Changelog

4.0.0

Major release: rig control directly from the canvas, new generators, and a file format that 3.0.x can no longer open. Installing 4.0 replaces 3.0.x (same extension id, gampil_picker); preferences carry over. Tested on Blender 4.2 LTS, 4.5 LTS and 5.2 LTS (Windows).

Before you upgrade

• Blender 4.2 minimum (same as 3.0.x).
• .cpkr files saved by 4.0 are rejected by 3.0.x ("Not a Gampil Picker project file"). This is intentional: 3.0.x would turn sliders/frames into empty boxes and delete them on save. Keep a backup of your 3.0.x files if you still need to open them in 3.0.x. All 3.0.x files open fully in 4.0.
• Generate From Rig now creates square buttons by default with new sizes (limb 22, pole 15, face 4, finger 5).
• While the picker is open, Blender does not autosave (same as 3.0.x); save with Ctrl+S.

New

• Sliders, Omni-Pad, Master Slider: Edit/Control modes, reset mark ⟳ (also on the Omni-Pad), Set Start/Set Target, Omni-Pad Min/Max with Set Min / Set Max, Control Location / Rotation / Scale / LocRotScale / Custom Property, Assign / Unassign / Select / Deselect bone. Locked channels are skipped in favor of other free channels.
• Blend: Additive for sliders that share a bone (phonemes).
• Auto Key: with Auto Keying enabled, changed channels are keyed once when the mouse is released (and on Reset); "Only Insert Available" is respected.
• Generate From Rig: Finger Curl sliders, sliders from selected bones, IK/FK switch (ARP, Rigify, custom rigs), leg size = arm size, face/finger stack handling.
• Add Phoneme Set: 8 sliders A I U E O M/B/P L/R/N S in a "Phonemes" frame.
• Frames: Frames sidebar tab, dragging a frame moves its contents, collapse, tidy, duplicate.
• Multi-selection of sliders in Edit mode, Button / Bone list above Button Options, Shift+= also enlarges size.
• Step-by-step undo for picks and selections.

Performance

• Animation playback with the picker open stays smooth (image cache).
• Smooth canvas pan and zoom; the picker area does not draw the scene underneath it.
• Button drag, box select and slider drag are lighter.

Fixed / changed

• Pick All + Delete no longer deletes buttons on hidden layers.
• The picker no longer redraws continuously while idle.
• The recovery file (Recover Last Session) no longer saves the picker area empty.
• The unfinished "Pose" controller mode is no longer offered.
• Blender 5.2: reference images (including Generate From Rig results) and toolbar icons no longer appear darker than in 4.2 / 4.5.

Known limitations

• Auto Pose Mode does not work in the picker area yet: clicking a bone button, slider, pad or master does not switch the rig to Pose Mode. Enter Pose Mode manually; a fix is planned for a following update.
• Channels that have a driver cannot be controlled by sliders.
• A picker with hundreds of buttons still feels heavy when dragging (about 14-17 fps with 210 buttons).
• After Pick All -> Pick Inverse, buttons on hidden layers remain picked (not visible, not deleted).
• 5.0/5.1, macOS and Linux are untested.