Zen UV v4.5.1 for Blender.
Professional toolset for creating UVs in Blender
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Main Features
- Zen Gizmo. Move, Rotate, Scale, Fit, Align and Flip UV Islands in 3D View and UV Editor using Zen Gizmo.
- Zen Relax. Unique Unwrapping algorithm for Organic models.
- Trimsheet System. Create/Display Trims and Map UV Islands on them using Transform operators.
- Hotspot Mapping. Map UV Islands on Trims by matching them by Area, Aspect, World Size and Tags.
- Stack System. Stack/Unstack similar/non-similar UV Islands on top of each other.
- Zen Unwrap. Context-sensitive Unwrap with control over Seams and Sharp Edges.
- Transform System. Move, Rotate, Scale, Flip, Fit, Orient, Sort and Align UV Islands and Vertices.
- World Orient. Rotate UV Islands according to the model’s position in World Space.
- Quadrify. Straighten UV Islands and selected Faces consisting of quads.
- Randomize. Randomize Position, Rotation, Scale of UV Islands and Vertices.
- Symmetrize. Symmetrize UVs for mirrored models. Mirror Seams on the model.
- Match and Stitch. Match UV Islands Position, Rotation, Scale and Stitch Vertices if it’s possible.
- Reshape Island. Straighten selected Edge loops and relax connected Vertices.
- Advanced UV Maps. Sync, Clean and Rename UV Maps for multiple selected models.
- Marking System. Mark Seams and/or Sharps by Angle/Sharps/Seams/Open Edges/UV Borders and manually.
- Finished System. Visually control the state of Unwrapping process using Finished/Unfinished tags.
- Select System. Select Seams, Sharps, Open Edges, UV Borders, Overlapped, Flipped, Quaded and Similar UV Islands.
- Seam Groups. Create and manage multiple Seam Groups in case if you have multiple UV Maps.
- Copy/Paste UVs. Copy/Paste UVs and and their parameters (Structure, TD, Position, Size) between UV Islands/UV Maps.
- Texel Density (TD). Get, Set and Display Texel Density in Scene and World sizes.
- Checker Texture. Apply Сhecker Textures of different types, sizes and formats to the model.
- Sticky UV Editor. Quick access to UV Editor by opening side panel using widget button.
- Display UV Islands. Display Overlapped, Stacked, Flipped, Stretched and Excluded UV Islands in 3D View and UV Editor.
- Display UV Borders. Display UV Islands Margin (Padding) in 3D View and UV Editor.
- Display UV No Sync. Display in 3D View Faces selected in UV Editor when UV Sync is Off.
- UDIM Tools. Tools for creating and managing UDIM tiles.
- Favorites. Create your own quick access panel consisting of the most used operators, scripts and panels.
Tip
Follow Step-by-step tutorial to learn effective Zen UV workflows.
Default Shortcuts
- Zen UV Pie Menu —
Alt + U
- Zen UV Popup Menu —
Shift + U
- Checker Texture (Toggle) —
Alt + T
- Sticky UV Editor (Toggle) —
Shift + T
Required Blender version
We support Blender versions in the same way as Blender developers do whithin two-years period for LTS and major release versions.
Currently we support Blender 3.3 LTS version and higher official versions.
Blender Version | Release Date | End of support |
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3.3 LTS | September 7, 2022 | September 7, 2024 |
3.6 LTS | June 27, 2023 | June 27, 2025 |
4.2 LTS | July 16, 2024 | July 16, 2026 |