Sticky UV Editor

Sticky UV Editor this is a system that allows opening UV Editor on the left or the right from the active 3D Viewport or as a separate window. These actions can be done by shortcuts or using a widget in the 3D Viewport.

The side opening UV Editor depends on the on-screen position of the widget.

Sticky UV Editor Preferences

The properties of the Sticky UV Editor are placed in the addon preferences.

To quickly open the Sticky UV Editor settings, press Ctrl + Shift + LMB (Left Mouse Button) on the widget located in the 3D Viewport.

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Stk UV Editor General tab

General

  • UV Editor Side - The side where the UV Editor will be shown.
  • Show Overlay Button - The visibility of the on-screen widget.
  • Button Position Mode - The position of the on-screen widget.
    • Percentage - Horizontal and vertical positions in percents
    • Gizmo Column - Button will be placed in viewport gizmo group column.
  • Vertical Position, % - The vertical position of the button in percentages.
  • Horizontal Position, % - The horizontal position of the button in percentages.

Save and Restore

The Save and Restore tab is the copy of the Blender’s UV Editor Overlay popup. Once usage of the Remember UV Editor Settings is not needed, all the settings from the Overlay tab will be used for every creation of the UV Editor until the user changes the options manually.

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Stk UV Editor Save and Restore tab

  • Remember UV Editor Settings - Remember changes made in UV Editor on area close event

About

The original idea and the development of the Sticky UV Editor belong to Oleg Stepanov (DotBow). So, here is the link to the page with an original addon.