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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-clickAdd 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-clickPaste Driver

  • Spinning Prop (opposite logic):

    • On Disable in Viewport icon and On Disable in Render: Right-clickPaste 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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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-clickAdd 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-clickPaste Driver

  • Spinning Prop (opposite logic):

    • On Disable in Viewport icon and On Disable in Render: Right-clickPaste 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-clickAdd 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-clickPaste Driver

  • Spinning Prop (opposite logic):

    • On Disable in Viewport icon and On Disable in Render: Right-clickPaste 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!