by Oliver J Post·Workflow
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Nature Clicker earns its place in the superhive library as a free, GPL-licensed placement addon that keeps the operation interactive, letting you move around and tweak sliders while you work.
Nature Clicker is a free Blender addon from Oliver J Post for placing nature assets with more control than particle systems. Once you press the 'start clicking' button, you can keep moving around your scene and adjust the sliders in the addon panel without quitting the placing operation. Pressing ENTER, or Return on macOS, brings in a new random object to place.
Copies are created as instances by default, which keeps memory usage light. An option to move objects to a 'CLICKR' collection lets you hide all the placed assets at once by hiding that collection. The addon works with a range of nature assets, including Grasswald, Botaniq and your own creations.
One known limitation is that snapping can misbehave at certain view angles; the developer suggests placing from a higher perspective, sometimes almost straight down, to reduce it. Documentation is included, and a demo video is available. It is distributed under the GPL license.
Nature Clicker - Free Addon is best for blender artists placing nature assets across a scene who want more control than particle systems offer.
Nature Clicker - Free Addon is completely free to download and use.
Nature Clicker lists compatibility with Blender 2.81, 2.82 and 2.83. On one of those versions the addon should install and operate as described, including instanced copies and the interactive placing operation. Newer Blender releases are not listed, so behaviour on later versions is not confirmed here. Because compatibility can change with updates, it is worth checking the developer's page for the most current details before installing on a version outside the stated range.
Nature Clicker is listed as free in this catalog, and it is distributed under the GPL license. Because licensing and distribution terms can change over time, it is worth confirming the latest details on the developer's page before downloading. Being free makes it easy to add to your setup and try alongside your existing nature asset libraries without committing to a purchase first, so you can see whether the placement workflow suits how you build scenes.
Nature Clicker works with a range of nature assets, including Grasswald, Botaniq and your own creations. That means you can point it at asset packs you already own or models you have made yourself and place them across a scene. Copies are added as instances by default, which keeps memory usage light even when you distribute many objects. Press ENTER, or Return on macOS, during the operation to bring in a new random object to place.
Nature Clicker has a known limitation where snapping can misbehave at certain view angles. If you run into it, the developer recommends looking at your scene from a higher perspective while placing, sometimes almost straight down, to reduce the problem. The developer notes this is still being worked on and welcomes suggestions for a fix. Aside from that, once you press 'start clicking' you can move around the scene and adjust the panel sliders without quitting the placing operation.
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