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Power Tools - Productivity Toolset

by aPOP·Workflow

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Why we like it

The developer describes this as an ever growing toolset with several features noted as coming soon, so the feature set is expected to expand over time.

What is Power Tools - Productivity Toolset?

Power Tools - Productivity Toolset collects a set of Blender utilities built by aPOP, a full-time YouTuber who uses them to make videos from start to finish inside Blender. It groups additions across several editors, with a focus on acting on multiple selected objects at once rather than one at a time.

In the Modifier panel it adds an Arrange Modifiers panel to organize the modifiers of all selected objects simultaneously, plus controls to move a modifier up or down a row. The NLA Editor gains tools to select strips under the playhead, add a track above each selected track, delete empty tracks, copy strips to selected objects at the current frame, and align strip start or end frames to the active strip. For video editing in the VSE, it can import multiple video files from a folder set and one-click import rendered image sequences.

The developer notes further features are planned, including multi-object collision add/remove, baking selected cloth objects only, and a Graph Editor keyframe info panel that reports time and value differences between two keyframes. The toolset is described as ever growing.

Who is Power Tools - Productivity Toolset best for?

Power Tools - Productivity Toolset is best for blender users doing content creation, video editing and multi-object work across the Modifier and NLA editors.

How much does Power Tools - Productivity Toolset cost?

Power Tools - Productivity Toolset is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • Arrange Modifiers panel to organize the modifiers of all selected objects at the same time
  • Move selected modifiers up or down a row, optionally across all selected objects
  • NLA tools: select strips under the playhead, add a track above selected, delete empty tracks, and copy strips to selected objects at the current frame
  • Align start or end frames of selected NLA strips to the active strip
  • Import multiple video files from a folder set including subfolders
  • One-click import of rendered image sequences from folders inside a chosen top-level folder
  • Bake selected cloth objects only, without baking everything in the scene

Tags

#Blender#workflow#NLA editor#video editing#image sequence#modifiers#content creation#multi-object management

Frequently asked questions

What editors does Power Tools - Productivity Toolset add features to in Blender?

Power Tools - Productivity Toolset works across several Blender areas. In the Modifier panel it adds an Arrange Modifiers panel and up/down movement controls. The NLA Editor gains strip selection, track management, copying and alignment tools. The Video Sequence Editor gets batch video import and image sequence import. The developer also mentions planned Graph Editor additions such as a keyframe info panel. Because the tools target different editors, you can pick the parts of the workflow that apply to your project rather than a single fixed pipeline.

Can Power Tools - Productivity Toolset act on multiple objects at once?

Power Tools - Productivity Toolset is built around working on multiple selected objects rather than one at a time. The Arrange Modifiers panel organizes the modifiers of all selected objects simultaneously, and moving a modifier up or down can optionally apply across all selected objects. In the NLA Editor, copy strips to selected objects targets several objects at the current frame. The developer lists further multi-object features as planned, including baking selected cloth objects only and adding or removing collision on multiple objects.

How does Power Tools - Productivity Toolset import video and image sequences?

Power Tools - Productivity Toolset adds import helpers to the Video Sequence Editor. You can import multiple video files at once by pointing it at a folder or a set of folders including subfolders. It can also import rendered image sequences in one click: choose the top level folder and Blender imports the image sequences from all folders inside it automatically. These tools are aimed at video editing done inside Blender, which is how the developer describes their own workflow.

Is Power Tools - Productivity Toolset free?

Power Tools - Productivity Toolset is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing and pricing can change over time, so check the developer's page for the current terms before you rely on it. The toolset is described by aPOP as ever growing, with additional features noted as coming soon, so it is worth confirming the current version and what is included when you download it from the developer.

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