Questions tagged [objects]
Questions related to any kind of object. (mesh, text, curve, etc.)
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Is it possible to merge multiple meshes into one object without ruining its textures?
I'm new to blender and I'm trying to make some custom content for TS4.
I'm using blender 2.7 and I've run into an issue where I've got 200+ meshes for the individual hair strands, ~20 different ...
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Filter objects by name without their parents
When I type object names in the "search bar" in Outliner, it shows not only the matched objects but their whole hierarchy:
I don't want to know what's their parents and parents' parents. I ...
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3D cursor not moving
I don't know quite what happened. I was modeling and I suppose accidentally clicked on something, and now the 3D cursor (The thing in the middle with the red ring around it) stays in the middle.
I've ...
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creating a landfill
I would like to create a large landfill in blender but I'm not quite sure how to go about it.
I would like to create something like this:
I have this low poly trash I have downloaded that I would ...
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I don't / can't see the object in render image. How to do it? [duplicate]
I created a white object-word ("Unito") starting from the creation of a 2D "text", then I modified it after having dissolved the faces and then I put them back with the keyword &...
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Rig for model is janky, when rotating bones other objects are rotating when not connected to bones
So both the shoes of this model are being transformed even though I'm only moving the right shoe bone on the model, the left one still gets affected. How do I fix this?
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How can I model a bottle with a solid glass bottom, like this one?
What's the best way to model a bottle that has a solid glass bottom like this one? I've already modelled the basic shape but I'm stuck as to how I deal with solid base. Is it a case of extruding the ...
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I need help with making realistic feathers [closed]
Right now I am making a Velociraptor head and I am having trouble with the feathers. I found a large amount of information on how to make the flight feathers for wings, but I am just making the head ...
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Creating gap in bottle like object
I am thinking of creating the gap first and then creating a separate object for the round blue plastic like hole or ring. But I can't seem to use a simple Boolean because when I add a subsurface ...
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I want to animate several objects consisting of standalone details, when I do ctrl J, it changes materials and a bit geometry, is there a better way?
Is there a convenient way to control the complex object without joining parts together?
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Change Active Object
The active command of the object does not work in classes, but it works if I write code without using classes
How can I change the active object in the loop? (blender 2.93)
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Replace animated object (mesh plus material) with new one [duplicate]
I have animated an object which also has a material on it. Now I want to replace this object with a more detailed version without having to set all the animation keyframes (location + rotation) again. ...
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object names gets duplicated when moving from a collection to another
in the resent versions of blender I got this weird behavior when I try to move an object to another collection it's name gets duplicated the object it self remains one but with two names in two ...
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How to select overlapping objects in 2.8+?
I've found this answer: How to select overlapping objects
Unfortunately it doesn't work for me. I Alt+RMB and Alt+LMB but ...
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Is it possible to move, scale or rotate an object using ABSOLUTE value, to move it to the left for example?
I just start using Blender after 3 years of using 3DsMax and I find it very bad that I need to type negative values after hitting the G,S or R button to move, scale or rotate it to the left, you ...
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How do I learn hard surface character modeling as a beginner? [closed]
I'm a beginner modeler in Blender, and I like to set complicated goals to myself, so I can see my improvement more clearly. Now, I've been fascinated with hard surface character modelling, but there ...
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Sequencer is Rendering In Eevee Vs Cycles and looks different than Viewport
I camera tracked some footage in my alley to try and composite some models but when I hit render either all my models disappear when rendering from viewport or I get a weird shading when rendering ...
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Solidworks to Blender - keeping assembly structure?
TLDR - How to import a Solidworks assembly into Blender whilst keeping all objects and hierarchy intact
Afternoon Blenderers! Im working on animating a solidworks assembly and eventually developing an ...
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Is there a way to change the material of multiple objects at the same time? [duplicate]
I have a rigid body simulation with 1000 cubes and I want to change the material of all of them at once, is there a way to do this?
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How do I round this shape without serious clipping issues?
So I'm trying to create flintlock pistol, using this as a reference:
And I've gotten to this point here:
I'm happy with the overall shape of it, but I have no idea how to round it out like in the ...
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How can I control the visibility of several objects at once? [duplicate]
I'd like to hide and unhide several objects at once. In particular, I'd like to toggle the eye icon on and off. The monitor icon works fine, but the eye icon doesn't work.
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How to import LightWave Object to Blender [duplicate]
Ive many LW Objectes so want to bring into LW Object to Blender
Anyone know how to import?
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Image as plane only visible from certain angles
Sorry I'm really new to this program still but I've had the issue where image planes are only seen from a certain angle for a while and I don't know how to fix it yet.In case it helps to know there's ...
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Particles with Render as Object not shown in Viewport and Render
I have a simple particle system that is supposed to imitate rain. So I formed a simple raindrop and selected the raindrop for "Render as". But now I have the problem that the raindrops are ...
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The objects I've merged/joined are showing (at least in sculpt mode) in different colors. How do I make them monochrome?
