by Mergim Sahiti·Motion Graphics
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Object Animator stands out in the superhive library for pairing over 30 live procedural animation types with per-object randomization and one-click baking to keyframes.
Object Animator is a Blender addon that applies live procedural animations to multiple objects at the same time. It includes over 30 animation types, among them wave, bounce, float, shake, rotation, pulse, spiral, jitter, noise, and color effects, so a range of dynamic motion can be built up quickly.
On the control side, the addon provides live animation preview with multi-object support, plus phase, offset, and axis control for fine-tuning. Speed and amplitude can be randomized per object, color and gradient effects are available, and live animations are undoable while you work. Multi-axis transformations cover location, rotation, and scale.
Live animations can be baked to keyframes when you're ready to commit them. Object Animator integrates fully with Blender 4.0+ and runs across Blender 4.0 to 4.5, with support for Blender Internal, Blender Game Engine, Cycles, and Eevee render engines. It's released under the GPL license and is a Blender Dev Fund contributor.
Object Animator is best for applying live procedural animation to many objects at once in Blender and baking the results to keyframes.
Object Animator is completely free to download and use.
Object Animator supports Blender versions 4.0 through 4.5 and integrates fully with Blender 4.0 and later. If you're running any release in that range, the addon's live procedural animations, multi-object support, fine-tuning controls, and keyframe baking are available to you. For versions outside that range, compatibility isn't stated, so checking the developer's page before installing is the safer move. The addon is also noted as a Blender Dev Fund contributor.
Object Animator lists four render engines: Blender Internal, Blender Game Engine, Cycles, and Eevee. These are the render engines listed for the addon on its source page. The addon itself focuses on applying live procedural animation to objects, with multi-axis transformations across location, rotation, and scale, and it runs across Blender 4.0 through 4.5. For details on any specific engine, the developer's page is the place to check.
Object Animator can bake its live animations to keyframes, turning the procedural preview into standard keyframed motion in your scene. The live animations are also undoable while you work. Alongside baking, it offers phase, offset, and axis control for fine-tuning, plus randomized speed and amplitude per object, so the motion can be adjusted before it's committed to keyframes. Multi-axis transformations cover location, rotation, and scale.
Object Animator is listed as free in this catalog. Pricing and licensing can change over time, so the developer's page is the best place to confirm the current terms before you download. The addon is released under the GPL license and is noted as a Blender Dev Fund contributor. Beyond that, it provides over 30 procedural animation types and baking to keyframes for multi-object animation work in Blender.
Object Animator has a demo video available on YouTube. For a full breakdown of the addon's 30+ animation types, live preview, and baking workflow, the developer's page and the included documentation are the primary references. The animation types cover options such as wave, bounce, float, shake, rotation, pulse, spiral, jitter, and noise, and can be applied to multiple objects at once with per-object randomization.
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