Version 3.0


General

  • Added Relax operator. This is a new unwrapping method that is well suited for working with organic models.
  • Added World Orient operator that rotates Islands the way they are oriented in the model.
  • Added Reshape Island operator which changes Island depending on the preset (Selected, U/V Direction, Borders).
  • Added Copy UV / Paste UV operators to transfer UV coordinates between UV Maps.
  • Added Blender 3.2 support.

UI

  • Added Advanced UV Maps panel to UV Editor.
  • Changed appearance of Transform panel. Operators independent of Island/Elements settings have been moved to the top of the panel.

Pie Menu

  • Added Relax operator (section 1).

Operators

Advanced UV Maps

  • Added Advanced UV Maps panel to UV Editor.
  • Added options to specify UV Map name template.
  • Added Copy UV / Paste UV operators to transfer UV coordinates between UV Maps.
  • Added Unwrap Modes when creating a new UV Map (Default, Smart, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere).
  • Fixed a bug when creating a new UV Map.

Seams Groups

  • Fixed a bug when assigning Seams without an active group.

Unwrap

  • Added ability to work in Mark System not only with global properties but also with local ones.
  • Added Mark Sharp by UV Borders operator.
  • Added options to clean up existing Seams for Mark Seams by UV Borders operator.
  • Improved performance of Mark by Angle operator.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the UV map to be destroyed when changing UV coordinates when the Display - Finished was enabled.

Select

  • Added Select UV Borders operator.
  • Added Select Edges By Direction operator. (Blender 3.2 only)
  • Fixed a bug in UV Sync Off mode for Select Similar operator.

Checker Map

  • Added ability to tile checker texture for Material Preview and Rendered display modes.
  • Added checker texture to check Islands orientation.
  • Fixed automatic updating of the texture in UV Editor when the checker is enabled.
  • Fixed a bug when switching if the material has multiple Material Output.

Texel Density

  • Fixed a bug setting Texel Density for islands with zero areas.
  • Fixed a bug in working with Instances.
  • Optimized value accuracy.

Transform

  • Added Relax operator. This is a new unwrapping method that is well suited for working with organic models.
  • Added integration with Zen Sets addon. Used to display Island Mesh Errors in Relax operator.
  • Added World Orient operator that rotates Islands the way they are oriented in the model.
  • Added options for orienting Islands in Quadrify operator (Horizontal/Vertical).
  • Added Average Texel Density option for Quadrify operator.
  • Fixed a bug with the Quadrify operator when working with several objects when Islands were not processed and increased significantly in size.

  • Added Reshape Island operator which changes Island depending on the preset.
    • Selected. Aligns selected Edge Loops and relaxes unselected vertices.
    • U/V Direction. Aligns Edges located in the corresponding direction.
    • Borders. Aligns edges into straight lines according to the given criteria.

  • Updated Scale operator, the input method of initial data is divided into two modes.
    • Axis. Default mode with new Values Tuner to quickly change settings.
    • Units. The mode in which you can set Scale based on the estimated size of the UV area.

  • Added Fit into Region operator for locating Islands in a given region with the ability to capture Region Size from Selected Islands/Vertices.

  • Fixed a bug with the Fit operator when working with islands with zero thickness. Stack

  • Added options for shifting islands for Stack operator.
  • Added Stack Collect Mode Simple (Simple Stack, Simple Unstack).
  • Added ability to work between UV Maps for Copy/Paste operators.
  • Added Paste operator options (Stack Offset, Keep Proportion).
  • Fixed a bug with the Paste operator in polygonal mode.
  • Fixed bug of Paste operator with Transfer mode if Islands are the same.

Sticky UV Editor

  • Added the ability to remember Pivot settings in UV Editor.
  • Added option to open widget properties (Ctrl+Shift+LMB on the Sticky UV icon).
  • Fixed a bug when the Sticky UV Editor widget does not work in combination with Alt.
  • Fixed a bug with closing windows.

Preferences

  • Added a button to download the Zen Core library.
  • Added a list with all Zen add-ons.
  • Added ability to assign Modifier Key to call alternative commands in the interface.
  • Improved add-on update system. Added recommendations and filters when selecting a file.