3D Viewport Pie Menus
This add-on provides pie menus to make your Blender workflow faster and more efficient.
Maintained by Community
Last updated: April 8, 2026
Some preparation needed
This add-on works on farms with the right setup. Review the packing steps and warnings below before submitting.
What It Does
Overview and common use cases for this add-on.
- Adds gesture-based pie menus to Blender for quicker access to tools.
- Includes new operators within the pie menus to enhance functionality.
- Designed to improve efficiency and enjoyment in various workflows.
Common Use Cases
- Quickly switch between different editors using the Editor Switch pie menu.
- Easily parent objects with the Object Parenting pie menu.
- Adjust object display and shading settings with the Object Display/Shading pie menu.
- Manage sculpt brushes efficiently with the Sculpt Brush Select pie menu.
Getting Started
How to install and start using this add-on in Blender.
How To Install
- Open Blender and go to the 'Edit' menu.
- Select 'Preferences' and then 'Add-ons'.
- Click 'Install' and choose the ZIP file downloaded from the Blender Extensions page.
- Enable the add-on by checking the box next to its name in the list.
- Save your preferences to keep the add-on enabled for future sessions.
First Steps After Installing
- Open the 3D Viewport in Blender.
- Press the hotkey combination for a pie menu, like Ctrl + Alt + S for Editor Switch.
- Use the pie menu to quickly select the desired tool or action.
Using On A Render Farm
What render farm submitters need to know before sending jobs.
We could not inspect this add-on's code. Install it on your farm workers and run a single-frame test job before committing to a production render.
Scene Prep Checklist
Complete these steps before uploading your scene to a render farm.
- 1
Install the same add-on version on every render worker
Required - 2
Run all bake and cache steps locally before uploading
Required - 3
Upload all external textures, presets, and asset files
Required - 4
Test that the add-on works without internet on a worker
Recommended - 5
Run a 1-frame test render on the farm before full submission
Recommended
Things To Watch Out For
- Network-related code was detected. Any online lookups, licensing checks, or downloads should be tested before relying on farm execution.
- Local path or asset-library signals were detected. Paths that work on the artist machine can still fail on remote workers.
- Bake or cache signals were detected. Generated outputs may need to be prepared before upload.
Common Mistakes
- Not uploading local assets or helper files, causing incomplete renders.
- Forgetting to bake or cache outputs before sending to the farm, leading to incorrect results.
Recommended Workflow
- Bake caches or precompute outputs before sending a long render job when the add-on depends on generated intermediate data.
- Open the scene in desktop Blender, run any interactive setup steps, save the file, then validate a small background render before scaling up.
- Run a small local background render or one short farm test before full submission.
Worker Node Setup
For render farm administrators: what each render node needs to run this add-on.
Conservative default: assume workers also need this add-on installed unless you have verified that its output is fully baked or converted into native Blender data.
Extension Score
54How well this add-on fits a render farm workflow.
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Quick Facts
- Version
- 1.7.3
- Compatibility
- Blender 5.0.0 to 6.0.0
- Downloads
- 153304
- Published
- Tuesday 14th, May 2024 - 15:05
- Licenses
- SPDX:GPL-3.0-or-later
Declared Permissions
- files: To load brush icons from disk