This add-on allows you to set a file path to a directory with blend-file(s) containing node groups. All the node groups will then be available from a new menu in the node editors ‣ Add ‣ Template menu.
- Automatically open and append node group to selected source blender file
- Option to use Categories so you can separate by; Materials, Compositor, Geometry Nodes and Environment node groups
- Add and remove prefixes to be used for categories
- Option to ungroup node group when placing
- Automatically save node group and return to original working file
- Shortcuts for faster workflow
- Node groups will be placed automatically next to eacht other to keep overview
| OS | Blender |
|---|---|
| OSX | Blender 2.80+ |
| Windows | Not Tested |
| Linux | Not Tested |
- Download the latest release
- If you downloaded the zip file.
- Open Blender.
- Go to File -> User Preferences -> Addons.
- At the bottom of the window, choose Install From File.
- Select the file
node_presets-[VERSION].zipfrom your download location.. - Activate the checkbox for the plugin that you will now find in the list.
- You'll get a warning for 2 addons with same name. You can delete the original one in the application folder
In the add-on’s preferences you can set the path to your directory. The directory or folder can have multiple blend-files and all node groups they contain will be available. All node editors are supported, you can add compositing, material, environment and geometry nodes node groups.
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Currently, i've added an operator for automatically adding a Prefix to the type of blend which is open. This adds a prefix with 2 characters and is used to show the icon and add them to the specific categorie. The operator can be found in the setting menu in the panel. It will check all the node groups in the file and add the 2 character prefer followed by underscore, so ie materials will look like this; SH_Water refractive. I'm thinking about expanding this with subcategories, but thats is a WIP.
Preferences and options
UPDATE I've added an Operator which automatically saves and reloads the file. You can find this in the Extra's menu
- Expand categories with subcategories, usefull wwith large node group library