by Yain Vieyra·Workflow
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Pro Align Tools earns its place in the superhive catalog for bringing 2D-style alignment controls into Blender's 3D viewport, with interactive real-time previews and a broad set of orientation and origin options.
Pro Align Tools is a Blender add-on for aligning many objects at once, working interactively in the 3D viewport. It's built for Object Mode and previews in real time where objects will sit as you navigate, select, move, rotate and scale them.
The default mode is Auto-alignment, which picks a combination of projection plane, origins, direction, orientation and depth with a single click. Gizmos built from three axes let you choose the alignment side and base point directly in the view, while sidebar buttons set the negative, center or positive direction of the plane normal. You can pick any projection plane and origin yourself, align in Global, Local, View, Perpendicular or Custom orientations, and take a plane from mesh geometry by pressing Shift + P and clicking a face.
Call the tool with Ctrl + Alt + A and confirm with Enter. A dynamic projection plane follows your objects and is colored by the axis in use, and invalid projections such as parallel ones are highlighted in red.
Pro Align Tools is best for blender artists aligning large numbers of objects at once, including ArchViz and MoGraph work in global coordinates.
Pro Align Tools is completely free to download and use.
Pro Align Tools is offered in version 2.2.0 for the Blender 5 series. It runs in Object Mode and is called from the 3D viewport with the Ctrl + Alt + A shortcut, then confirmed with Enter. Its interactive alignment, gizmos and orientation controls are all used inside the viewport. For other Blender releases, check the developer's page to confirm which versions each build supports before installing, and to see current licensing.
Pro Align Tools is called with the Ctrl + Alt + A shortcut, and you can confirm an alignment by pressing Return or Enter. The basic workflow is to select your objects, pick a projection plane, then press Align Objects or hit Enter. You can also drag and release the mouse to place a projection plane at an offset along its normal, or type an exact offset distance in units. A dedicated sidebar panel lets you tune the alignment configuration in detail.
Pro Align Tools can take a projection plane from the geometry of meshes directly in the 3D view: press Shift + P, point to a face and click, then choose the side you want. You can also pick any combination of vertices, edges and faces to define a custom plane, and select an individual vertex as the origin point. Beyond geometry, key spots such as the world origin, the cursor location, and the bounds of active, custom or selected objects can define the plane or origin.
Pro Align Tools is listed as free in this catalog. Pricing and any promotions can change over time, so check the developer's page for current licensing before you rely on particular terms. The add-on covers aligning many objects at once, auto-alignment presets, gizmos for choosing the alignment side and base point, multiple direction and projection-plane orientations, and offset controls, all within Blender's 3D viewport.
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