victor-ix / nodeeditorswitcher

Addon to add a Pie menu to swap between all the different Node editor present in blender

Node Editor Switcher Blender Addon

Overview

Add a pie menu, quick buttons, and shortcuts for switching between the different node editors.

Features

Pie Menu:

Accessible in the Node Editor, the pie menu is an easy way to switch between different node editors with a single click.

• Default keyboard shortcuts: E
• You can customize these shortcuts in Blender's keymap settings.

Quick Buttons:

The Node Editor buttons are available at the top right of the node editor header and can be disabled in the addon preferences.

Keyboard Shortcuts:

• Default keyboard shortcuts:
  • 1: Geometry Node Editor
  • 2: Shader Node Editor
  • 3: World Node Editor
  • 4: Compositor Node Editor
• You can customize these shortcuts in Blender's keymap settings.

Installation version <=1.0.1

To install the Node Editor Pie addon, follow these steps:

1. Download the node_editor_pie.zip file available here.
2. In Blender, go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
3. Click on Install... and select the downloaded node_editor_pie.zip file.
4. Enable the addon by ticking the checkbox next to "Node Editor Pie" in the add-ons list.

Installation version >1.0.1

Version 1.0.2 and newer are only available on Blender 4.2+ with the Extension package enabled, and the addon can be installed directly from Blender!

Compatibility

• Blender version: 4.0 and above

License

This addon is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file for more details.

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Feel free to reach out if you have any questions, feedback, or suggestions!

nodeeditorswitcher's Issues

Installation Error

Running on Blender 4.1.0

Installation Error - ZIP packaged incorrectly; init.py should be in a directory, not at top-level

Suggestion: Move Quick Access Buttons

Hi! Love this add-on, one of the first extensions I always enable.

I think the Quick Access Buttons should be on the left side, because they are sub-modes of the Node Editor. Also when the header doesn't fit they will still be visible.

You can test it by changing bpy.types.NODE_HT_header.append to bpy.types.NODE_HT_header.prepend.

NodeEditorSwitcher/source/__init__.py

Line 232 in 71745c3

bpy.types.NODE_HT_header.append(draw_switch_buttons)

Yes they will be a bit redundant when in the Shader Editor because the type selector is also there, but for Compositor and GeoNodes it should be okay.

Thanks!