All Questions
112,130
questions
8
votes
5
answers
836
views
The best way to do twist-like bridge?
I just wonder if there are any ideal solutions to do this without using lattice deform, etc. Thanks!
Update:
I found I've been using a more regular and simple thing for illustration. Now what I ...
- 27.6k
3
votes
2
answers
5k
views
How to make hair particles (grass) bend on z axis
I created a grass animation with hair particles, but I cannot get the grass to bend (on the z axis) it just sways from side to side on the x axis.
screenshots, more screenshots, link to video.
I ...
- 1,659
5
votes
0
answers
734
views
Is There a Way to let Blender Use More Memory? [closed]
First off, I'm not really experienced with Blender.
Someone gave me a really large geometry designed with Blender (~135 Mbytes) which I need to export into the COLLADA format for my work on a thesis.
...
- 445
3
votes
1
answer
186
views
Timeline modal operator: how to get frame cursor to follow mouse
I'm trying to write a modal operator for the timeline, but I'm confused about how to get the current frame cursor in the timeline to follow a 'mousemove' event (and consequently, how to set the new ...
- 139
6
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Smoothing curve "tilt"
There's an option to smooth a curve's radius, but is it possible to smooth the Tilt factor of points in a curve?
For example when making a road or flight path, I'd like to tilt just some of the ...
- 10.8k
5
votes
2
answers
734
views
How to know what object the snap function is targeting (in Python)?
When using the snapping function during a translation in a script, is there a way to know which object, vertex, edge, or face was used as the snapping target?
- 2,811
10
votes
3
answers
3k
views
How to use snap option in object mode?
Trying to use the snap functions, I don't really understand how the "part to snap" option works in object mode and how to accomplish a precise snap.
Closest is working as expected.
and 3. Center and ...
- 2,811
24
votes
1
answer
2k
views
What's Wrong with Quaternion Rotation in the Game Engine?
Steps:
I created two identical objects, and animated them to rotate 360 degrees.
I used euler for the first object and quaternion for the second.
In the Viewport they rotate the same, but in the Game ...
- 341
5
votes
1
answer
625
views
Exporting to fbx - halo material is lost
I have a simple cube (the starting scene cube) that I applied a halo material to. When I export to fbx and use the fbx in xna, it just shows the normal grey cube, sans halo. How would I keep the ...
- 153
6
votes
1
answer
273
views
In Themes, why does 'Reset to Default Value' result in black? [closed]
If you change a color in User Preferences > Themes, and then try to change it back to it's default by Right click > Reset to Default Value:
It just makes R=0, G=0 and B=0, (Black)! Why?
I know ...
- 2,222
2
votes
1
answer
380
views
Where is the color selection for text menus?
I want to change the color of the File, Edit and View menus:
And all the similar menus such as the 3D view menu:
Where can I find the settings for these text menus?
- 157k
8
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Why does Blender have the Z-axis up but is the depth-pass actually called a Z-pass?
I understand what it does, but it doesn't make sense. The terms used might be confusing for new users.
- 81
7
votes
2
answers
288
views
Theme option for changing relation line for constraints?
I found the current color for constraint relation line is hard to see a little bit.
I've tried to change the "wire"color in the Theme setting panel, but it seems not work for the relation lines.
...
- 71
55
votes
6
answers
96k
views
Can Blender render animated gifs?
I need to save an animation as an animated GIF.
Can this be done from Blender? cheers.
- 1,659
10
votes
3
answers
3k
views
Reducing the size of shadows
I am looking to reduce the size of the shadow being cast on the mesh in the background..
I have only one light which is a sun lamp with ray shadow on, the mesh i have receive, receive transparent and ...
- 1,659
6
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How to rearrange poses in Pose Libraries?
In Blender Pose Library i want to rearrange poses. I would have created poses for lip synk say "a" "e" "i" etc. And later i have a new pose "aaa" a relative of "a" so would like to add it just after "...
- 1,739
1
vote
1
answer
999
views
Locking an object's pivot point in game engine
In the game engine, how do you lock an object's translation while letting it freely rotate?
