by Christopher Groff·Modeling
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Screw Placer earns its spot in the superhive library by combining a placement tool with a bundled asset set: a click-to-place workflow for dropping screws onto surfaces and corners, plus 18 ready-made screw models for the Asset Browser. A demo video is available.
Screw Placer is a Blender add-on from Christopher Groff for placing screws directly onto geometry. Click to place a screw on any surface in the 3D View, or use Face Corner Placement to drop one at a corner with a single click. Two offset sliders give control over positioning: Normal Offset pushes screws into or out from the face, while Side Offset slides them diagonally from each face corner. A customizable hotkey (Shift+E by default) triggers placement, placed screws are gathered into an auto-organized collection, and the controls sit in a clean, compact N-Panel.
Alongside the add-on, the package includes a library of 18 unique screws, modeled and marked for Blender's Asset Browser for drag-and-drop use. The screws are optimized for real-time or rendered scenes and work with both Cycles and Eevee. Listed use cases include game-ready hard surface modeling, kitbashing, sci-fi detail panels, product visualization, industrial design, and mechanical scenes. It is compatible with Blender 3.0 and higher, and optimized for 4.4.
Screw Placer is best for hard surface artists adding screws and mechanical detail across game-ready modeling, kitbashing, sci-fi panels, product visualization, industrial design, and mechanical scenes.
Screw Placer is completely free to download and use.
Screw Placer lists compatibility with Blender 3.0 and higher, and it is optimized for and tested on Blender 4.4. The bundled screw assets carry the same 3.0-plus compatibility. Both Cycles and Eevee are listed as supported render engines, so placed screws and library models work in either. If you run a version between 3.0 and 4.4, the add-on and asset library sit within the stated range, though checking the developer's page for the latest details is always worth doing before installing.
Screw Placer installs like a standard Blender add-on: download the ZIP, then go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Install, and enable it. Once active, press Shift+E — or your custom hotkey — to start placing screws. The asset library is set up separately: open Preferences > File Paths > Asset Libraries and add the folder containing the screw library .blend file. From there, open the Asset Browser, select the library, and drag screws directly into your project.
Screw Placer's screw assets are listed as working with both Cycles and Eevee, and the 18 included screws are optimized for real-time or rendered scenes. The screws are fully marked for Blender's Asset Browser, so you can drag them into projects. The placement add-on drops screws onto mesh surfaces and face corners, and placed screws are gathered into an auto-organized collection for tidy scene management. Offset sliders and a customizable Shift+E hotkey handle positioning.
Screw Placer is listed as free here in our catalog, and it is released under the GPL license. For current licensing, terms, or any changes to how it is distributed, check the developer's page. The download arrives as a ZIP for the add-on, along with a separate screw library .blend file for the asset side. Since licensing can change over time, the developer's page is the best place to confirm the latest details before you rely on it in a project.
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