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Earns its place in the superhive library for turning an edge or face selection into an architectural profile in a click, backed by a library of over 170 profiles and real-time width and height control.
ProfileMaster is a Blender addon built for architectural profiling — covings, mouldings, trims, skirtings and similar details. Selecting an edge or face and clicking Create Profile generates the profile, and the library offers over 170 profiles to choose from. The addon aims to replicate real-world profiling methods.
Width and height adjust in real time, so there is no need to remodel when a shape needs tuning. It handles complex curves and thicknesses, with smart and even thickness management that applies to turns and corners. That covers steps otherwise involved to do by hand, such as sizing the coving cross-section, extruding while keeping even thicknesses, and forming intricate corner extrusions.
Profiles are created based on your normal directions, so if a result looks off — incomplete profiles, missing geometry, odd placement or inconsistent framing — checking and inverting normals is one fix. The addon cannot fix bad geometry. Documentation is included, and the developer notes more profile categories are planned, bringing the total to nine. A demo video is also available.
Profilemaster is best for blender artists building architectural details such as covings, mouldings, trims and skirtings.
Profilemaster is completely free to download and use.
ProfileMaster creates a profile from a selection: choose an edge or face, then click Create Profile. The library includes over 170 profiles to pick from, and the addon handles complex curves and thicknesses. Width and height adjust in real time, so you can tune a profile's size without remodeling. It is aimed at covings, mouldings, trims, skirtings and similar architectural details, and it aims to replicate real-world profiling methods rather than approximating them.
ProfileMaster creates profiles based on your normal directions, so issues like incomplete profiles, missing geometry, odd placement or inconsistent framing often trace back to the geometry. Common causes include intersecting profile tips, which are not possible in the real world — reducing the profile size avoids the intersection. Incorrect normals are another cause; checking them and inverting if needed (Shift+N or Ctrl+Shift+N) helps. Inconsistent frame directions can come from an unchecked frame box or wrong normals. The addon cannot fix bad geometry.
ProfileMaster includes smart and even thickness management, applied especially to turns and corners. It handles complex curves and thicknesses. Doing this by hand involves several steps — sizing the coving cross-section correctly with little room to adjust, extruding while adhering to even thicknesses, and forming intricate corner extrusions that do not always make perfect shapes. Real-time width and height adjustments let you tune the result without remodeling, and profiles are generated from a single selection.
ProfileMaster is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page on superhive for the current details before you download. The addon comes with documentation, and the developer notes development is ongoing — two more profile categories are planned, which would bring the total number of profile categories to nine. A demo video is also available, and the library currently offers over 170 profiles to work with.
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