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Easy Blend Normals earns its place for handling normal blending between two objects through a single click, without manual normal transfers.
Easy Blend Normals is a Geometry Nodes add-on for Blender that blends normals between two objects in a single click. Select two objects — the active one acts as the main, the other as the target — then click the blend button, and normals are blended automatically for smooth shading. Its smart linking auto-detects which object is active and which is the target.
The add-on is aimed at hard-surface work. It can fix shading after boolean operations, make separate kitbash parts look like one solid mesh, and blend normals across panels, plates, and mechanical seams. The goal is to speed up hard-surface workflows without manual normal transfers.
Built on Geometry Nodes, the setup is non-destructive and fully editable, so you can tweak the result at any time. It has no dependencies and is ready for Blender 4.5. It works best when object scales are applied first (Ctrl+A → Scale). The render engines listed are Cycles and Eevee, and the add-on is released under the GPL license.
Easy Blend Normals is best for hard-surface modeling, kitbashing, and cleaning up shading after boolean operations.
Easy Blend Normals is completely free to download and use.
Easy Blend Normals is ready for Blender 4.5 and is listed as Blender Extension compatible on its store page. The tool is built entirely on Geometry Nodes and ships as an add-on, so it fits into Blender's add-on system. If you are running a different Blender version, check the developer's page for the current compatibility details before installing. As a Geometry Nodes based tool, it stays non-destructive, which means you can adjust the blend at any point without committing changes to the underlying mesh geometry.
Easy Blend Normals has no dependencies, so it runs on its own without pulling in additional add-ons or external libraries. That keeps it lightweight and fast. It is delivered as a Blender add-on marked Blender Extension compatible, and it relies on Blender's built-in Geometry Nodes to blend normals between objects. Because there is nothing extra to install alongside it, getting started is a matter of enabling the add-on, selecting the two objects you want to blend, and clicking the blend button so normals are blended automatically.
Easy Blend Normals is non-destructive because it is built on Geometry Nodes and stays fully editable. When you blend normals between two objects, the original geometry is left intact, so you can tweak the result at any time rather than baking in a permanent change. This suits iterative hard-surface work where you may want to revisit the shading after further edits. For the smoothest results, the developer notes that it works best when object scales are applied first, using Ctrl+A and choosing Scale before you blend.
Easy Blend Normals lists Cycles and Eevee as its render engines, so the blended shading is intended to work with both of Blender's main renderers. The add-on is released under the GPL license, and it is listed here as free. For the latest details on licensing, supported render engines, and any optional support for the developer, check the developer's page. Since the tool adjusts normals rather than materials, the smooth shading it produces carries through when you render in either engine.
Easy Blend Normals works best when object scales are applied first, which you can do with Ctrl+A and selecting Scale. Applying scale before blending helps the normals transfer cleanly between the active and target objects. To use the add-on, select two objects — the active one is treated as the main and the other as the target — then click the blend button, and normals are blended automatically for smooth shading. Because it is non-destructive, you can revisit and adjust the blend afterwards.
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