by ACGGIT_LJ·Workflow
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Stands out in the Blender extensions library for translating a familiar Photoshop and PowerPoint style of alignment into 3D, backed by more than 44,000 downloads and a 5.0 rating across 45 reviews.
POPOTI Align Helper, developed by ACGGIT_LJ, brings observation-perspective alignment to Blender. It aligns object position, rotation, and scaling based on your viewing perspective, working much like aligning objects by their XYZ coordinates in Photoshop or PowerPoint.
Beyond basic alignment, it offers two distribution modes: one spreads objects uniformly by their origin or spacing, while the other keeps the first and last objects fixed and distributes the ones in between. A ground-align option snaps multiple objects to the ground individually or as a whole, and a Fall function uses global Z-ray projection to drop objects onto others, simulating a non-physical drop. General alignment targets the world origin, active object, or cursor, with per-axis control over maximum, center, or minimum.
Modifier keys speed up the work: Ctrl+click aligns rotation, Shift+click aligns scale, and Alt+click aligns position, and they can be combined. Ctrl+Alt+A opens the align pie menu. It's compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer and released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
POPOTI Align Helper is best for blender users who need to align, distribute, and position objects by observation perspective.
POPOTI Align Helper is completely free to download and use.
POPOTI Align Helper is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so it works on current LTS builds and later releases. The listed version is 1.2.7, and it's accessed from the 3D View under Object. Compatibility with Blender versions earlier than 4.2 isn't stated, so if you're running an older build, check the developer's GitHub page before installing to confirm it will load correctly.
POPOTI Align Helper installs by drag and drop on Blender 4.2 — you can drag the add-on file straight into Blender. Alternatively, download the add-on and install it from disk through Blender's extensions preferences. The package is small, around 93 KB, so installation is quick, and it requires no special permissions to run. Blender's own extensions documentation covers the install-from-disk steps if you need them.
POPOTI Align Helper uses modifier keys to control which transform gets aligned when you align to the world origin, active object, or cursor. Ctrl+click aligns rotation, Shift+click aligns scale, and Alt+click aligns position, and these can be combined in a single action. Pressing Ctrl+Alt+A opens the align pie menu. General alignment also lets you set each axis to maximum, center, or minimum.
POPOTI Align Helper is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and this catalog lists it as free. The add-on requires no special permissions to run. Under the GPL, its source code is available and you can use and modify it within the license's terms. For current licensing details, the source, and issue reporting, the developer's GitHub page at github.com/AIGODLIKE/popoti_align_helper is the place to check.
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