by hisanimations·Workflow
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Keyframe Visibility earns its place in the Blender Extensions library as a compact, single-purpose add-on: batch visibility keyframing and nothing more. It carries a 5-star rating from reviewers on the source.
Keyframe Visibility is a Blender add-on by hisanimations for managing and keyframing the visibility of objects in batch. Setting a keyframe through the add-on affects both rendered and viewport visibility, and the controls live under Object -> Show/Hide.
The add-on offers two modes: "Show now, hide next" and "Hide before, show now." In either case it inserts a keyframe on the current frame to enable visibility, then adds a second keyframe before or after the current frame to hide the object, depending on the mode you pick.
Written entirely in Python and requiring no special permissions, Keyframe Visibility is a small, single-purpose add-on available through the Blender Extensions library. It is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer and is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
Keyframe Visibility is best for blender animators who need to keyframe when multiple objects appear or disappear in a single batch operation.
Keyframe Visibility is completely free to download and use.
Keyframe Visibility is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so it runs on 4.2 and later releases. You can add it by dragging and dropping the file into Blender or by installing it from disk. The add-on is written entirely in Python and requires no special permissions, and the current release is version 1.0.2. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. For anything more specific about supported builds, check the developer's page.
Keyframe Visibility places its controls under Object -> Show/Hide in Blender. From there you can keyframe the visibility of objects in batch, and the keyframes it sets affect both rendered and viewport visibility. The add-on inserts a keyframe on the current frame to enable visibility, then adds another keyframe before or after that frame to hide the object, depending on the mode you select.
Keyframe Visibility offers two modes: "Show now, hide next" and "Hide before, show now." Both insert a keyframe on the current frame to turn visibility on. The difference is where the hide keyframe goes: one mode places it after the current frame, the other before it. This lets you set up when an object shows or hides in a single operation, and the effect applies to both rendered and viewport visibility.
Keyframe Visibility does not require any special permissions to run in Blender. It is a small add-on, written entirely in Python, that focuses on batch keyframing of object visibility. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and this catalog lists it as free. For current licensing details or the latest version, visit the developer's page on GitHub.
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