by Dog012·Workflow
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DogTools earns its spot in the superhive library as a focused object-placement utility rather than a broad toolkit. It leans on mouse-driven snapping and rotation, and the developer bundles a readme, introductions and a self-made chess asset. Built for Blender 2.8 and listed for 2.81, it is an addon the developer says they update when new ideas come.
DogTools is a Blender addon built to help place objects, originally made by developer Dog012 for constructing pipes and joints. The developer later found it fit other tasks too, including placing objects, connecting cable, playing chess and navigating. It is described as a Blender 2.8 addon and is listed as compatible with Blender 2.81.
The addon works largely through the mouse and snapping. It offers face-to-face snap, random distribution and shuffling of objects, alignment with spacing, and discrete rotation driven by the mouse wheel with a preset. You can use the mouse to teleport an object, duplicate it or create a linked duplicate while snapping to the face under the cursor, and to set an object's origin. A separate pie menu addon, DogPie, toggles built-in features such as auto-smooth or changes the editor type.
The download includes introductions and a readme.txt with the shortcut and setup instructions, which the developer suggests reading before installing. A chess asset the developer made is available to download as well. Distributed under the GPL license, the current version is 0.1.4, and version demo videos are available on the developer's page.
Dogtools is best for blender users placing and snapping objects, from constructing pipes and joints to connecting cable, playing chess and navigating.
Dogtools is completely free to download and use.
DogTools is described as a Blender 2.8 addon and is listed as compatible with Blender 2.81. The current version is 0.1.4, and it is distributed under the GPL license. If you are running a different Blender release, check the developer's page before installing, since compatibility beyond 2.81 is not stated. Demo videos for versions 0.1.2, 0.1.3 and 0.1.4 are available on the developer's page for reference.
DogTools is listed as free here, and the addon is distributed under the GPL license. The developer notes it is free for updates. For current licensing terms and any conditions, check the developer's page directly, since these can change over time. The addon carries a top rating from a small number of reviews, so you can weigh that alongside the license when deciding whether to add it to your Blender workflow.
DogTools ships with a readme.txt that you should look at before installing. According to the developer, that file contains the shortcut and some instructions for using the addon. The download also includes introductions to help you get started. Reading the readme first is the recommended order, so the shortcuts and setup steps are clear before you enable DogTools inside Blender. If anything is unclear, the developer's page and the version demo videos are additional references you can consult.
DogTools comes with a chess asset that the developer made and offers for download alongside the addon. The developer notes you can use DogTools to play chess with friends, which is one of the uses it grew into. The addon started out aimed at constructing pipes and joints, and later the developer found it suited placing objects, connecting cable, playing chess and navigating. The developer says they will update the addon when they have new ideas.
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