by Pixel Egg Studio·Modeling
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Helix Generator earns its place in the superhive library for turning helixes, ropes and braids into a few-click operation, with preset saving and a customizable N panel tab.
Helix Generator is a Blender add-on from Pixel Egg Studio that creates complex helixes in a few clicks. It can generate a helix around a line or around bezier curves, and it also handles modeling ropes and braids.
The add-on lets you save settings as presets and includes an add-on preference option to customize the name of its tab in the N panel. When the original curve is closed, it can generate a closed curve to match, and bezier curves are solidified only when that check box is enabled. Documentation is available, and a demo video covers the workflow in more detail.
Recent updates have refined floating point precision in both presets and input fields, and addressed fixes such as an undo crash in Blender 2.83 and an error when disabling the add-on. Helix Generator is listed here as free; check the developer's page for current licensing.
Helix Generator is best for blender users creating helixes, ropes and braids around lines or bezier curves.
Helix Generator is completely free to download and use.
Helix Generator includes a fix for an undo crash in Blender 2.83, so that version has been addressed. The developer's page and documentation are the best places to confirm the full range of supported Blender versions before installing. Beyond that fix, updates have also resolved an error that occurred when disabling the add-on, and floating point precision has been improved in both presets and input fields, which points to ongoing maintenance across releases.
Helix Generator can generate a closed curve when the original curve is closed too, so the result matches the source shape. This behaviour was added in a recent update. The add-on works with helixes around a line and around bezier curves, and it also covers modeling ropes and braids. For bezier curves, solidifying happens only when the corresponding check box is enabled, giving you control over that step. Documentation and a demo video are available for more detail.
Helix Generator lets you save settings as presets, so configurations can be reused across projects. It also includes an add-on preference option to customize the name of its tab in the N panel, so you can label where the tools appear. Floating point precision has been improved in both presets and input fields across recent updates. Documentation is available if you want more detail on these options and how they behave.
Helix Generator is listed here as free. For current licensing terms and any conditions, check the developer's page from Pixel Egg Studio, since catalog listings can change over time. The add-on ships with documentation, and a demo video is available covering the workflow in more detail. Its focus is generating helixes around lines and bezier curves, along with modeling ropes and braids in Blender.
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