Unity Blender Control Style

Blender-style transform controls for the Unity Editor

Overview

Unity Blender Control Style brings Blender's iconic Grab (G), Rotate (R), Scale (S) workflow into the Unity Scene View. Select an object, press a key, and transform with mouse movement, axis constraints, or numeric input — just like in Blender.

Features

Feature	Description
Grab / Move	Press G to move objects freely or along axes
Rotate	Press R to rotate around the view axis or a constrained axis
Scale	Press S to scale uniformly or along a single axis
Axis Constraints	Press X, Y, or Z during a transform to lock to that axis
Axis Lock Modes	Toggle between Unlocked → Global → Local by pressing the same axis key again
Numeric Input	Type a number during a transform for precise values (e.g., G, 5, Enter moves 5 units)
Snap While Transforming	Hold Ctrl during a transform to snap to grid increments
Undo Support	All transforms register with Unity's undo system
Pie Menus	Press D for draw mode (Shaded / Wireframe / Shaded Wireframe), . for pivot point selection
Pivot Point Modes	Individual Origins, Median Point, Bounding Box Center, Active Element
Customizable Key Bindings	All keys are rebindable via the control window
Plugin Toggle	Enable/disable the plugin without removing it
Y/Z Swap	Option to swap Y and Z axis keys for different coordination preferences
Scene GUI Overlays	Visual axis lines and cursor changes during transforms

Quick Start

Select an object in the Scene View, then:

Key	Action
G	Grab / Move
R	Rotate
S	Scale
X / Y / Z	Constrain to axis (press again to toggle Global/Local/Unlocked)
D	Draw Mode pie menu
. (Period)	Pivot Point pie menu
Ctrl (hold)	Snap during transform
Enter / Left Click	Confirm transform
Esc / Right Click	Cancel transform

Numeric input: After pressing G/R/S, type a number (e.g., 5, -3.5) and press Enter to apply an exact value. Use Backspace to correct.

Installation

Requirement: This package depends on unity-scene-view-pie-menu. Install it first.

Via Unity Package Manager (UPM)

1. Open Window > Package Manager
2. Click + → Add package from git URL...
3. Add the dependency:

   https://github.com/JonasWischeropp/unity-scene-view-pie-menu.git#1.1.0
   

4. Click Install and wait
5. Repeat with the plugin itself:

   https://github.com/RoxDevvv/Unity-Blender-Control-Style.git?path=/Assets/UnityBlenderControl
   

6. Click Install

Configuration

Open Blender > Blender Control Window to:

• Toggle the plugin on/off
• Swap Y and Z axis keys
• Rebind all keyboard shortcuts

Settings persist between sessions via EditorPrefs.

Known Issues

• Selecting GameObjects from the Hierarchy while in a transform mode may not work as expected.
  • Workaround: Click on the Scene View tab after selecting from the Hierarchy to re-focus.

Requirements

• Unity 2022.3 or newer
• unity-scene-view-pie-menu v1.1.0

Package Structure

Assets/UnityBlenderControl/
├── Editor/
│   ├── BlenderManager.cs          # Core manager - handles input, axis modes, scene GUI
│   ├── BlenderTransformMode.cs    # Abstract base class for transform modes
│   ├── BlenderMove.cs             # Grab/Move implementation
│   ├── BlenderRotate.cs           # Rotate implementation
│   ├── BlenderScale.cs            # Scale implementation
│   ├── BlenderHelper.cs           # Utility functions (snap, unit parsing, input helpers)
│   ├── KeyBindings.cs             # Configurable key binding system
│   ├── TransformModeManager.cs    # Settings persistence (enable, swap Y/Z)
│   ├── PluginControlWindow.cs     # Editor window for configuration
│   └── PieMenus/
│       ├── DrawModePieMenu.cs     # Draw mode selector (wireframe/shaded/etc.)
│       └── PivotPointPieMenu.cs   # Pivot point selector
└── Scenes/
    └── SampleScene.unity          # Example scene

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Submit issues, feature requests, or pull requests on GitHub.

License

MIT

Support

• Email: aminelaaraf@gmail.com
• Ko-fi

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.