I've got a record with grooves, with random noise added to all vertices in the z direction.
The needle/arm ...
- 10k
3
votes
2
answers
3k
views
Depth of Field in 2.68? [duplicate]
I can't get "depth of field" to work as expected in version 2.68. Here are the steps I'm taking (from a brand new file):
I clone the default cube a few times, and place all the cubes in a row.
I go ...
- 131
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
blender2ogre 0.5.8 export error - ReferenceError: StructRNA of type Mesh has been removed [closed]
When trying to export a mesh from Blender to Ogre using the blender2ogre exporter I'm getting an error I have never encountered before :
ReferenceError: StructRNA of type Mesh has been removed.
...
- 445
6
votes
1
answer
6k
views
Blender as python module, 'Context' object has no attribute 'object'
I understand that running blender without a GUI does not provide bpy.context for the 3d View. Can anyone help me with a work around. This results in a 'Context' ...
- 61
2
votes
1
answer
103
views
is it possible to make a setting enabled by default?
I would like to make Smoke Adaptive Domain enabled by default whenever I create a Smoke Domain.
However, when I tried creating a smoke domain, enabling Adaptive (and setting the Margin to 2) deleting ...
- 157k
4
votes
1
answer
2k
views
What kind of uses could the Wavelength node be used for?
One of the new features in 2.68 is the Wavelength node,
but I have yet to think of a good way to put this to use.. (though dispersion and diffraction immediately spring to mind)
What are some good ...
- 157k
5
votes
1
answer
105
views
A question about Manual errors
I found this misleading entry in the latest Manual (2.68):
The '7' should be '11', but as there is no way to enter a key twice, it should be G.
The 'Edges' should be 'Delete' as there is no option to ...
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Why does Rendering Reflection + Refraction take much longer than Rendering them Separately?
In Blender Internal, to simulate glass properly, you have to enable Glossy, (Mirror) and Refraction. (Raytraced Transparency)
However, rather than taking ...
- 157k
5
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Is it possible to change viewport draw mode when navigating?
I'd like to write a script to automate viewport draw mode switching when navigating the viewport. Could this be done with, say, a modal operator? I haven't written any modal operators before, so ...
- 139
7
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Can I use an image sequence with offset frames as a texture on array items
I'm creating an animation of a film bed with a film strip running through it. The film strip is basically just an array object with a curve modifier. What I want to do is use an image sequence for the ...
- 171
7
votes
1
answer
3k
views
"Map Range" node equivalent for Material nodes?
I would like to use the age of particles to effect the color of a material, however the Particle Info node returns the age of the particles in frames so the values are greater than one. (which makes ...
- 157k
5
votes
2
answers
5k
views
Dark Shadows when using AO with Transparent Materials?
When rendering this scene in Blender Internal, the wine glass in the scene has a dark shadow collect at the very bottom.
I have shadow transparency on, the shadow from the light turned off with ...
- 53
7
votes
1
answer
2k
views
After updating to Blender 2.68 Driver Scripts are no longer automatically excecuted
When loading a .blend file the console window shows error messages like:
...
- 38.4k
9
votes
2
answers
7k
views
Why do I get weird rotations in exported FBX?
I have a simple, extruded cube model with two bones assigned to it. Now, when I export the model to FBX, the bones get weird rotations. I've checked that the bones have XYZ rotation of (0, 0, 0) in ...
- 293
51
votes
1
answer
150k
views
How to unlink a linked-duplicate? [duplicate]
All is in the question, we can duplicate object with SHIFT+D but also with ALT+D, which is quite handy, because as you know every changes done on a linked duplicate object will be repeated on others ...
- 902
10
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Console vs scripting python constants
Using 2.67b for python scripting I get this:
while importing math, numpy on the scripting console, internal variables seem to be ...
- 895
16
votes
2
answers
3k
views
How can I get a cabinet projection camera?
How can I get a camera to render with a cabinet projection?
I know it is possible to get a gaming isometric projection, but that's not really what I want.
I've tried positioning an orthographic ...
