Questions tagged [transforms]
Transforms modify the scale, translation, rotation, and shear of a mesh or object
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Scale/move vertices outwards but still keep the original shape geometry nodes
I'm trying to scale an object in the X and Y direction and still keep the same shape.
My main issue is that, when i scale my object in the desired directions, then the distance between my walls are ...
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Given an object with two locations and orientations, how do I find the rotation axis?
I have an object that I want to animate between two orientations (and locations). I know that rotation axis is close to one end of the object, but not exactly where. How can I figure out where the ...
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My object wont rotate 360 degrees instead id only does a fast 180
I only startet using blender so i am an amateur and probably messed up quite a lot in my project so be kind.
When I want to animate my objects (a head in this case) to rotate 360 degrees the "...
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move lights with Move gizmo
Maybe I missed something or somehow changed a setting. I thought I could move lights with the move gizmo. Now I cannot move a point light or a camera with the move gizmo, all I can do is change the ...
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Scale along curve not working (Geometry Nodes)
I started a thread yesterday as I was having some trouble with a GN graph that i was working through from a youtube video. The creator of the video was kinda enough to answer my question on youtube, ...
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How can I get a temporary fix for a broken 'g' key on keyboard?
I have a hardware issue where it appears that the G key is broken. I won't be able to get into town to buy another keyboard for at least 2 days, but I can't figure out how to remap it properly. ...
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How to make Object Constraint Transformations work across axes?
In the example below, the transformation from X to X works. The monkey follows the torus when I move the torus.
However a transformation from X to Z doesn't work. I move the torus & the monkey ...
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2D stabilisation with images of different size
A quick and easy one.
I've several pictures of my face that I would like to transform into a TimeLaps video.
I'm importing them into Movie Clip, then using a 2D stabilization to correct the rotation ...
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Move Tool scales Reference Image
Blender 3.6.2 - I can use the Move Tool on the Default Box and slide along the axis's by grabbing the arrows in a new file. However I can't do that after importing a Reference Image. After bringing in ...
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How to "freeze" armature bone transforms like in Maya (to export to Unity)
I'd like to ask if there's a way to "freeze" the transforms of every bone in an armature (setting their localPos = 0,0,0, localRot = 0,0,0, localScale = 1,1,1) without modifying their actual ...
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How to change default scale of the added objects?
I noticed that when I add new object it is very tiny compared to existing objects. In the example on the photo it is 10 times smaller.
Viewport scale is 0.001
What is the problem?
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With CloudRig, How do I scale the controllers without changing the scale of the deformation bones?
I've generated a rig with CloudRig. I've yet to parent it to the mesh because the FK Controllers are so large and cluttered, especially around the head area, where I have several bones for the hair. ...
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I'm having a problem with my rig. How do I fix the weird scaling of my mesh?
The bones of the armature I created for the arms, legs, body, (ect.) work fine, but the bones I have for the fingers keep scaling the vertex groups when rotating.
This is what happens. It doesn't ...
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Plane lock depending on the orthographic view you're using?
Quick Ask: Does Blender offer an adaptive axis/plane lock in orthographic views, similar to Rhino's 'project snapping to CPlane'?
Plane locking is using a command like SHIFT-Z to restrict movement to ...
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How do I transform a mesh to have exact angles between two faces?
I am a brand new user to Blender and am having difficulty finding a way to "set" angles between faces for a mesh I am transforming. Currently, the angles are off very slightly, and I have ...
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How to position objects at an absolute, exact distance from a camera on a perpendicular plane?
I have several objects on a to the camera perpendicular plane ("Objects" in the sketch below). I achieved this by placing a helper plane mesh in front of the camera, which I then used to ...
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Cant transform or move object with pivot in object mode
All of sudden I can't click on pivot points so I can't transform my object. But can do it with shortcuts G S R only
What have I done?
Ive tried to press N and uncheck everything there, also there is ...
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How to shortcut select Move tool without instantly being Move?
Shortcut G instantly makes mouse movements Move the selection.
Is there a way to activate the Move tool without it instantly going into this button-less move state?
Similarly for Rotation and Scale.
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How to set the position of multiple vertices at once to the same global position
I have an object in edit mode. I select multiple vertices. I want to set all of their x positions to the same global position at the same time. The "Transform" panel seems to automatically ...
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How do I adjust the size of a path point along one axis?
If you have a path curve bevel, you can adjust the size with alt + s. How can I adjust the size, but only along one axis?
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Is there a way to change the scale of the model when exporting in GLB format?
I was trying to decrease the scale of my model while exporting in GLB format but I couldn't find that option like In the FBX exporter,
but The GLB exporter doesn't have it
If you guys have solution ...
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Not able to scale or rotate in viewport 3.6 and selection is in red
I don't know how or why this happened but now in 3.6 I couldn't scale or rotate any model and when I select the model it looks red not orange, Also the cursor is a bit thick I tried reinstalling to ...
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Why is my move tool in blender so slow and how do I get it back to normal?
Recently, when I try to move using the move tool, the things selected will move along very slowly. It's random, and sometimes it's normal, sometimes slow, and sometimes very slow. How do I get it back ...
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Can't move objects with ipad
The object moves when you drag it by pressing the g key and without clicking the mouse. But when I move an object with the ipad, I cannot move the mouse on the screen without clicking. Is it possible ...
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filtering (moire / banding(?)) problem when downsizing video
During video editing, I noticed this issue when downsampling 4K video to HD.
