by Kalle-Samuli Riihikoski·Workflow
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Earns its place for turning node trees into reusable presets that carry every node's settings, so setups built once can move between Blender projects. Supporting the shader editor, compositor and geometry nodes keeps it useful across different node work.
NodeCustomBuilder is a Blender addon for saving node trees and calling them back into other projects. Once you've built a node setup you like, you can store it and reuse it with a single mouse click. It saves more than the nodes themselves — the settings of each individual node are stored too, so a preset returns complete. The addon works in the shader and compositing editors, and geometry nodes are supported.
Presets can be organized into your own folders, and the addon ships in English and Chinese language versions. It is released under the GPL license, and the developer states that all future updates are free. An online library was noted as in progress at nodecustombuilder.com, and documentation is included.
It stands out in the superhive library as a straightforward way to reuse node work across Blender projects rather than rebuilding trees by hand. A demo video is available for a closer look.
Nodecustombuilder is best for blender artists who build node trees in the shader, compositing or geometry node editors and want to reuse them across projects.
Nodecustombuilder is completely free to download and use.
NodeCustomBuilder lists compatibility with Blender 2.8, 2.81, 2.82, 2.83 and 2.9, covering the 2.8 series up through 2.9. It is released under the GPL license, and the developer states that all future updates are free. For Blender releases newer than this listed range, compatibility isn't confirmed, so check the developer's page or the online library at nodecustombuilder.com before installing on a later version. Documentation is also included.
NodeCustomBuilder added geometry nodes support in a 2021 update, alongside its coverage of the shader and compositing editors. The addon saves complete node trees, including all settings of each individual node, so a saved preset carries the node arrangement and its parameters together. Presets can be reused with a single mouse click, and you can organize them into your own folders. This makes it applicable across the node systems Blender exposes in those editors.
NodeCustomBuilder is listed as free here. The developer has also offered it as a free download through a BlenderArtists thread and states that all future updates are free. Licensing is GPL. Because pricing and distribution terms can change over time, check the developer's page or the online library at nodecustombuilder.com for the current licensing and download options before relying on any particular arrangement.
NodeCustomBuilder is available in English and Chinese language versions. Beyond language, the addon lets you save favorite node trees and reload them with one mouse click across projects, storing each node's individual settings as well as the nodes themselves. It works in the shader and compositing editors and supports geometry nodes. Documentation is included, and an online library was noted as in progress at nodecustombuilder.com. Presets can also be sorted into folders you create yourself.
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