Overview

Rig Panel is a Blender add-on that lets you build a professional, animator-friendly control panel for any character rig — directly inside Blender's sidebar. No scripting required. Simply install the add-on, point it at your armature, and start building your UI in minutes.

Requirements

Blender 4.2 or higher

Any armature with bone collections and/or custom properties

Installation

Download the .zip file

In Blender, go to Edit → Preferences → Add-ons → Install from Disk

Select the downloaded .zip and click Install

Enable the add-on by checking the box next to "Rig Panel"

Open the N-Panel in the 3D Viewport (press N) and go to the Rig Panel tab

Tabs

Collections — Check which bone collections to make available in your panel. Press the refresh icon to reload them from the armature.

Grid — Build a button grid by adding rows and columns. Assign a bone collection to each cell. The grid previews live at the bottom.

Props — Pick a bone, browse its custom properties, and add them to the panel with one click. Label each property and assign it to a section.

Sections — Create collapsible sections to group your properties. Use "Auto-group by Bone" to generate sections automatically, or build them manually. Assign multiple props at once with the bulk-assign dialog.

Script — Export your entire rig UI as a standalone Python script. The exported script works without the Rig Panel add-on installed — perfect for sharing rigs with other animators.