Documentation: BlendView Documentation
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Free Test Build: Download (Core transforms, viewport navigation, and basic snapping included)

BlendView is an Unreal Editor plugin designed for artists and developers who are familiar with Blender-style viewport controls and transform workflows.

It brings a more direct Blender-style editing experience into Unreal Editor, including mouse-based viewport navigation, modal G/R/S transforms, temporary snapping, and graph editing shortcuts. The goal is simple: reduce workflow friction when moving between Blender and Unreal, and make common editor operations faster and more consistent.

Key Features

Blender-Style Mouse Navigation

• MMB: orbit the viewport

• Shift + MMB: pan the viewport

• Ctrl + MMB: dolly / zoom the viewport

• Alt + MMB: align the view to the nearest axis and switch to orthographic view

• Hold Shift during RMB flight: increase movement speed

G / R / S Transform Workflow

• G: move the current selection

• R: rotate the current selection

• S: scale the current selection

• Shift + D: duplicate the selection and immediately enter move mode

• Alt + G / R / S: reset location, rotation, or scale

During transform mode:

• LMB / Enter / Space: confirm

• RMB / Esc: cancel and restore the previous state

• MMB: automatically choose the closest axis constraint

• X / Y / Z: constrain to a specific axis

• Press X / Y / Z twice: switch between global and local axis constraints

• Shift + X / Y / Z: exclude that axis and transform on the remaining plane

• Press R twice: use trackball / free rotation

• C: clear axis or plane constraints

• Numeric input: enter precise move, rotate, or scale values

• Shift: precision mode for finer mouse movement

• H: hide or show the bottom hint bar

Temporary Snapping

• Hold Ctrl during transform mode to enable temporary snapping

• B: reset the snapping base point

• Move snapping supports grid, vertices, edges, edge midpoints, and surfaces

• Rotate and scale use Unreal Editor's current rotation or scale snap step

• Snap target types can be enabled or disabled individually

Graph Editing Shortcuts

• G: move graph nodes

• R: rotate graph nodes

• S: scale graph nodes

• Shift + D: duplicate nodes and enter move mode

• Ctrl + X: delete and reconnect supported nodes

• Ctrl + Shift + LMB: quickly preview material nodes

Supported Areas

BlendView works across common Unreal Editor areas, including:

• Level Viewport: actor transforms, duplicate-and-move, and temporary snapping

• Blueprint Viewport: component transforms, Blueprint components, and Child Actor Components

• Asset Viewports: scene component transforms in supported asset editor viewports

• Editor Preview Viewports: mouse navigation in supported viewports such as Static Mesh, Skeletal Mesh, Animation, Blueprint, and Material Preview

• Graph Editors: common Blueprint, Construction Script, and Material graph editing workflows

Visual Feedback

BlendView includes clear interaction feedback inspired by Blender-style editing:

• Bottom hint bar showing available actions

• Top value overlay showing current transform values

• State-aware cursor feedback for move, rotate, and scale modes

• Visual guides for operation direction, constraints, and snapping references

Settings and Customization

BlendView can be enabled or disabled by module and includes configurable shortcut and behavior options, such as:

• Viewport navigation

• G / R / S transform commands

• Duplicate-and-move

• Temporary snapping

• Snapping base point

• Hint display

• RMB flight speed boost

• Transform pivot behavior

• Graph editing actions

Note

• BlendView is an editor workflow plugin. It is designed to improve Unreal Editor interaction and does not add runtime gameplay features.

• Some shortcuts may conflict with existing Unreal Editor shortcuts or third-party plugins. Shortcuts and behavior options can be adjusted in the plugin settings.

• For full usage details, supported workflows, and configuration instructions, please refer to the documentation linked above.