Blender for Feather
'Blender for Feather' helps you handle artworks created in Feather more conveniently within Blender.
You can find add-on in the right sidebar of the Blender viewport panel. If the sidebar is not visible, press 'N' on your keyboard or click the arrow icon in the top right corner.
Supports Blender versions 3.0 or higher (verified up to version 4.2.0 LTS).
Note
'Blender for Feather' only works correctly when you imported feather artworks by OBJ file.
Note
The file you need to download differs for Blender 3.x and 4.x versions.
Join Curves
Joins curves into a single object based on criteria.
- Group : Join curves by group.
- Material : Join curves by their color.
- All : Join curves into one object.
Decimate Curves
Optimizes the selected curves for better performance.
- Collapse: Optimizes by reducing the number of unnecessary vertices.
- Planar: Optimizes by reducing faces that do not form enough angles with each other.
Tips
Collpase is useful in most cases, while planar is useful for curves drawn flat.
Remesh Curves
Converts the selected curves into a manifold mesh.
- Voxel size : Sets the unit size for remeshing. Lower values result in higher detail but take more time.
Tips
Remeshing makes artworks created in Feather easier to print with a 3D printer.
Correct Colors
Adjusts the colors of the selected curves.
- Brighten: Lightens the colors of the selected curves.
- Darken: Darkens the colors of the selected curves.
Tips
Use this if the colors appear differently between Blender and Feather.
Change Alpha Mode
Changes the transparency rendering method of the selected curves. Each click toggles between the alpha blend and alpha hashed modes.
Alpha blend provides a cleaner appearance but may not render transparency as expected. Alpha hashed renders transparency as expected but can introduce noise.
Switch Diffuse Color and Emission Color
The first click removes the shading by setting the emission instead of diffuse for the selected curves. Clicking again restores the shading to its original state.
Tips
Click once to view the curves in the same way as seen in Feather.
Extract Curves
Extracts the centerline of the curve geometry.
Tips
This feature is useful for integrating Feather with other Blender features like Grease Pencil and Geometry Nodes.
Note
Extract Curves does not function properly if decimate or remesh has been applied.