Sunday, March 16th, 2025Posted by Jim ThackerFree tool: Lens Cap for Blenderhtml PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"VFX artist Rob Dickinson (Decoded) has released Lens Cap for Blender, a handy free add-on that adds new features to the open-source 3D apps camera system.Time-saving add-on streamlines animating object visibility and depth of fieldLens Cap has a number of features, but perhaps the most frustration-saving is the Camera Sync mode, which matches the visibility of objects in the 3D Viewport to their render settings.It makes it possible to properly playblast scenes in which objects are keyframed to appear or disappear, like destruction shots, rather than having to do a final render to test the effect.Other features include DOF Finder, for quickly adding depth of field effects to shots.Users can set the focal point to the 3D Cursor, making it possible to position focus simply by clicking in the 3D Viewport: in the video above, you can see it in use to create a quick focus pull.The final feature, an active camera list, displays all of the cameras in a scene in one place in the interface, making it easier to switch between them, or keyframe camera switches.Price and system requirementsLens Cap for Blender is compatible with Blender 4.3. Its a free download.Download the free Lens Cap for Blender add-on from Gumroad(Enter a figure of $0 to download it for free, or make a voluntary donation)Have your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Related Topics # active camera list # add-on # Blender # camera # Camera Sync mode # depth of field # DoF # DOF Finder # download # focus pull # free # Lens Cap # object visibility # open source # plugin # Rob Dickinson # script # system requirements Latest NewsFree tool: Lens Cap for BlenderDecoded's frustration-saving add-on adds new features to Blender's camera system, streamlining keyframing DOF and object visibility.Sunday, March 16th, 2025Celsys releases Clip Studio Paint 4Check out the new features in the digital painting software for comics, illustrations and concept art, including the new Puppet Warp.Saturday, March 15th, 2025Assetify 2.1 converts Blender assets to game-ready formatsAsset baking and export add-on can now bake PBR textures from any Blender shader set-up, not just the Principled BSDF shader.Saturday, March 15th, 2025Tutorial: Creature Combat Animation in MayaDiscover how to create a King Kong-style creature fight sequence with The Gnomon Workshop's new five-hour Maya masterclass.Saturday, March 15th, 2025Wonder Studio becomes Autodesk Flow StudioAI-based service for VFX and animation gets rebranded as part of Autodesk's Flow cloud platform. Check out its latest features.Friday, March 14th, 2025Polygonflow releases Dash 1.9Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine 5 world building tool, including Runtime Virtual Texturing and an Advanced Water Shader.Thursday, March 13th, 2025More NewsGet KitBash3D's Gaea fantasy architecture asset pack for freeCheck out open-source Blender character generator MPFB 2Check out neat AI-trained hand mocap tool HandCraft ProTutorial: Creating Production-Ready Hero Assets Using MariAMD releases Capsaicin 1.2AMD launches FSR 4, AFMF 2.1 and RIS 2.0AMD launches Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070D5 Render 2.10 adds real-time path tracingDownload Marmoset's free materials for Toolbag 5Autodesk lays off 1,350 staff3d-io releases Unwrella-IO5 key features for CG artists in Godot 4.4Older Posts