Preferences
Preferences tab:
Thers’s a number of different settings in the Addon Preferences (Edit > Preferences > Add-ons
) that can be changed:
Use Mouse Warp in modals
: mouse cursor won’t stop at the window border. Note that if you’re using a pen tablet this option should e turned off;Select with mouse button
: a button to use for selecting objects while in modals (defaultLeft
);Font Size
: font size in addon modals (default13
);Default Cable Width
: default value to use for Create Cable, Draw Cable and Cable from Edges functions (default0.01
);Show Resolution in Modal
: removes the property from modal, it’ll be still acessible withF
key;Curve Resolution
: (default20
);Show Bevel Resolution in Modal
: removes the property from modal, it’ll be still acessible withV
key;Bevel Resolution
: (default6
);Show Subdivisions in Modal
: removes the property from modal, it’ll be still acessible withG
key;Subdivide Cable in the end
: this will add a number of points after the cable is confirmed (default 1);Show Toggle Wire in Modal
: removes the property from modal, it’ll be still acessible withX
key;Show Points Tilt in Modal
: removes the property from modal, it’ll be still acessible withW
andE
keys;Show Cable Length in Modal
: removes the Cable Length property from modal;Show Twist Mode in Modal
: removes the property from modal, it’ll be still acessible withH
key;Default Twist Mode
: sets the way the curve is twisted (defaultZ-Up
);Parent Connectors and Segmnents to Curves
: set off if you don’t want mesh objects to be parented with curves;Hook Object Size
: defines a size for empties when Hooks are added via Cablerator (default0.5
);Hook Display Type
: defines a display style for empties when Hooks are added via Cablerator (defaultCube
);Default Circle Points Number
: for Add Polycurve Circle at 3D Cursor (default12
);Circle Radius
: for Add Polycurve Circle at 3D Cursor (default0.1
);

Hotkeys tab:
Shortcuts that can be enabled and set for any Cablerator function. The main one is the Cablerator Menu:
Cablerator Shortcut
: a shortcut for the Cablerator submenu (defaultShift+Alt+C
). Alternatively the submenu is available from BlenderAdd
Menu;
Updater
New in 1.4, when a new version of Cablerator is available you’ll see a notification in the menu and in the Preferences panel:
