Tip
28

Blender 4.4
Advanced
Quickly Toggle Between Still and Spinning Propeller
Pick a controller object (any object)
In the
Object Properties
panel, add a Custom Property:Type: Boolean
Name: Flight Mode
Default: False
Confirm
Keep Still and Spinning props as separate objects (preferably in separate collections).
Still Prop:
On Disable in Viewport icon:
Right-click
→Add Driver
Expression:
var > 0.5
.Prop
: select the controller object,path
:["Flight Mode"]
.Confirm
.Right-click
the icon again →Copy Driver
On Disable in Render icon:
Right-click
→Paste Driver
Spinning Prop (opposite logic):
On Disable in Viewport icon and On Disable in Render:
Right-click
→Paste Driver
Then, for both icons,
Right-click
→Edit Driver
, and invert the expression to:var < 0.5
Toggle the Flight Mode checkbox on your controller to switch props!
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Quickly Toggle Between Still and Spinning Propeller

Tip
28

Blender 4.4
Advanced
Quickly Toggle Between Still and Spinning Propeller
Pick a controller object (any object)
In the
Object Properties
panel, add a Custom Property:Type: Boolean
Name: Flight Mode
Default: False
Confirm
Keep Still and Spinning props as separate objects (preferably in separate collections).
Still Prop:
On Disable in Viewport icon:
Right-click
→Add Driver
Expression:
var > 0.5
.Prop
: select the controller object,path
:["Flight Mode"]
.Confirm
.Right-click
the icon again →Copy Driver
On Disable in Render icon:
Right-click
→Paste Driver
Spinning Prop (opposite logic):
On Disable in Viewport icon and On Disable in Render:
Right-click
→Paste Driver
Then, for both icons,
Right-click
→Edit Driver
, and invert the expression to:var < 0.5
Toggle the Flight Mode checkbox on your controller to switch props!
Tip
28

Blender 4.4
Advanced
Quickly Toggle Between Still and Spinning Propeller
Pick a controller object (any object)
In the
Object Properties
panel, add a Custom Property:Type: Boolean
Name: Flight Mode
Default: False
Confirm
Keep Still and Spinning props as separate objects (preferably in separate collections).
Still Prop:
On Disable in Viewport icon:
Right-click
→Add Driver
Expression:
var > 0.5
.Prop
: select the controller object,path
:["Flight Mode"]
.Confirm
.Right-click
the icon again →Copy Driver
On Disable in Render icon:
Right-click
→Paste Driver
Spinning Prop (opposite logic):
On Disable in Viewport icon and On Disable in Render:
Right-click
→Paste Driver
Then, for both icons,
Right-click
→Edit Driver
, and invert the expression to:var < 0.5
Toggle the Flight Mode checkbox on your controller to switch props!
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