Blaze Animate - Click & Drag Animation

by Blaze in Addons


Ever wished you could just click and drag to animate in Blender?
Well, now you can!

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Rigs shown in the demonstrations include the Rain and Snow rigs from Blender Studio:
Rain & Snow Rig (CC) Blender Foundation | studio.blender.org

📖 Overview

Blaze Animate transforms how you work with rigged characters in Blender. Instead of searching through bone hierarchies, you can directly click and manipulate controllers in your viewport. With smart selection tools, advanced collection management and visual feedback, animating complex rigs becomes faster and more intuitive.


🎮 Key Features

🪄 Drag & Animate

  • Click, Drag, Create; Animation Made Effortless

  • Visual feedback declutters viewport
  • Smart selection in dense areas
  • Works with bones and rig controllers

🎯 Selection Tools


  • Shift+Click for adding to selection


  • Double-click to select hierarchy


  • Lock/Unlock selections with Shift+Q


  • Freeze/Unfreeze bones to prevent movement ( F key )


  • Hide/Unhide bones ( H key )


  • Cycle selection of recently transformed controllers with Y key


  • Switch armature with A key (hold)

📁 Bone Collections

Collection Management Tools:

  • Restore (↺): Restore collection visibility
  • Select All (☑): Select all collections
  • Select None (☐): Deselect all collections
  • Isolate Mode (👻): Toggle isolation mode
  • Refresh (⟳): Update collection list
  • Reset (✕): Restore default settings

Collection List Features:

  • Filter Collections: Show filter options
  • Name Filter: Filter by name
  • Expand/Collapse (▶/▼): Show/hide children
  • Isolate Toggle (👻): Mark for isolation
  • Selection Toggle: Enable/disable visibility
  • Numbered Shortcuts: Quick access (1-9)


🔄 Transform Tools

  • Quick transform switching with pie menu
  • Standard transforms (G/R/S)

Smart Constraint Detection:

  • Automatically detects bone constraints

📚 Complete Guide

🎥 Video Tutorial

Watch our comprehensive video tutorial to get started with Blaze Animate:

📖 Documentation

For detailed information about installation, all features and advanced usage, please visit our documentation page:

View Documentation

🎯 Why Blaze Animate?

🚀 Faster Workflow

Stop wasting time searching through rig controllers. With Blaze Animate, you can instantly select and manipulate any controller with a simple click and drag. This means less time navigating menus and more time bringing your characters to life.

🎨 Visual Clarity

Smart visual feedback helps you stay focused by only showing the parts you are working on. Color-coded system makes it easy to understand and control your rig's state at a glance.

🛠️ Smart Tools

From intelligent selection in dense areas to persistent transform methods with the pie menu, every feature is designed to make animation more efficient. Use keyboard shortcuts for lightning-fast workflow.

📚 Organized Workflow

Take control of complex rigs with the powerful bone collection system. Quickly switch between different parts of your rig using number keys (1-9), and use isolation mode to focus on specific parts of your rig.

💡 Perfect For:

  • ✓ Animators working with complex rigs
  • ✓ Studios looking to speed up their animation pipeline
  • ✓ Anyone who wants a more intuitive animation workflow

⚡ Requirements:

  • ✓ Blender 4.0 or newer
  • ✓ Rigs with bone collections (easily configurable for any rig)
  • ✓ Works with any character rig (Rigify, Auto-Rig Pro, custom rigs)
  • Single user license with full commercial rights and free lifetime updates - perfect for individual artists and freelancers.

    $25
  • Blaze Animate for 5 seats with full commercial rights and free lifetime updates.

    $100
  • Blaze Animate for 10 seats with full commercial rights and free lifetime updates.

    $175
  • Blaze Animate for 20 seats with full commercial rights and free lifetime updates.

    $300
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Sales 10+
Rating
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Dev Fund Contributor
Published 10 days ago
Software Version 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0
Extension Type Add-on
License GPL