode. It's built to work well with Blender's industry compatible keymap.
Version 0.9.51 adds experimental node editor pie menus across the Shader, Geometry and Compositor editors, heavily integrated with the Node Wrangler core add-on and including custom operators to change Mix and Math modes. These node menus can be disabled separately in preferences. Context Pie is released under the GPL v3.0 or later and requires no special permissions.
Context Pie is best for blender artists who want context-sensitive pie menus for faster access to operations across modeling, curve editing, UV mapping, node editing and animation.
Context Pie is completely free to download and use.
Context Pie is compatible with Blender 5.1 and newer, listed here at version 0.9.51. You can install it from extensions.blender.org or directly inside Blender via Preferences > Extensions by searching for 'Context Pie'. It requires no special permissions. If you want to test the latest build, the developer's GitHub page offers a downloadable ZIP you can install from disk. Older releases are also listed on that page for earlier Blender versions.
Context Pie assigns three mouse shortcuts. Right Mouse opens a mode selection pie menu, Shift + Right Mouse opens the context-sensitive pie menu, and Ctrl + Right Mouse opens the pivots and node links pie menu. Operations are placed sensibly across contexts, so the top option performs Merge in Edit mode, Join in Object mode, and Make Segment between selected points in Edit Curve mode. The add-on is designed to work well with Blender's industry compatible keymap.
Context Pie is listed as free in this catalog and is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. For current licensing terms and any changes, check the developer's GitHub page. The add-on requires no special permissions and can be installed from extensions.blender.org or from within Blender's Preferences. Reviews and version history for the project are also available through the developer's page.
Context Pie brings pie menus to the Shader, Geometry and Compositor node editors as of version 0.9.51. These node editor pie menus are heavily integrated with the Node Wrangler core add-on, which you enable in preferences, and they include custom operators to change Mix and Math modes such as multiply, add and subtract. The feature is described as still experimental and can be disabled separately in preferences.
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