Zen Sets is an add-on for creating, managing, and visualizing Collections and Mesh Element Groups. Save the selection of Verts / Edges / Faces / Objects to bring it back whenever you want, modify it, and display it by color in Viewport and UV Editor in a couple of clicks. Meet true Selection Sets for Blender!
Main Features
Create, manage and visualize Objects Groups based on the native Blender Collection system.
Sets and Parts Modes for Mesh Elements (Verts / Edges / Faces). Sets Mode (each Element can belong to different Groups) and Parts Mode (each Element belongs to only one Group).
Display System that helps find and select each Zen Sets Group and Collection by displaying it by color in the Viewport and UV Editor.
Zen Sets Workspace Tool for fast switching between Zen Sets Groups. It also provides a simulation of Zbrush Polygroup behavior for Selecting and Hiding Groups in Parts Mode.
Import / Export Zen Sets Groups to native Vertex Groups, Face Maps, Vertex Colors, and vice versa.
Converting Сollections to Empty objects and back preserving hierarchy and objects positions.
Pinned Group to find UV Islands location on 3D model with disabled UV Sync mode.
Auto Groups Operator to create Groups automatically from linked faces.
Create Objects from Groups Operator. Divide mesh into Objects using Zen Sets Groups.
Zen Sets API with examples. It allows to color areas of the mesh and see them in Viewport and UV Editor.
Quick Support on the Discord channel.
Version 2.4.3
New:
Added support for Blender 4.3
Generic “Iterate Groups” operator
Attributes in “Sets” mode are synchronized with group name (for better Geometry Nodes support)
Enhancement:
Option to switch off Gizmo Help Button in Preferences
Keymap collision indication
Fix:
Can not group similar mesh by material in “Auto Groups” operator in Blender greater 4.0
Pie assist is not working in Blender 4.3
Object collections mode is not working in Blender 4.3
