Zen UV for Blender

Zen UV is a professional toolset for creating UVs in Blender

Main Features

• Zen Gizmo. Move, Rotate, Scale, Fit, Align and Flip UV Islands in 3D View and UV Editor using Zen Gizmo.
• Zen Relax. Unique Unwrapping algorithm for Organic models.
• Stack System. Stack/Unstack similar/non-similar UV Islands on top of each other.
• World Orient. Rotate UV Islands according to the model’s position in World Space.
• Quadrify. Straighten UV Islands and selected Faces consisting of quads.
• Trimsheet System. Create/Display Trims and Map UV Islands on them using Transform operators.
• Hotspot Mapping. Map UV Islands on Trims by matching them by Area, Aspect, World Size and Tags.
• Zen Unwrap. Context-sensitive Unwrap with control over Seams and Sharp Edges.
• Transform System. Move, Rotate, Scale, Flip, Fit, Orient, Sort and Align UV Islands and Vertices.
• Randomize. Randomize Position, Rotation, Scale of UV Islands and Vertices.
• Symmetrize. Symmetrize UVs for mirrored models. Mirror Seams on the model.
• Match and Stitch. Match UV Islands Position, Rotation, Scale and Stitch Vertices if it’s possible.
• Reshape Island. Straighten selected Edge loops and relax connected Vertices.
• Advanced UV Maps. Sync, Clean and Rename UV Maps for multiple selected models.
• Marking System. Mark Seams and/or Sharps by Angle/Sharps/Seams/Open Edges/UV Borders and manually.
• Finished System. Visually control the state of Unwrapping process using Finished/Unfinished tags.
• Select System. Select Seams, Sharps, Open Edges, UV Borders, Overlapped, Flipped, Quaded and Similar UV Islands.
• Seam Groups. Create and manage multiple Seam Groups in case if you have multiple UV Maps.
• Copy/Paste UVs. Copy/Paste UVs and and their parameters (Structure, TD, Position, Size) between UV Islands/UV Maps.
• Texel Density (TD). Get, Set and Display Texel Density in Scene and World sizes.
• Checker Texture. Apply Сhecker Textures of different types, sizes and formats to the model.
• Sticky UV Editor. Quick access to UV Editor by opening side panel using widget button.
• Display UV Islands. Display Overlapped, Stacked, Flipped, Stretched and Excluded UV Islands in 3D View and UV Editor.
• Display UV Borders. Display UV Islands Margin (Padding) in 3D View and UV Editor.
• Display UV No Sync. Display in 3D View Faces selected in UV Editor when UV Sync is Off.
• UDIM Tools. Tools for creating and managing UDIM tiles.
• Favorites. Create your own quick access panel consisting of the most used operators, scripts and panels.

Installation

• https://zenmastersteam.github.io/Zen-UV/latest/installation/

Documentation

• https://zenmastersteam.github.io/Zen-UV/latest/

Support Forum

• https://support.zenmasters.team/

Updates

Zen UV is a professional-grade toolset designed to simplify and accelerate UV mapping in Blender. Whether you're an individual artist or part of a studio pipeline, Zen UV provides powerful, intuitive tools to handle complex UV workflows with precision and speed.

✔ Industry-Proven – Trusted by 3D artists, game developers, and VFX studios worldwide.
✔ All-in-One Workflow – From basic unwrapping to advanced trimsheet mapping, Zen UV covers every UV task.
✔ Optimized Performance – Built for speed and efficiency, even on high-poly models.
✔ User-Friendly – Smart hotkeys, gizmos, and visual feedback make UV work faster and easier.

• Colored Islands, UV Background Mask Display modes.
• UV Packmaster 4 Support.
• Relax Along Axis operator.
• Prepare Unwrap operator.
• Tweak Transform operators.
• Bug fixes.

• Added Prepare Unwrap operator to prepare an object for UV unwrapping.
• Auto Unwrap operator can now automatically create a UV Map if one does not exist.
• Optimized and accelerated Zen Unwrap operator for Blender v5.0.
• Added Relax Along Axis operator to relax selected vertices along a specified axis direction. It also replaces the functionality of Zen Unwrap – Unfold Vertices.
• Added the ability for Relax operator to automatically create a UV Map if the object does not have one.
• Added user defined props for Mark By Angle operator.
• Removed Unfold Vertices functionality from Zen Unwrap. It has been replaced by standalone Relax Along Axis operator.

• Select by UV Area operator renamed to Select by UV Value. Added the ability to select islands by height and width.
• Select Stretched Faces algorithm is now aligned with Blender’s native Show UV Stretch – Area algorithm. Polygons are now selected exactly as they appear stretched when using Blender’s overlay.

• Added Background Mask option to shade the space between islands in UV Editor.
• Added the ability to enable display modes synchronously in UV Editor and 3D View.
• Added the ability to display islands in different (random) colors.
• Added Auto Update Draw option to disable all addon background tasks for maximum Blender performance. When disabled, all draw updates must be updated manually.
• Added the ability to export current Zen Draw overlay to an image file.

• Added the ability to Sort Trims list by Size and to Select by Height or Width.

• Added Tweak operators for fast Moving, Rotating, and Scaling of UV islands.

• Added support for UV Packmaster 4.

• Added a default panel in Favourites with the most frequently used operators (Most Used UV).

• Fixed an error when quickly switching the current Trim in Trimsheet list.
• Fixed incorrect texture proportion detection when the texture is not found in Blender datablocks.
• Fixed multi-list mode in Trimsheet system for Blender v5.0.
• Fixed an issue where an open Texel Density tab generated a scene change event.
• Fixed Isolate Part operator not executing when a UV Map is missing.
• Fixed selection issue in edge mode in Quadrify operator.
• Fixed an error in restoring hotkey categories.
• Fixed Unmark All operator behavior when the object has no UV Map.
• Optimized and fixed Unstack operator.