Cursor Manager – 3D Cursor History, Saved Positions & Quick Reset for Blender

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Cursor Manager

Keep track of your 3D Cursor history, save useful positions, and quickly return to them when needed.

Installation

  1. Open Blender.
  2. Go to Edit → Preferences.
  3. Open the Add-ons section.
  4. Install the Cursor Manager ZIP file.
  5. Enable the addon.

Once enabled, Cursor Manager can be accessed from the 3D Viewport.

Where To Find It

3D Viewport → N → Cursor

The main Cursor Manager interface is available from the 3D Viewport Sidebar.

Cursor History

  1. Move the 3D Cursor as you normally would.
  2. Cursor movements are added to the history automatically.
  3. Use the history controls to move through previous cursor positions.

History settings can be used to control the history step size and maximum number of history entries.

Stored Cursors

  1. Place the 3D Cursor where you want it.
  2. Save the current cursor position.
  3. Give the stored cursor a name.
  4. Select the stored cursor whenever you want to return to that position.

Stored cursor positions can be managed from the Cursor Manager interface.

Manage Stored Cursors

Rename

Give a stored cursor a clear name so it is easier to identify later.

Duplicate

Create a copy of an existing stored cursor.

Update

Update a stored cursor with the current cursor position and rotation.

Delete

Remove a stored cursor position you no longer need.

Set a Custom Shortcut

  1. Open Cursor Manager in the 3D Viewport.
  2. Open the History section.
  3. Click Edit Shortcuts in Preferences.
  4. Find the Cursor Manager command in Blender's Keymap settings.
  5. Set the keyboard shortcut you want to use.

You can choose your own shortcut for quickly accessing Cursor Manager.

Reset the Cursor

Reset Location

Reset the 3D Cursor location when you need a clean starting point.

Reset Rotation

Reset the 3D Cursor rotation independently.

Reset Both

Reset both the cursor location and rotation together.

Basic Workflow

01

Move

Move the 3D Cursor.
02

Save

Store a useful position.
03

Browse

Use the cursor history.
04

Return

Go back to a saved position.

Compatibility

Blender 4.2 - 5.2

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Details
Blender Extension Compatible Yes
Dev Fund Contributor
Published about 2 months ago
Blender Version 4.2 - 5.2
Extension Type Add-on
Render Engine Used Cycles, Eevee
License GPL

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