by Split Studios·Modeling
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Published almost two years ago with 80+ sales, Face Layers Add-On is a compact, single-purpose add-on. Its scope stays narrow around selecting and hiding faces, and it ships with a Documentation section plus a demo video for a closer look before you install.
Face Layers Add-On brings face selection and hiding into Blender, letting you quickly isolate or conceal faces to keep control over a complex model while painting. Beyond that core workflow, the add-on ships with several additional features, and a Documentation section covers detailed information about the add-on.
Built as a Blender add-on, it is marked as Blender Extension compatible and runs across Blender versions 4.0 through 5.0. Its details list Cycles and Eevee as the render engines used, and it is released under the GPL license. A demo video is available for anyone who wants to see it before installing.
For Blender artists painting complex models, this add-on centers on one job: choosing which faces to select or hide. It earns a place in the superhive library as a focused, single-purpose tool that arrives with its own documentation.
Face Layers Add-On is best for blender artists who want to select or hide faces to keep control over a complex model while painting.
Face Layers Add-On is completely free to download and use.
Face Layers Add-On lists compatibility with Blender versions 4.0 through 5.0, so it covers the 4.x series up to 5.0. It is also marked as Blender Extension compatible, meaning it fits Blender's extension format. If you run a build outside that range, check the developer's page before installing, since only the 4.0 to 5.0 range is stated here. It was first published almost two years ago.
Face Layers Add-On lists Cycles and Eevee as the render engines used, Blender's two built-in engines. Both are named in the add-on's details, so it fits projects targeting either one. Nothing in the listing favors one engine over the other. Since only these two are stated here, the developer's page and the Documentation section are the best places to check for anything beyond Cycles and Eevee. That keeps expectations tied to what the listing actually states rather than to guesses.
Face Layers Add-On is listed as free here, and it is released under the GPL license. Because pricing and licensing terms can change, the developer's page is the best place to confirm the current arrangement before you download. The GPL license generally covers how the add-on can be used and shared, and a Documentation section covers details on the add-on itself. For the latest on licensing and any conditions attached, check the developer's page.
Face Layers Add-On points to a Documentation section for detailed information about the add-on, which is where its full set of features is described. Alongside the core ability to quickly select or hide faces, the developer notes several additional features, and the documentation is the reference for those. A demo video is also available if you prefer to see the add-on before diving into the written docs. For anything not covered, the developer's page is the next stop.
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