- 1,168
35
votes
4
answers
88k
views
How to deselect using box select?
How do I deselect using the box select tool? I have read about middle mouse button and some other shortcuts but they don't work for me.
- 569
15
votes
2
answers
62k
views
Is it possible to dump an Objects Properties and Methods?
Due to the lack of a class diagramm I need to explore the data structures by dumping objects to see what is in there.
How can I dump the Objects internals to the console?
In this snippet I tried to ...
- 38.4k
31
votes
5
answers
27k
views
How to create an animated Electric Arc or Lightning?
I know about the technique of using a displace modifier with an animated displace object on a thin plane, but there are no "branches", no forking in the lightning.
Here is an image from Wikipedia ...
- 157k
7
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Rendering Transparent objects with the Cell Fracture addon?
Is there a way to render transparent objects that have been pre-fractured with the Cell Fracture addon?
I know you can kind of get this to work by parenting the original object to one of the shards (...
- 157k
26
votes
3
answers
41k
views
How to reverse animate?
For example when I record a rig walking and then I'd like to make it walk backward so how can I do that without much effort
- 363
13
votes
2
answers
19k
views
How can I add Lens Flares/Halos?
Is there an addon, or an easy way to add lens flare effects or light aberrations in Blender? I've been using Blender for a while now, and it's very time consuming to always have to export to another ...
- 676
5
votes
2
answers
19k
views
How can I copy all selected Keyframes?
I tried to select a few keyframes and copy them at a later position in the dope sheet, but only a single finger was copied. Probably all keyframed items must be selected before copy and paste, how can ...
- 38.4k
8
votes
2
answers
5k
views
Animating slicing up an object
I'm animating slicing up something like this along the y axis:
I'm going to shave slices off the front until the whole block is gone.
My understanding is that the only way to do this is by having ...
- 10k
5
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Baking AO and Shadows into one image?
I know how to bake simple AO maps inside Blender, but in this case I would like my AO map to include shadows casted by all the trees leaves. I've googled to find an answer about it, but I haven't ...
- 902
-6
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Can Blender be used online for viewing and editing my 3D model? [closed]
I want to use Blender for a sketch-up 3D image, but I want my 3D image online, on my webpage. I also want to be able to edit it online as well... Are there any available option for doing this?
Hope ...
- 113
12
votes
1
answer
21k
views
How can I setup a Material in Cycles for Z-Transparency?
After converting to nodes in order to render using Cycles I've no idea where to enable the z-transparency. I guess the image textures alpha channel needs to be pluged somewhere but I've no idea which ...
- 38.4k
13
votes
3
answers
5k
views
Is it possible to prevent a Displacement modifier from affecting certain parts of a mesh?
A Displacement modifier is doing a great job making a mesh look a realistic object, but there are certain spots, such as a dozen or so vertices at one corner of the mesh, where I don't want any ...
- 3,119
10
votes
2
answers
4k
views
Is it Possible to Dynamically Change Object Materals?
For example, make an object glossier after touching another mesh, to make it look wet (dynamic paint?)
Or make it appear burned after being close to a flame simulation? (particles + dynamic paint?)
...
- 157k
5
votes
4
answers
3k
views
Can a Vertex Group be saved as a separate .blend File?
I've created a model using makehuman after editing the hair mesh and recoloring the texture I would like to save this part of the model to be able to reuse it with other models.
Can a part of a mesh ...
- 38.4k
21
votes
3
answers
10k
views
Is it possible to render vertices in Blender?
Is it possible to render vertices with materials applied on them?
I subdivided a mesh, and deleted all the faces so only the vertices were left.
I could theoretically apply cool effects on them (I ...
- 445
10
votes
1
answer
2k
views
What constitutes a "context" in Pose mode?
I have an armature associated with a mesh. In Pose Mode I have oriented the armature the way I want, so I press A to select the entire armature and then I press I ...
- 393
9
votes
2
answers
841
views
Operator.report outside operators
Is there something similar to calling self.report inside an Operator, but for use without Operators (i.e. from bpy.app.handlers ...
- 191