by 孙堪伟·Modeling
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Lattice Craft stands out in the superhive library for keeping lattice adjustments on screen in the 3D view, with drag handles and a single hotkey to enter editing.
Lattice Craft moves lattice editing into the Blender 3D view, so adjustments happen directly in the viewport rather than through property panels. Control elements are displayed on screen, and interactive parts highlight automatically through smart hover tips. Pressing Alt+C enters lattice editing, where you drag colorful spheres to adjust resolution in real-time and click to switch interpolation types. Spacebar or Enter confirms a change, while Esc cancels it.
For local work, you can select specific vertices in edit mode and create a lattice that affects only the selected area with a single click, with vertex groups created automatically to keep deformations on the designated areas. Batch processing builds a unified lattice deform modifier across multiple objects at once, and quick resolution presets—Low (3×3), Medium (6×6), and High (9×9)—set up a cage in one click.
Lattice Craft supports Blender 5.0, and recent updates optimized viewport layer updates to speed up multi-object operations by roughly 20–50%, alongside improved object reference management to prevent invalid references.
Lattice Craft is best for blender users adjusting lattice cages directly in the viewport and applying deformations to selected areas or multiple objects.
Lattice Craft is completely free to download and use.
Lattice Craft supports Blender 5.0, so you can run its viewport-based lattice editing on that release. All of its control elements appear directly in the 3D view instead of property panels, and you enter editing by pressing Alt+C. Once in editing mode, you drag colorful spheres to adjust resolution and click to switch interpolation types. For details on other Blender versions or current requirements, check the developer's page.
Lattice Craft uses a single hotkey, Alt+C, to enter lattice editing directly in the 3D view. From there you drag colorful spheres to adjust resolution in real-time and click to switch interpolation types, with interactive elements highlighting automatically as you hover. Pressing Spacebar or Enter confirms your changes, and Esc cancels them. Because the controls sit on screen rather than in property panels, the actions stay visible while you work.
Lattice Craft is designed for local deformation. In edit mode you select specific vertices and create, with a single click, a lattice that affects only the selected area. The system automatically creates vertex groups so the deformation applies only to the designated areas. This keeps localized edits contained without manually setting up the grouping yourself, and the on-screen controls make each adjustment visible as you shape the selected region.
Lattice Craft includes batch processing that creates a unified lattice deform modifier for multiple objects simultaneously. Recent updates optimized viewport layer updates to accelerate these multi-object operations by roughly 20 to 50 percent, alongside improved object reference management to prevent invalid references. That makes it possible to set up and adjust a shared lattice across several objects rather than configuring each one separately, all within the viewport-based workflow.
Lattice Craft is listed as free here in the catalog. For current licensing terms, any usage conditions, and the latest version details, check the developer's page, since pricing and licensing can change over time. Functionally, it provides viewport-based lattice editing with drag handles, quick resolution presets, local deformation with automatic vertex groups, and batch processing across multiple objects, all reached through the Alt+C hotkey.
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