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Frame By Plane is a Blender 5.2 LTS add-on for image-sequence animation, Grease Pencil, layered PSD and Procreate artwork, 2.5D multiplane scenes, compositing and non-destructive effects.
It extends Blender's Images as Planes workflow with production controls for timing, layers, masks, camera depth, rendering and frame-by-frame animation.
- Installation — choose the correct Windows, macOS or Linux package and update safely.
- Quick Start — create a first animated plane.
- Importing Images and Layered Projects — understand still, sequence, PSD and Procreate imports.
- Features — overview of image sequences, layered artwork, Grease Pencil, effects, masks and rendering.
- Layers and Timing — organize planes and control playback.
- Grease Pencil Effects — work with Blender-native modifiers and Shader Effects from one stack.
- Effects and Masks — build non-destructive looks and masks.
- Multiplane and Camera — create parallax and 2.5D camera movement.
- Compositor Safe Repair — understand graph preservation, snapshots and fail-closed repair.
- Troubleshooting — resolve common Blender 5.2 installation and project issues.
- Frame By Plane 7.2 Pre-release — test the new Grease Pencil color, camera-format and compositor workflows.
Frame By Plane 7.2.0 is available for public testing on Blender 5.2.x LTS. It adds independent Grease Pencil Stroke and Fill colors, Undo-safe Draw/Edit workflows, responsive camera format controls, an Image-style Object Data panel and explicit compositor render opt-in.
Download Frame By Plane 7.2.0 pre-release · Read the 7.2 testing guide
Frame By Plane 7.1.18 targets Blender 5.2.x LTS. This stability update restores persistent ownership for all 27 native Grease Pencil effect backends, adds Expand All and Collapse All controls, and hardens compositor Safe Repair for Blender 5.2 values.
Frame By Plane 6.1 LTS · Blender Extensions · Releases · Issues