MACHIN3tools is a free, continuously evolving collection of blender tools and pie menus in a single customizable package.

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What’s Deus Ex? It includes the Edge Constrained Transform tool, as well as Group Gizmos and the Punch It tool.

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1.12
2025-05-21

DeusEx
Assetbrowser tools

add EditAssembly and FinishAssemblyEdit tools

access assembly’s instance collection objects and manipulate them, then return to the previous outside-of-the-assembly state again
indicate AssemblyEdit mode via red region border, and red FinishAssembly button in top bar
transform the cursor relatively into the assembly edit mode, and back out again
fully support groups and wire objects within the assembly and adjusting their visibility accordingly to avoid outside-of-the-assembly clutter

support user made instance collections too

support linked assemblies or instance collections
NOTE: you can peak inside, but can’t change anything permanently, until you make it local
distinguish linked and unlinked ones with a red vs green Edit icon
add CreateAssemblyVariant tool

creates an independent duplicate
optionally with linked object data via ALT mod key
add TurnAssemblyIntoAsset tool

turn any Assembly or user made Instance Collection into an Asset with Thumbnail
be default with catalog, tags and meta data, but can be skipped/postponed via ALT mod key
SetAssemblyOrigin tool (previously SetInstanceCollectionOffset)

support setting assembly origin rotation now
by default both – location and rotation – are set now, either from the cursor or another object
use ALT or CTR mod keys, or redo panel to set only rotation, or only location
NOTE: since Blender only supports a translation offset for instance collections, assembly origin orientation is changed, by manipulating instance collection root object locations and rotations within the collection
UpdateThumbnail tool

add Thumbnail Helper Gizmo to fine-tune automatic framing
NOTE: framing of the thumbnail is internally based on bbox(es)
but they may not represent the ideal or desired space the asset should occupy within a thumbnail
so the helper gizmo will overwrite the asset’s bbox
Group tools

Group Mode (Outliner)

disable group gizmos when entering Group Mode in the outliner
expose group gizmo toggle in outliner header
Group Origin Adjustment Mode

when entering disable potential axes locks (set up by the SetupGroupGizmos tool) and disable group gizmos too
when finishing re-enable axes locks and gizmos, and update the Inception pose if present
NOTE: it’s still highly recommend to finalize the group origin BEFORE your create any group poses
SetupGroupGizmos tool

actually disable group empty’s axes locks, when finishing the op with locks turned off
Modes Pie

group empties
expose Group Poses
adding, setting and updating of group poses, including batch poses
expose Setup Gizmos tool
expose Group Gizmo axes and toggles
Save Pie

add FinishAssemblyEdit button, replacing the CreateAssembly button, when in EditAssembly mode
Cursor and Origin Pie

support changing Assembly/Instance Collection origins, including only location or only rotation via ALT and CTRL mod keys
TransformGroup, SetupGroupGizmos, TransformEdgeConstrained Transform and PunchIt tools

update status bars of all modal tools, support 4.3’s extra wide even key icons
TransformGroup, SetupGroupGizmos, TransformEdgeConstrained Transform tools

support apple magic mouse scrolling
TransformEdgeConstrained and PunchIt tools

flesh out and modernize HUD
draw HUD and 3D view elements on active 3D view only

TransformEdgeConstrained tool

add missing tooltip
expose at bottom of native CTRL + E Edge Context menu
sidebar

Group tools

move active object’s group gizmo settings and poses into sub-panels
Assetbrowser tools

expose EditAssembly and FinishAssemblyEdit buttons
addon preferences

activate Group tools and Assetbrowser tools by default (DeusEx only)

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