Panel Cutter is a part of a series of small independent add-ons designed for those who want their external plugins efficient and lightweight. What it does is very simple and that is to create “panel cut” details from edges that are marked sharp inside Blender’s edit mode. This makes it easier to turn even the simplest geometry into a detailed scifi model.

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You can now access the add-on using the Shift+T hotkey in the 3D viewport. You can change this shortcut in the user preferences of the add-on.

Read the online documentation here: https://www.blenderguppy.com/add-ons

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Watch this Youtube playlist for the official video tutorials for the add-on (WIP).

Features:

Make panel cut details from marked sharp edges

Merge resulting geometry to source mesh or keep it non-destructive

Randomize panel heights

Vertex group to mark panel geometry for easy selection

Multiple possible workflows for a simple add-on

The add-on works in both object andedit mode. By default, the resulting panel cut geometry is a separateobject but you have the option to “merge” it to the originalobject.

The operator button can be foundquite easily using the W specials menu in both object and edit mode.

The redo panel or operator menuitself is quite simple and only has the functions necessary for youto create different effects and workflows.

The add-on can be used to quickly detail simple models to complicated ones. These panel details canalso be easily baked as normal details for particular areas of themodel or its entirety.

The model above is a mixture ofmanually and randomly generated panel details. The same result can bedone using Random Flow with certain effects specific to Panel Cutterlike not needing the clipping feature for mirrored objects orelevating the panel cut islands to random heights.