TIP
28

Blender 4.4
Advanced
Custom
Settings
Quickly Toggle Between Still and Spinning Propeller
Pick a controller object (any object)
In the
Object Properties
panel, add a Custom Property:Type: Boolean
Name: Flight Mode
Default: False
Confirm
Keep Still and Spinning props as separate objects (preferably in separate collections).
Still Prop:
On Disable in Viewport icon:
Right-click
→Add Driver
Expression:
var > 0.5
.Prop
: select the controller object,path
:["Flight Mode"]
.Confirm
.Right-click
the icon again →Copy Driver
On Disable in Render icon:
Right-click
→Paste Driver
Spinning Prop (opposite logic):
On Disable in Viewport icon and On Disable in Render:
Right-click
→Paste Driver
Then, for both icons,
Right-click
→Edit Driver
, and invert the expression to:var < 0.5
Toggle the Flight Mode checkbox on your controller to switch props!

Quickly Toggle Between Still and Spinning Propeller
Tip
28

Blender 4.4
Advanced
Quickly Toggle Between Still and Spinning Propeller
Pick a controller object (any object)
In the
Object Properties
panel, add a Custom Property:Type: Boolean
Name: Flight Mode
Default: False
Confirm
Keep Still and Spinning props as separate objects (preferably in separate collections).
Still Prop:
On Disable in Viewport icon:
Right-click
→Add Driver
Expression:
var > 0.5
.Prop
: select the controller object,path
:["Flight Mode"]
.Confirm
.Right-click
the icon again →Copy Driver
On Disable in Render icon:
Right-click
→Paste Driver
Spinning Prop (opposite logic):
On Disable in Viewport icon and On Disable in Render:
Right-click
→Paste Driver
Then, for both icons,
Right-click
→Edit Driver
, and invert the expression to:var < 0.5
Toggle the Flight Mode checkbox on your controller to switch props!
Tip
28

Blender 4.4
Advanced
Quickly Toggle Between Still and Spinning Propeller
Pick a controller object (any object)
In the
Object Properties
panel, add a Custom Property:Type: Boolean
Name: Flight Mode
Default: False
Confirm
Keep Still and Spinning props as separate objects (preferably in separate collections).
Still Prop:
On Disable in Viewport icon:
Right-click
→Add Driver
Expression:
var > 0.5
.Prop
: select the controller object,path
:["Flight Mode"]
.Confirm
.Right-click
the icon again →Copy Driver
On Disable in Render icon:
Right-click
→Paste Driver
Spinning Prop (opposite logic):
On Disable in Viewport icon and On Disable in Render:
Right-click
→Paste Driver
Then, for both icons,
Right-click
→Edit Driver
, and invert the expression to:var < 0.5
Toggle the Flight Mode checkbox on your controller to switch props!
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