by masterxeon1001·Modeling
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Hard Ops turns Blender's fiddly boolean workflow into something you can actually improvise with. Pairing it with a pie menu means your hands stay on the model instead of in menus, which is exactly what you want when you're chasing a shape.
Hard Ops is the definitive hard-surface modeling add-on for Blender. It wraps Blender's boolean and bevel tools in a fast, menu-driven workflow so you can slice, cut and detail complex mechanical shapes without breaking your topology.
Paired with a smart operators system, Hard Ops handles sharpening, mirroring, array operations and material assignment from a single pie menu. It is a staple for concept artists and product designers who need to iterate on shapes quickly.
Hard Ops is best for fast hard-surface concepting and mechanical detailing.
Hard Ops is a paid tool priced at $25 (one-time).
No, Hard Ops works on its own for boolean, bevel and sharpening operations. Many artists pair it with BoxCutter for cutting because the two are designed to complement each other, but it isn't required.
Hard Ops is actively maintained and updated to track current Blender releases. Check the Blender Market product page for the exact versions covered by the current build.
It has a learning curve because it exposes a lot of operators through pie menus. Once you learn the core shortcuts it dramatically speeds up hard-surface work, but expect to spend some time with tutorials first.
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