• John

  8 days ago

  While the add-on itself is powerful, the documentation is not written/formatted in a user friendly way. Otherwise I would give it a higher rating. I will elaborate:

  The issue is that some people like myself would opt for reading a short paragraph about how something functions in its entirety, rather than watching a video. The benefit to the short paragraph is that ideally it should tell you exactly what you need to know. However, with hardops/boxcutter docs, you get a short sentence that doesn't really help someone trying to get a quick answer, and then it's followed by a video that may or may not be up to date. For example, if I want to know how to create a difference boolean, the docs should look something like this (I made up the shortcuts):
  Difference Boolean
  Object Mode -> LMB+drag > X to accept boolean.

  In the example above I explained exactly how you get from native blender to the functionality of the add-on. The current documentation splits up this information into almost an entire page with graphics. While having the extra visuals is nice, you fail to provide a clear and concise way to execute the task, and your docs are now reminiscent of a recipe website with advertisements requiring you to endlessly scroll through until you get to the recipe.

  The documentation ideally should also be up-to-date with the latest Blender release.

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  Team Csharp

  3 days ago

  Thank you for your valid and up to date critique of your experience. In our eternal struggle to please everyone, there are always those who are left behind in an individual catering. I apologize for the concise and direct pathing to your answers. I hope that curve is facilitated as time goes on.

  I don’t want to inundate you with an extensive response but there was a time when it was requested to video showcase things rather than attempt to talk due to language differences. I fear that in my aims to please you, I would displease a visual learner who requested it to be less wordy on dialog. I know this doesn’t matter but these struggles do keep me up at night. All I can do is apologize for your experience and resolve to improve it.

  Thank you for your insightful critique.
• TheEndorOutpost212

  about 1 month ago

  Love it so much! It makes project so much easier especially if you use it for 3D printing cool sci-fi things and action figures. I can finally cut all the parts I've been needing to make for months down to the finest detail. 100/10! Best 38$ I ever spent!

• Gokhan

  3 months ago

  I am glad to have this add-on. HardOps and BoxCutter are both exceptional tools that take Blender to new level. However, I have noticed that the insert tool with BoxCutter tends to freeze when the shape becomes more complicated, making it impossible to use. To overcome this issue, I use HardOps' insert boolean operation to create panels. I hope this issue will be addressed in future updates. Rest, just get this addon and it will make your life much easier :))

• Nerthazul

  3 months ago

  A fantastic set of tools and features for everyday blender workflows. Unmatched in hard surface modelling.

• TimJim

  3 months ago

  Addon either crashes upon activating or causes my system to get laggy/clunky.
  Quite disappointed - would get a refund if I could.

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  Team Csharp

  3 months ago

  You will need to update your addon installation to the latest version.
  https://hardops-manual.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq/#how-do-i-update-hard-ops-boxcutter

  A playlist on the topic has also been created.
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjqpj14voWsWM4qK8M68KQqyKkM9YqS5x

  Once up to date, you will be good to go. Unfortunately older versions of the addon can't work with an ever changing blender so updates are required. I hope that helps and reduces confusion. Blender changes over time and this requires updating.

  Thank you for your review and shared opinions.
• moh

  3 months ago

  The best add-on in the world. I am very happy that I was able to purchase it. Great job guys keep the updates

• n4nn31355

  7 months ago

  It's good tools.
  Official tutorials too focused on tools features and lacks on flow and reasoning. Like, "Cool, you can cut a box, but why?"
  So if you're new to hard surface modeling, I would recommend Ponte Ryuurui and Josh Gambrell youtube channels. Besides marketing bs(Josh, please, stop, you overdo it) they have both full length tuts on workflow/pipeline and small useful videos.

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  Team Csharp

  7 months ago

  Thank you for your kind words. Intended usage of the tools is expanded in the topostudy series.

  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0RqAjByAphH9emGFNAcha1prKi1P_I3n

  A box is just a tooltest. Our work is intended for everything but a box. Keep on keeping on!
• Radiant Mantra

  10 months ago

  This turns Blender into an entirely different tool, but it still has those Blender controls we know and love, so you don't have to *actually* learn a new program from scratch.
  Once you get these, you won't want to go back.

• Asim Khan

  10 months ago

  I am using this add-on for 3 years. Now I am fully satisfied this add-on is good for hard surface modeling. I love it. Thank you sir!!!.

• jerome

  11 months ago

  Certainly the most powerful and complete "cutter/bool-assistant" tool with the most comprehensive doc available for sure. But it is so complicated and convoluted I prefer avoid using it most of the time. Too many improvements kill the sophistication... Please forget the dot-UI thing, make Box Cutter lighter (who care about sounds and anim settings ? Why not a goddam digital input for the depth instead ? Why so much redundancies and ambiguities in HardOps menus, why these strange names (by ex. "uniquify" to duplicate) and those crooked concepts (sharpening, Ssharpening, you name it...) ?

  Howerver I have to tell how much I could learn studying BC/HO's epic documentation tutos and courses about boolean workflows, topology and yet blender itself even if I use other extra tools or just blender in my flow now, it changed my method for good. (Furthermore the dice tool is so useful it maybe deserve HO installation for itself.)

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  Team Csharp

  11 months ago

  Thank you for such an in-depth review. I am grateful for your input. When it comes to tool acquaintance, I must recommend the video docs since they go more in depth than the documentation which could alleviate some of your confusion.
  Believe it or not naming impacts more than just what you discussed. By having unique names, functions are able to be ran quickly without reading menus.
  For example my favorite hotkey is Q O T . Q menu. O Operations. T To_Shape. Over time multiple alternative names were offered over time however the hotkey of QOT is too popular to change. So this limits our mobility with changes. You may complain about names in your review but to change things to your liking would alienate more people than you'd want to hear from.

  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjqpj14voWsXlLHjT8jMnn5uKLfXKFki8

  The intended educational playlist starts off explaining some of the things you complain about however I received complaints for trying to explain it. So it remains a struggle to please everyone. Thank you for your insight and rating. It lifts the product and does wonders for motivation.

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