Sculpt Brush Toolset

This addon makes it easy to select brushes for sculpting.

This makes it easy to load sculpt brushes between different blend files and different versions of Blender.

日本語のドキュメント

Document for version1.2.2 or lower

バージョン1.2.2以下の日本語のドキュメント

• Easily activate brushes with your preferred settings
• Save multiple toolset(collection of brushes)
• Easy-to-operate interface
• Customizable UI parameters

• download zip file, do not unzip it.
• go to Blender's user preference,open the "Add-ons" or "Get Extensions" tab
• click "Install from Disk" from downward arrow at right up and select the zip file.

In sculpt mode, select SBT in N panel.

"Toolset" is collection of brushes.

You can have multiple Toolsets and add them by clicking "Add Toolset" or by right-clicking on the brush and selecting "Add to New Toolset".

You can add a brush to the active Toolset or new Toolset by right-clicking on the brush in the AssetShelf of the 3DViewport and selecting "Add to active toolset".

From asset browser, you can add multiple brushes.

You can also add tool like Box Mask, Lasso Hide, Cloth Filter, Move, etc.
Firstly make the tool you want to add to toolset active, then right-clicking on tool shelf and click "Add Active Tool to Active Toolset / New Toolset".

After adding brush to Toolset, brush selector is shown by pressing Y key(default) on 3DView.

Activate the brush by clicking on the image of the brush you want to select.

When you have multiple toolsets, you can change active toolset by pressing T or U key(default) after open brush selector.
And also chnage by clicking diamond shape above brush selector.

You can close it by pressing the same key you used to open it or by moving mouse far away.

The brushes are arranged clockwise from the top.

You can change the order or delete of any brush from the panel.

In import / export menu, there are 3 ways to import(save) / export(load).

Global Library can be saved / loaded between different files only between the same version of blender.

Only one global library is saved for each blender version.

Note that "Load Global Library" is overwrite current toolset.

This is easy and quicky one.

Export / Import Toolset is export active toolset to text file or import text file into current file.
This is possible between different versions of blender.

Export / Import Library is export all toolset and brushes in it to text file or import text file into current file.

This is possible between different versions of blender.

Note that "Import Library" is overwrite current toolset.

In Settings, there are some settings you can tweak.

If you turn on "Use Simple Panel", brush selector will turn into simple panel with only its name.

Simple panel displays brushes only in active toolset.(Can't change toolset with shortcut key.)

The brushes are ordered from top left to bottom.

Icons for the brush selector are generated automatically, but if they are deleted for some reason, you can regenerate them by clicking "Regenerate Icon Images.".

In Toolset Settings, you can change Toolset name or order.

There are some settings in Preferences > Add-ons > Sculpt Brush Toolset

"Auto Load Global Library" automatically loads the Global Library in new Blender file.

Version 2.0.0 works with Blender4.3 and Blender4.4.0a.

Version 2.0.0 cannot load libraries and other files created in earlier versions.

2.0.0 - Compatible with Blender 4.3.
Added functions below.
・Adding brush(es) from Asset Browser.
・Adding brush to new toolset.
・Changing menu color.
・Changing toolset name.
・Changing column count for simple panel.
・Compatible with Japanese.
1.2.2 - Added simple brush panel function.
1.2.1 - Fixed an issue where some brushes could not be registered in Blender 4.2.
1.2.0 - Compatible with Blender 4.0.
1.1.1 - Fixed an issue where some brushes could not be selected when changing the active toolset.
1.1.0 - It is now possible to close selector by pressing the same key as when it was opened or by moving mouse far away.
Shortcut keys can now be changed from preferences.
Added backup function for future update.
1.0.0- First release

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