0.9.18+patch.5
2025-07-05
Wake up Babe, new HyperCursor just dropped.
This release adds the MESHCUT operation for the Boolean and AddObject tools.
Cutting the mesh from object mode - geo gizmos are added for visibility
It's supported for insets created via the CreateAsset tool as well now. I'm not sure just how useful this will be yet - for insets in particular - but it's kind of cool.
Secondary Booleans
Secondary Booleans just refers too booleans set up on an inset's root object. There always has been the option "to use" secondary booleans, which has now been renamed to "Transfer Secondary Booleans".
If enabled (when creating the inset via CreateAsset tool), it means that any booleans on the inset's root object will be transferred to the inset's boolean host object - so the object you drop the inset on.
I've added some simple example insets to demonstrate this and made sure it all works as intended for MeshCut and Split booleans too now.
Difference - Secondary boolean stays on the Inset, or is transferred to the inset's host object
MechCut - Secondary stays on the Inset and contributes to the cut, or is transferred to the inset's host object
For Split Booleans there's also a new option to Ignore Secondary Booleans, which will keep the secondary booleans it on the newly split-off object part, but will not add it to the inset's host object.
Split - normal (sec. contributes to cut), ignore secondary boolean (on host) and transfer boolean (to host)
Create Asset Popup with 'Ignore Secondary' option for Split Insets
Evaluated Extract
The Evaluated Face extract tool now has the option to remove boundary edges, which can be useful, if you follow up meshcut.
Do note however, that this does work on the original mesh, not the evaluated one, and so is best used on objects with no or few mods, in particular booleans in the area of extraction.
Toggling 'Remove Boundary' will remove the edges on the base mesh
Transform Cursor, Point Cursor
TransformCursor, when invoked from the MACHIN3tools Cursor and Origin pie will now only set Blender's Transform Orientation, when you change the Cursor's rotation only, and will only set Blender's Transform Pivot, when you change the Cursor's location only.
Previously both Pivot and Orientation where always set, when Set Transform Pivot/Orientation was enabled, either by default or toggled via the T key.
The Point Cursor tool now has that option too, and since it only ever sets Cursor rotation - it will also only set the Transform Orientation when enabled. Also either by default (addon prefs) or toggled via the T key.
Regular Keymaps
The previous patch brought a HyperBevel keymap that works even with the HyperCursor tool disabled.
This release adds additional keymaps for PickHyperBevel, HyperCut, PickObjectTree and HyperBend. All are disabled by default, so they have to be enabled in the addon prefs.
All of these keymaps are now also exposed under the keymaps tab, in addition to the individual Tool Defaults under the Settings tab.
Regular 'Outside' Keymaps in the addons prefs under the Keymaps tab now have their own sub-panel
more
See the changelog for a list of all changes and fixes.
0.9.18+patch.4
2025-06-19
Mostly a bugfix release but also adds a few things, and tweaks some behaviors, in particular for the TransformCursor tool.
Transform Cursor
Grid Increment Snapping was always possible, but now it's visualized too!
Just scroll up or down while you snap the cursor to the grid.
Grid Increment Snapping at 1/10th scale
Grid Increment Snapping at 1/100th scale
MACHIN3tools Cursor and Origin Pie
The Transform Cursor tool now behaves a bit differently when invoked from the MACHIN3tools Cursor and Origin pie.
Cursor Transform behavior mirroring the Cursor tools in MACHIN3tools
Note
The benefit of invoking the tool from the MACHIN3tools pie is two-fold:
- Works even while the HC tool is not active
- Works even when the Cursor is not on the screen
Invoked from the MACHIN3tools pie while ALT was pressed - cursor takes (only) location from face
Keep in mind
The ALT and CTRL keys work differently in this case when invoked from the. They don't pass through to Blender's transform tools, and don't initiate Hyper Arrays either.
Instead, ALT forces setting the Cursor Location only, while CTRL forces setting the Rotation only - just like in MACHIN3tools. Both will also always snap without the need to hold CTRL.
And finally, only cursor transformation works in this case, no object transform.
Invoked from the MACHIN3tools pie while CTRL was pressed - cursor takes (only) rotation from Edge
You can now also optionally let the tool set Blender's transform pivot and orientation, which allows using Blender's native transform tools in cursor space.
Toggle via T
The default behavior for this (and other tools) is adjustable in the addon prefs.
Tool Defaults Settings in the addon preferences
Hyper Bevel + Cane T
In the past I have moved all keymaps under the HyperCursor tool, meaning they will only work while the HyperCursor tool is active.
This is one of the main reasons why Blender introduced the concept of tools - to make better use of always-limited keymap real-estate and avoid conflicts with other tools and addons.
Watching Cane T's recent tutorials it's obvious however that this can be limiting, and that having some tools accessible "from the outside" might be a good idea. Personally I'm almost always in the HC tool these days, but I understand that this will not be the case for everyone.
I'm bringing a better way to switch between tools to MACHIN3tools in the upcoming release too for that reason.
On discord Adasky said: "I always hated useless active tool sidebar..." and I couldn't agree more :)
For HyperCursor however, I've added a second HyperBevel keymap now, that works in regular Object Mode, no matter what tool is active. It's still the same CTRL + B, but has to be activated in the addon preferences first - and can be remapped there too of course.
Enable the HyperBevel keymap under the Tool Defaults Settings
Let me know
I'm open to do the same for other tools as well. Let me know if you are interested in that, and for what tools in particular.
Check out Cane's tutorial, it's awesome. There's a cheap first part too.
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Check out the changelog for details on the various fixes.
0.9.18+patch.3
2025-06-07
Small bugfix release, continuing my efforts to make 0.9.18 rock solid. Thanks for the reports LKAMinco!
See changelog for details.
0.9.18+patch.2
2025-06-03
This mostly fixes bugs I've encountered, or that were reported since February. Quite a few actually.
But also, it supports and defaults to MANIFOLD booleans in Blender 4.5, which should give you significant speed and stability imrovements especially when making heavy use of EXACT booleans, like HyperBevels. There's a conversion tool in the sidebar too, so you can easily update older models.
HyperCursor's Blendulate tool has been updated to match the new abilities in CURVEmachine 1.4.
The TransformCursor tool can now snap in the grid while moving, not just when dragging.
Also when dragging a selection with the tool - toggled via S or Q keys - you can now flip the selection upside down via the X key, when you snap on geometry or the grid.
This is and has been default behavior before already, to allow for easy face-to-face or vert-to-vert or vert-to-face (etc. etc.) alignments.
It can be useful to not flip however, in particular directly after having just dragged the selection along with the cursor - I really need to demo this, ha.
If you have PUNCHit 1.3 installed, then you can now punch from object mode via the face pie. Supports multiple hyper-selected faces too, but is still limited to single face island extrusions.
Check out the changelog for the rest, basically just bug fixes.
0.9.18+patch.1
2025-02-14
Smol bugfix release.
0.9.18
2025-02-10
Massive release covering 8 months of almost full time development, bringing a completely new HyperBevel tool.
See changelog for details.