[20 + Free] Impressions of using recommended paid add-ons for beginners [Blender]

I’ve been able to get by with free Blender add-ons until now, but I thought that I was spending too much time on modeling, so I bought various recommended add-ons from Blender Market and gumroad.

My impressions after using the paid add-on:

This time, I will leave it as a memorandum after learning how to use paid add-ons. (Additional information will be added from time to time)
Please note that I may be wrong based on my personal experience.

3D View

BoxCutter “Cut in a box shape”

• Blender 3D AddOn: Box Cutter V7.1.6 – Catlin – gumroad ＄19
• Boxcutter 7.1.6 : Catlin – BlenderMarket ＄20

First Look

• When BoxCut in 3D View, the cut part may be separated by a distance.
• The cut part is just a transparent object.
• Use in object mode and edit mode.
• If the boxes are not selected properly, a traceback error will occur.

Used lightly

• Good addon
• I want to use “BoxCutter” a lot for the future because I use cutting a lot for mechanical/Sci-Fi modeling.

Extreme PBR “A wide variety of material packs”

• Extreme Pbr Evo With 1100+ Materials Addon For Blender 2.79-2.81+ – BlenderMarket ＄59

First Look

• Extreme_PBR_LIB (material) was surprised at 11.4GB
• Since it is a template, you can easily add materials.

Used lightly

• [Shanding] You can easily change the pattern by changing the combination of nodes.
• I would like to use it if I am confused about material settings.

Hard Ops “Hard Surface Modeling”

Hardops 00986: Mercuryx – BlenderMarket ＄20

First Look

• You can create and transform mechanical objects with one click (dangerous, dangerous)
• Too many choices can be overwhelming
• Use in object mode

Used lightly

• Possibly dual wielding with BoxCutter

Animation

Auto-Rig Pro “Rigging Versatility”

Auto-Rig Pro – BlenderMarket ＄40

First Look

• I tried it with monsters such as people, dogs, horses, and birds, and the accuracy of automatic rigging was pretty good.
• Poor operation

Used lightly

• Once you get used to it, it will be useful for rigging monster avatars, so I look forward to it.

Reference for how to use “Auto-Rig Pro”

[Blender Add-on Special Feature 10] “Auto-Rig Pro” I tried the famous rigging support tool. – YouTube

Mesh

MESHmachine “Transforms the mesh to look like a machine”

Meshmachine- BlenderMarket ＄40

• Change the width of a chamfer or bevel

DECALmachine “Decal the mesh to look like a machine”

Decalmachine – BlenderMarket ＄40

• You can stick it firmly on the provided mechanical surface.
• Decal (transfer)

Snap Utilities Line “Snap Utilities”

Snap Utilities Line – gumroad

• Draw a clean line
• Use in edit mode

Cuber “Cube Master”

Cuber – Blendermarket ＄12

• You can easily increase the number of cubes

True-Terrain PRO “Terrain Generation”

• True-Terrain 3.0 – BlenderMarket ＄50

First Look

• You can easily create terrain
• Terrain
  • Shader: ground, rock
  • Particles: rocks, trees, grass grow
  • The number of trees is 1000 (default), so you need to lower the setting value (Blender becomes slow)
  • Water: water
• Ground
  • Landscape Terrain can be freely generated

Object

Pro Align Tool “Align objects”

Pro Align Tool – BlenderMarket ＄9

• You can predict the placement and arrange it neatly.
• It’s helpful to have a lot of layout preview options.

Fluent “Transform the mesh into a mechanical style”

Fluent – Stressless Modeling Tool – BlenderMarket ＄20

First Look

• Pie menu with “F”
• Habit: Continuous modeling style.

SpeedFlow “Modeling work efficiency”

Speedflow – BlenderMarket
Speedflow – gumroad

First Look

• Pie menu with “Shift + Q”
• letters overlap

• Blender shortcut tools are always visible (default)
• Use in object mode and edit mode

Used lightly

• Feels like Blender standard tools are more convenient

Voxel Heat Diffuse Skinning “All-purpose skinning”

Voxel Heat Diffuse Skinning – BlenderMarket ＄30

• Automatic weight painting
• Apply this after Auto-Rig Pro
• Example: Skirts and hair (swaying objects) can be tracked well.

Drop to Ground

• You can move and place objects so that they stick to the ground.

Generic

Maxivz’s Interactive “Speed ​​up modeling work”

Interactive Tools for Blender – gumroad Free

F2「Make a face」

Make a face

UV

UV ToolKit “Easy UV development”

UV ToolKit – BlenderMarket ＄19

• Adds functionality that is not available in Blender’s UV expansion.

Node

Toon Shader Pack, Komikaze “Toon Shader Pack”

Toon Shader Pack, Komikaze – BlenderMarket

• Blender’s shader function is amazing
• Should I make an animation with this?
• Combination of nodes, educational

Extra edition

MECH/FY “Hard surface modeling”

• Unwieldy

Maya Config Addon For Blender 2.8

• Install Maya Config Addon For Blender 2.8 in Blender and force them to learn the operation
• I’ll try this for a while (ordinary thinking) 2020.08.15

Maya Config Addon For Blender 2.8

Summary

• Modeling
  • SpeedFlow “Modeling work efficiency”
  • Hard surface
  • BoxCutter “Cut in a box shape”
  • Hard Ops “Hard Surface Modeling”
  • MESHmachine “Transforms the mesh to look like a machine”
  • DECALmachine “Decal the mesh to look like a machine”
  • Fluent “Transform the mesh into a mechanical style”
• Shader system
  • Extreme PBR “A wide variety of material packs”
• UV type
  • UV ToolKit “Easy UV development”
• Arrangement/installation/alignment system
  • Pro Align Tool “Align objects”
  • Snap Utilities Line “Snap Utilities”
  • Drop to Ground
• Animation system
  • Auto-Rig Pro “Rigging Versatility”
  • Voxel Heat Diffuse Skinning “All-purpose skinning”

Paid add-ons make your life easier

Modeling, which used to be a hassle, becomes easier.
From now on, I want to rely on paid add-ons.

Many of the paid add-ons don’t have much Japanese information, so I would like to introduce them if I have a chance.

Operating Environment

• Windows10 Pro
• Blender 2.81~2.83, 2.90