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hi guys, i've reached a problem with a model i'm working on. basically i'm modelling hair using nurb-surfaces and i used the uv-orco option so that the textures i use go along the surface ...

Okay here it is I am using Blender 2.49 o the MAC, according to some of the tutorials I have been doing it says if you are in front view and add a new object comes in to the scene in front view and ...

recently ive been playing with AO in blender, and theres objects i dont want considered by AO, so i use a different renderlayer for them and alpha over in composite. but if i have the layer that th ...

There are a lot of websites out there that offer free and commercial Blender tutorials. I understand that it is often worth paying to get the best tutorials so i propose to create a resource for al ...

I am trying to render a toon edge in blender. I press the edge button in the render options panel and render and nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

Can i artifically change the Z value of an object so that even though it may sit at z-10 i can change it to z-20 z-5 or something during render? I understand the usage of the map-value no ...

There are a lot of websites out there that offer free 3d models in a variety of formats but it is difficult to find high quality freebies. I understand that it is often worth paying to get ...

What should new users know that you wish you had known when you started? What features were most useful? What doesn't work? Any file format issues? ...

I am getting very frustrated trying to learn rigging with Blender. The walkcycle action is simple but now what?? The forums all say that stride bones give poor results. I can't find an understandab ...

Hi! These days I am working in Blender, making a squirrel monkey and a lion. The only problem is I can't find really good and free reference photos of animals. The photos I am using now, ...

I can't recommend any of these personally, but i suggest you start with the farm's nearest you to cut down on the time it takes to upload the large scene files! Best of luck. Rend ...

It sounds like whatever bug is causing your crash has been addressed in 2.5. Why not move to this release if you know it solves this issue? I doubt there is any other fix other than upgra ...

This is something we have to deal with on a regular basis as our practice often creates models larger than really should be attributed to SketchUp. We use the following file structure to keep thing ...

Hello, I'm writing a book about this at the moment, it'll be called '3D AUTOMOTIVE MODELING: AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO 3D CAR MODELING AND DESIGN FOR GAMES AND FILM' ...

I am not sure about other industries, but within the architectural field a lot of practices value experience in SketchUp as it is used in both big and small practices for massing out sites and quic ...

I have a tutorial series for Blender in process here that may get you started: Part 1 ...

Additional to the above, Tony Mullen has an excellent book - ...

None of the big commercial renderers currently have a GPU-based renderer on the market. There have been a number of attempts at it though, including one from Nvidia called Gelato, however the websi ...

It depends on what kind of style you are trying to achieve. If you are trying to look photo real, start with photos. Thatl mean youl have to have some decent UVs to work with. Try to keep all your ...

There is a good guide to importing STL files to Lightwave here , It sounds like the method you are using however. Are you definitely sure tha ...