by Amandeep·Workflow
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Rantools earns its place in the superhive library by packing P-Cutter's boolean drawing, cable simulation, batch rendering, modifier presets and object backups into a single addon. Documentation is provided, and a demo video is available for getting started.
Rantools (And P-Cutter) All-In-One Addon gathers hard surface, rendering, light, modifier and texture baking tools into a single Blender addon. It is built as a one-stop-shop covering creation, detailing, presentation and rendering, including its grid-based boolean and draw system.
The P-Cutter side offers two grid types, boolean and draw modes, inset points, angle and intersect snapping, mirror, array and a sketch mode for drawing shapes. A boolean cleanup tool handles boolean cuts through sliders, while cable tools create cables and wires, convert single wires into radial or parallel multiples, simulate them with collisions, and place objects along curves. Batch rendering tools set aspect ratio, resolution, shutter speed and focal length, add backdrops and lights, and generate clay and wireframe renders through presets.
Modifier presets store single modifiers or full stacks for one-click reuse, and quick modifier adjust edits existing modifiers from the viewport via the Booleans pie menu. The Backup Manager creates and switches object backup versions and transfers normals to fix shading artifacts. Version 3.0 adds an HDRI library, an advanced world shader, a Fast Cutter mode and improved cloth and cable simulations.
Rantools (And P-Cutter) All-In-One Addon is best for blender artists doing hard surface modeling, boolean detailing, cable work and presentation rendering who want these tools bundled in one addon.
Rantools (And P-Cutter) All-In-One Addon is completely free to download and use.
Rantools includes Asset Browser support for its Material Library, which is listed as working with Blender 3.0 and later. It also adds a Material Library alongside a Material Mixing node menu. The Blender 3.0+ note applies specifically to the Material Library's asset browser integration. For a complete rundown of supported Blender versions and any additional requirements, check the developer's page.
Rantools version 3.0 introduces a new HDRI library and an advanced world shader, a Fast Cutter mode for P-Cutter, and Asset Browser support for the Material Library on Blender 3.0 and later. It also brings improved cloth and cable simulations. Earlier releases added features too: version 2.0 introduced Align Grid to Vertex and Face Mirror for P-Cutter, Synced Modifiers integration, and a Material Library with material mixing. The developer's page covers each update in more detail.
Rantools includes cable tools that create cables and wires in two clicks, convert a single wire into multiple wires in radial or parallel patterns, and simulate wires in real time with collisions. You can also put any object onto a curve to build custom cables or coverings. Version 3.0 lists improved cloth and cable simulations. For setup specifics, see the developer's page, and a demo video is available.
Rantools includes batch rendering tools that generate clay and wireframe renders of your models. The same tools let you set aspect ratio, resolution, shutter speed and focal length from a single menu, add backdrops and lights, and build rendering presets to render with different angles, cameras and settings. Most render settings are saved with each preset. A demo video is available on the developer's page.
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