Blender Target Creator addon for Lights/Cameras
Elevate Your 3D Modeling Experience in Blender
Target Creator let you add target for lights and cameras in 1 click.
Here is short overview of the addon https://youtu.be/W13nCi7TMdI
Introducing Target Creator with Custom Light Distance – a powerful Blender addon to streamline your 3D modeling and lighting workflow. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, this addon is the perfect tool to enhance your productivity and creativity.
Key Features:
- Effortless Target Creation: Instantly generate targets for selected objects with precision and flexibility. Choose from a variety of empty types including Plain Axes, Arrows, Circles, Cubes, and more to suit your project's needs.
- Customizable Light Distance: Adjust the light distance for selected objects, ensuring your scenes are lit just the way you want. This feature is indispensable for artists focusing on lighting and rendering, providing granular control over the illumination of your models.
- Dynamic Object Tracking: Add a "Track To" constraint to your objects, making them automatically align with the created targets. Enhance your animation and modeling projects with dynamic object interactions.
- Intuitive User Interface: Access all features through a user-friendly panel within Blender's UI. Easily adjust target scale, distance from object, and empty type with just a few clicks.
- Versatile Application: Whether it's for animation, game development, or architectural visualization, this addon simplifies complex processes, allowing you to focus on creativity.
Compatibility: Designed for Blender versions 3.0 and above, ensuring seamless integration with the latest Blender features and improvements.
About the Developer: Aliaksandr is a dedicated developer and 3D artist, has crafted this addon with the user's workflow in mind. Passionate about creating tools that enhance efficiency and creativity, Aliaksandr ensures that Target Creator is a must-have in your digital toolset.
IMPORTANT: if you do camera animations please disable checkbox "Make target follow object rotations" otherwise camera can make small jumps during animation.
Update #1
12 Dec 2024 - Ver 1.9
1. Improved Compatibility and Code Structure
2. Additional Customization Options:
The new version adds a checkbox to make the target follow the rotation of the selected object. In previous iterations, this behavior was always applied. Now, users can easily turn it on or off as needed, offering more control over how the target behaves.
3. Expanded Empty Type Choices with Icons:
The list of available empty types is now more descriptive and includes icons, making it easier to recognize each type visually. Users have a wider range of target shapes to choose from, improving workflow flexibility.
4. Better Error Handling and Feedback:
If an object already has a target, the add-on now provides clear warnings and prevents unintended duplicates. When deleting targets, it cleans up properties and constraints more reliably. The updated code also avoids errors that could occur if the previously selected object is removed.
5. Light-Specific Property Support:
Just like in the original version, the add-on continues to support adjusting a light’s cutoff_distance. However, the newer version ensures this property is displayed only when it’s relevant (i.e., when a light is selected).