I've been struggling for while now with how to disable the "color-coding" of new objects. Ideally they'd all be white. Now I've gone ahead and joined the head and two spheres hoping they'd ...
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Object shown in different places between mods
It's normal in object mode but in edit mode this is what happens to floor object.
This is object mode view.
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Sound effect to Object location/rotation synchronization
Currently using Blender 2.92
Is there a way to synch or assign a sound effect every time an object matches a specific location/rotation criteria?
I'm working on a set of 12 pendulums, oscillating at ...
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How can I change the material/bulb color for this simple fluorescent light?
I am working with a simple model of a fluorescent light, but I can't understand how the material works. I want to be able to change the color of the casing and also color of the light glow. The ...
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Bending Mesh Around Another Mesh [duplicate]
I am running Blender 2.93 on a Macbook Air. I am trying to bend one mesh around another mesh as shown in the photo (wrapping the text around the face of the cup). There is no manual for Mac that shows ...
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How to apply all edits to two meshes, but mirrored along an axis?
I am modelling an airplane. I need to e.g. rotate some faces of both wings (they are separate meshes that are exactly symmetrical along the X axis) around their local center. I tried to simply select ...
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How to see a active shape key's name?
In the following source code, "obj.name" and "obj.data.name" work fine.
But "obj.shape_keys.name" doesn't work. T.T
I wonder how to fix it.
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Is there a way to automatically delete shape keys that are identical to the basis?
I have used the mesh data transfer addon by Maurizio Memoli to project a large number of shape keys onto a target mesh from a template object. However, not all of the shape keys in the template object ...
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Object getting rotated with the Array + Curve modifier
I'm trying to make an object follow a simple curve, however I'm having issues with the object rotating once the curve modifier is applied on it, and I can't figure out how to have it rotate the way I ...
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AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'dimensions' [closed]
i have a bpy code for taking in objects and exporting their bounding box as a .obj, but i keep getting this error whenever i try to copy the dimensions of the mesh:
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parenting problem [duplicate]
please I try to make a parent between two objects, I select the two object and press ( ctrl + p ), but the parenting menu does not appear, and the program reject to make parenting
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help with a shading issue
I have a model with rocks surrounding it
In layout i see everything just fine but as soon as i go into shading mode the rocks turn into what looks like mist. Any ideas on what this is and how to fix ...
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My pocket watch is not visible through it's glass except
I am using eevee and blender v2.93.3. My pocket watch glass uses a glass bsdf that works but nothing other than the hands appear, not even the body itself.
After looking at the normals, it appears ...
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Problems extruding face mask loop
My daughter is extruding but all these extra lines form.
Bottom section and top center of image shows extra lines
We are total newbies. Why do they form?
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Why is my object see-through in solid view
In solid view, my object looks as though it is wireframe. I tried to change up the settings in the viewport display under object properties but nothing I did worked. Please someone help me.
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Multiple beveled edges on the side on a object or bevel like patterns
I am trying to model this bottle shape but I don't know how to go about this. I was thinking first using a subdivision surface on a basic rounded rectangular shape, but as I am thinking of using ...
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"borehole" sink edge workflow
Here you can see how i cut some holes using the boolean mod.
My goal is to sink all holes.
I came up with a very step inconvenient procedure on my own but my question is how the pro's would apply ...
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Why those big spots appear on my mesh?
I don't know but whenever I go in edit mode those spots appear all over my mesh. Plesase explain me why it is happening and how can I get rid of it.
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What is this weird thing and how can I join these 2 meshes
I'm a blender beginner and I've been having some problems
What is this weird thing going on. A visible (selected) line inside my mesh. It seems fine but I don't know something tells me something is ...
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Bevel object doesn't work
could someone help me with the following issue?
As you can see by the screenshot above I can't extrude the path using the selected profile. Both the items are curves and I have applied Rotation&...
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Creating a cylinder with spiral loops, while preserving vertical loops
I'm trying to recreate some geometry for a lighthouse model. A particular feature of this goal mesh is that it has spiral loops going around the cylindrical lighthouse. (ignoring the boolean cutout ...
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changing the coordinate system of imported 3D stl
i am an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. when i import models from the impression of patients teeth it is imported in the 0 position of the coordinate system. when i immport models from segmentation ...
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Missing Shade Smooth in Object Context Menu 2.93
I'm a new user of Blender and I use the 2.93.3 version.
I follow a tutorial (version 2.83) and when I right click, I can't find the "Shade Smooth"-option in the context menu. I've googled ...
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Filter objects by type in Outliner
How can I filter objects by their types in Outliner? For example I want to show all the lights in the scene. This works for cameras, but not for lights:
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Problem when rotating object in ZZ
im having to rotate a 3D wheel in an special perspective which is 3/4, i'm trying to rotate it in Z (pressing twice Z looks great for rotating the object) but when i do this, and save the last ...
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How to divide an object into several objects by loop cuts
I have here a cube that I’ve cut once along all three axes. I want to make 8 smaller cubes (individual objects) out of these divisions. How can this be done?
The cuts did not create an intersection ...
