Bool Tool

Changelog

• Blender 4.4 support.
• Instanced object handling: When applying modifiers on objects with instanced data pop-up will appear where users can confirm whether to make objects single-user or cancel (previously it was throwing an error).
• Add-on operators now have Online Manual links (right-click menu, or F1 when hovering).
• Boolean cutters are now excluded from grease pencil line art by default.
• Modifier keys for Carver tools are now written in status bar (instead of toolbar).
• 9 bug fixes.

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• Automatic collection for cutters is now user preference, as well as collections name (if you choose name that other add-on is using, collections will be merged).
• Boolean operators now have redo panel, in which user can specify solver options, such as material transfer mode.
• 4 bug fixes.

Changelog

• Clicking selects objects when Carver tools are active (or drag in case of Polyline)
• Cutters children are transferred to canvas when applying them, or using auto boolean
• Linked objects can no longer be cut or used as cutters
• Objects can not cut objects that are cutting them (avoids cutter/canvas dependency cycle)

Fixes:

• Fixed Python errors in the properties panel
• Fixed incorrect number of vertices issues with the Circle Carve tool

Changelog

Bool Tool 1.1 is released with tons of new features, including Carver tools which were ported from old "Carver" add-on and adapted, modernized, and enhanced with tons of new features and UI/UX.

Carver

• Three workspace tools in object and edit modes: Box, Circle, and Polyline Carvers that can create cutter objects and support destructive and non-destructive workflows (currently only view-aligned).
• Designed and modeled after modern built-in Blender tools to be intuitive and natural to use for users.
• Support multiple modes; affected by Bool Tool utility operators, share user preferences, and more. You can read all about workflows here.
• You can create multiple shapes in multiple different ways. You can bevel, rotate, and move shapes around. Read more about shape properties here.
• Carver shapes can be arrayed in rows and columns, inside the modal too! Read more about arrays here.
• Carver tools can support multiple hard-surface modeling workflows by allowing modifier pinning, smoothing cutters by angle, parenting to canvas, and more. Read about cutter properties here.
• Carver supports grid snapping, and modal operators play well with existing Blender UX. Read more about modals here.

Check out to ever-expanding Carver documentation for everything all together!

Additions:

• Preference for modifier apply order (4.1 behavior restored by default). #doc
• Ability to pin boolean modifiers for brush booleans (in preferences). #doc
• Newly created faces are selected after booleans are applied.

Changes:

• Better handling of objects with shape keys. No more errors. #doc
• Unused data is purged after auto booleans.
• New modifiers can not be created for objects that are already cutting mesh.
• Dbl-click to select boolean modifier object now optional, off by default.

Fixes:

• 7 bug fixes.

Changelog

Additions:

• Preference for boolean solver (now defaults to Fast).
• Dbl-clicking on the boolean modifier selects its cutter object.
• Curves and Texts can be used as cutters if they're beveled or extruded.
• Cutters are added to "boolean_cutters" collection.
• "Select Boolean Cutters" & "Select Boolean Canvas" operators.
• Cutter objects get parented to canvas (can be disabled in preferences).
• Boolean modifiers have "Show in Edit Mode" enabled (can be disabled from preferences).

Changes:

• Bool Tool is renamed to Boolean in UI, Brushes are called Cutters.
• Improved Slice operation and handling of slices by utilities.
• Userless cutters are removed when applying modifiers with Bool Tool.
• "Toggle All Cutters" replaces "Hide Bool Objects" checkbox.

Removals:

• Fast Transformation feature was removed for time being.

WARNING: Add-on now uses new, better data-structure that no longer depends on exposed custom properties which were easy to mess up. Because of that if you have files saved with unapplied Bool Tool modifiers you need to enable "Versioning" in preferences to update your files to new version of add-on.

Read more detailed changelog here: https://github.com/nickberckley/bool_tool/releases/tag/v1.0

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Bool Tool as it was in Blender 4.1