I tried different filtering methods, but the problem remains.
Is there any setting or workaround to get rid of it? thx
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Can't find the Scale node [duplicate]
Hi i'm following youtube tutorial but my blender(3.6) doesn't have 'Scale' node and only have these 3 nodes.. i tried all my best but it doesn't work same way.. the tutorial video made by blender 3.4 ...
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New camera angle is not rendered after set rotation_euler
I tried to set the camera rotation like this:
camera = bpy.data.objects['Camera']
camera.rotation_mode = 'XYZ'
camera.rotation_euler = [1.1117, 0, 0.762]
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How can I uniformly scale a set of faces on the XY plane similar to Inset or Shrink/Fatten?
In this thread exercise I stumbled upon a problem where I realized that scaling the middle edge loop outward to create a torus approximation does not work as it is not scaling uniformly. The ...
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How can I derive an action name based on the mesh selected?
I have a simple cube that has a keyframed location from Frame 1 to Frame 48
Here is a code that shifts the keyframes by 2
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Moving edge along axies while viewing through camera becomes impossible
I am blocking out geometry for image projection, directly imported from fSpy, meaning I must regularly snap to the camera viewpoint (Num 0) in order to align my geometry to the image features.
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Why's my camera so big
In Orthographic mode, can't scale with S, "Orthographic scale" doesn't change length of camera.
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How can I reset an objects position, for real this time
I have a recurring problem whenever i try to to something advanced in blender.
Whenever i am trying to rotate array around an empty or setup particle systems i will allways get an offset unless i am ...
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Glitches - Spline edit mode - Blender 3.6.1
See the video that shows the problem.
https://youtu.be/GJ8Ctx0GOQY
Has anyone experienced glitches when orbiting around a spline while in edit mode?
Does anyone have an idea why this might be ...
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Can't move vertices in Edit or Sculpt Mode
When I am in Edit (or Sculpt Mode) and try to transform a selection (g,r or s) nothing happens. However, I can seen in the header that values are changing. None of my channels are locked.
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Can't Transform Certain Faces
I am unable to move, rotate, or scale certain faces of my model. Many other faces of the model can be transformed, and the untransformable parts of the mesh are still able to be selected in Face and ...
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Unit setup for a real world modeling
I have a problem with blender. Iam currently working for a architect and they send me models from archicad, in real world scale. The blender shows meters but when export they see it as millimeters. I ...
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How can I start a driver at a specific frame?
I want to add a rotation driver so I add #frame / 7 to Rotation X in my case, it works great, but I want to it to start a bit ...
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How to programmatically find a "Y" pose such that it is the inverse of another "X" pose in relation to the T-pose?
That is, if I "Apply" the armature modifier of the "Y" pose onto the mesh then if I now link that mesh to the armature of the "X" pose the mesh should look like the ...
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how do I get a front view face reference picture and a side view reference face picture the same size before modeling the head?
so I am trying to model a bust of Jon Bernthal's Punisher and I couldn't find a side and front reference of his head in the same picture so I had to get 2 pictures from the same photo shoot but I am ...
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Why does a stretch IK shrink?
I have two IK chains for my leg.
One has stretch enabled, the other one doesn't so I can blend smoothly between them.
In the default position the two chains align perfectly.
Something I've noticed ...
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How do I align my object with the ground?
I'm new to Blender and created a gas stove knob model (to replace an old one that came off) to 3D print, but my model is not aligned with the ground. I think the rotation is slightly off, as well. ...
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Plane is stuck in 2D, won't move in the y axis
I want to move the vertex in this direction
But it won't let me. I can move it in the X and Z axis but not the Y, like the plane is stuck being 2D and won't enter the third dimension.
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How to multi-select vertices and have them snap to the set guide
I have multiple vertices that are not quite aligned with the guide (128 width) I created. When I select individual vertices and translate them (G), they will snap to the guide when I complete the move....
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Blender seems to force motion tracking - can't get scaling right for single image
I hope I've described this correctly. I don't know Blender so well, and have watched countless videos, but am on a deadline for some work. The client knows this isn't my usual realm, but has asked ...
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Geometry Nodes: How to stop Instances from clipping through each other?
I'm working on creating a city with Geometry Nodes (Blender 3.5) and I want to distribute different sized houses along a curve, but I've noticed that the bigger houses get clipped through the other ...
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Transform a semi-sphere into a rounded rectangle
I'm new to Blender and I'm struggling to find the way to transform (by an animation shoude be better) a semi-sphere object to a rounded rectangle.
Please look at the image posted where the red semi-...
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Combing very small hair curves with collision enabled
When trying to comb hair curves I noticed that the Use Sculpt Collision option does not work properly for very small hairs.
The following spheres have hair curves ...
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How to set value fields of several objects to the same value without Python similar to Alt+Enter?
I use Alt+Enter a lot to set the value of a field of several selected objects to the "same value", but I just realized that it doesn't exactly do what I always thought it would do.
I now ...
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How to properly set up animations from blender to UE5?
So, I am creating some animations for someone using UE5 and they are attaching the weapon to a socket on the mannequin. I have everything posed in blender, question is, how do I match the position of ...
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How do I scale a section of the model proportionally within sculpt mode?
I'm new to Blender and one of the things I'm trying to do is to resize a section of the nose proportionally without affecting its shape.
The scale tool appears most appropriate for this type of ...
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