Idea Gen

Not knowing what to make with Blender? With Blender's infinite possibilities, it can be difficult and time-consuming to choose something to sculpt or model. Idea Gen chooses and pairs random ideas together right inside the Blender interface! Idea Gen is an idea generation helper, for users of any experience level.

Idea Gen can aid anyone to foster their own unique and varied ideas with a simple interface. Find it under the 'N' tab on the right > IdeaGen.

1. Navigate to the right tab ('N' key tab) within Blender 3D viewport
2. Select your first category
3. Select your second category
4. Press the 'Generate Ideas' button
5. Generate as many ideas as you want!

• Speed up your concepting stage for modeling or sculpting
• Extremely convenient, as the addon is located directly in the Blender interface whenever you need inspiration
• Use randomization as a starting point for crafting your own creations
• Advanced users can add their own ideas through list editing in python
• Good for 2D and 3D artists

Included features:

• Many categories and ideas to choose from
• Combine different categories together for even more specific and varied ideas
• Don't want to choose a category? Random categories buttons in the 'Extra Panel'

• v1.6.0 - October 30, 2025 - Bug and warning fixes, added category item viewer panel, anyone can now add and delete ideas in any category directly through the UI, custom ideas saved to external file for persistence across sessions!

• v1.5.0 - September 7, 2024 - Updated for compatibility with new Blender 4.2 extension add-on format, fixed panel warnings with renames, fixed id issue in manifest file

• v1.4.0 - May 28, 2023 - Several bug fixes, adds feature of triple pure random idea option button

• v1.3.0 - August 7, 2022 - Fixes idea repeats when using the same catagory more than once

• v1.2.0 - August 1, 2022 - 3rd idea option added for more inspiration!

• v1.1.0 - July 12, 2022 - First Idea Gen public release!

Spend less time scouring for ideas and spend more time creating!
Contact me anytime for any bug reports, suggestions, questions, comments, or concerns!