ND is a Blender add-on that provides workflow enhancements, tools, operations, and generators tailored specifically for non-destructive & hard-surface 3D modelling.

It additionally offers post-modelling workflow enhancements for external applications such as Substance Painter, Marmoset Toolbag, game engines, and more.

Features

Object and edit mode operations.
Interactive modifiers.
Recalling modifiers to alter parameters.
Streamlined boolean, bevel, extrusion, and replication workflows.
Model packaging (material IDs, high & low poly, UVs.)
Scene management (utils, overlays, visualisation modes.)
Extensive customisation (behaviour, theming, UI.)

What’s New in ND v2.0 October 2025

add integrated GN-powered asset library
add “Install Asset Library” button to the N-panel menu for Blender 4.5+
remove the Utils collection in favour of utility and target object co-location and natural scene hierarchy
add Blender 4.5+ Vulkan support for shaders (points, lines, etc)
add capture utils operator to display and exclusively select all utils or the selected objects’ utils
add Mark As Util operator to utils menu
add a Data category to the main menu and N-panel to house data-related operators (e.g., clear vertex groups)
add a soft-apply mode to the Apply Modifiers operator and tighten up the default behaviour & tooltip
add additional width types to the edge bevel operator
add additional width types to the object bevel operator
add additional width types to the vertex bevel operator
add attribute-based edge bevel operator
add Cavity toggle to viewport menu
add clear edge marks data operator
add target execution, revert functionality, and Blender 4.5 manifold support to swap solver operator
add the deep alt mode option to smart and linked duplicate operators to allow for recursive child duplication
add vgroup editor operator
add viewport utils toggle behaviour preference
Bug Fixes

ensure GN mod use_attribute properties are casted to bools before setting during sync-modifiers operations
ensure that CTRL-clicking the lattice operator removes any object associated lattice meshes, not just the modifier(s)
ensure that performing a boolean operation with an existing cutter doesn’t detach that cutter from its current parent
ensure that the Hydrate operator only cycles through collections in the active scene
ensure that vertex weights are set as expected on new or recalled vertex bevel operations
ensure the apply modifiers operator only removes vertex groups created by other ND operators
ensure the lattice operator’s uniform setting is restored when recalling an object lattice
ensure the triangulate operator’s Keep Normals behaviour is consistent across all supported Blender versions
fix the mirror get_preferences error when in alt mode
remove bgl import from points draw handler