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How to quickly update connected textures in Blender?
In the Image Editor (or UV Editor) you can select an image and go into Image > Reload (or AltR), but I don't know if it's possible for several images.
Or you can save the file then File > Revert ...
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Blender not saving new orientation after applying all transforms when saving as .OBJ file
OBJ files do not contain transform information. The rotation after importing comes from the "Transform" import options, which performs axis conversion. The default one (-Z Forward, Y Up) ...
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Does Blender text editor not support custom module importing?
EDIT: Hopefully clearer answer in response to comments.
The short answer is 'No, you can't do that'.
The long answer
The reason this works in VSC is that Python has a system variable called ...
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Referencing files to shrink file size
The main goal of referencing thought the files is not in memory saving, but in saving your time in production. Let me explain.
For example, you make a movie with a character, which acts in 10 scenes. ...
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Maintaining NURBS quality importing and exporting in and out of Blender
Blender isn't CAD software. Therefore, you will have unsmooth edges on your model. For that, make sure you have Shaded Smooth in your model first, then Apply Auto Smooth as already mentioned in the ...
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Maintaining NURBS quality importing and exporting in and out of Blender
i dont know if this would help but have you tried changing Normals> Auto Smooth? make sure auto smooth is correct or off for preventing sharp edges
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How to Batch convert blend file and output as fbx files?
Here's a start where the script will take a list of blend files (supplied on the command line) and open each in turn. You'll then want to add fbx export code fragments that you'll find in other ...
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Is there a way to do a text search on clip names in the video sequence editor?
The Outliner panel has "Video sequencer" mode and you can search there.
Also you can search any type of data blocks in Outliner's "Blender File" mode and use filtering to show ...
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How to import reference images to specific XYZ positions
Place the data in a CSV file containing the coordinates and image names.
Loop over each line of the CSV file:
use Images as Planes to import each image
move the image to the location.
Although given ...
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Model won't show up when imported
Your object is super huge with dimension of up to 20km
1 Click the imported object in the Outliner
2 Press N and change scale to ...
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Unable to see anything after importing .obj file
The easiest solution is FIRST checking the Dimensions. Select the object in the Outliner and press N then change the dimension to something below 20m (The cube is 2m) but use the Scale field so it's ...
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OBJ import creates messy geometry, what is going wrong?
This is a floating point precision problem. Then you import objects in Blender, do the following (imported objects should be selected):
reset object centers by pressing Object → Set Origin → Origin ...
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Use File Browser to select FOLDER not FILE
Here's a short snippet of how you can print out the currently opened directory in the console. You have to use the directory attribute and set the ...
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How can I import an OBJ with Vertex Colors into Blender 3.2?
So I have two solutions now:
The first was the comment @scurest gave - upgrade to 3.3, and use the new .obj importer. In the Object Data Properties, under Attributes, you'll see "Color Vertex >...
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Import a path from a csv file and display it on a mesh?
version 01 - Shortest Path node
Robin Betts's comment is right - most direct solution could be use Shortest Path node under Geometry Nodes system ... you can get idea here or here. Since your Q is ...
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Importing makehuman figure and joining
When you combine multiple meshes, it only keeps the last object's modifiers, all the others are removed. In this case, the "My Man 001.Body" has a Toggle Visibility Helper which is hiding a ...
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daz studio model is pink
It's likely the textures are either a different format or are named differently. The best way to fix this is to manually import the textures, then the pink should go away.
It's actually quite simple ...
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Blender compositing - Rendered composited image is not the same colour depth or type as original composite
The best way to store images with transparent glow etc. is using the OpenEXR format. When you set the codec to DWAA there is no noticable quality loss although it's a lossy format and the best thing ...
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is it possible make a blender render pipeline (server)
I don't know about Web 3.0 or making something with clouds, but...
It's possible to prerender an animation with UV render pass and then map an image to that render using compositing in Blender(See: ...
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Importing sharp edges from 3ds Max
No, and yes. Blender and 3DS Max cannot open each other’s basic format, but both can export and import multiple other formats, such as Collada. Such formats usually include things like split normals (...
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bisect not closing geometry at cut plane
I've recently just had the same problem, the trick for me was to use bmesh.ops.triangle_fill
Collect the edges after ...
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How to insert keyframe data with python?
I'm no developper but I managed to create a function that adds a specific keyframe on an object in Python.
It goes in 4 steps :
check for animation data on the object (if none, create some)
check for ...
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SVG import: How to restrict material count to the SVG's palette colors?
Assuming you are starting with a muli-path trace result created with some vector design software such as Illustrator or Inkscape - here are the steps in Inkscape for consolidating and joining the ...
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Weird normals in Blender, why? Imported textures from Substance
i forgot to turn on displacement and bump in cycles settings. this fixed it right up
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Maintaining NURBS quality importing and exporting in and out of Blender
The problem here starts with the import into Blender.
If you create a NURBS surface in SolidWorks, and then import it into Blender in WRL format, it will be converted into a mesh.
To be able to ...
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quixel Bridge texture
Make sure in the nodes in the shader window each image texture is in the right place. Specular -> Specular, Normal -> Normal, etc. Also, turn clearcoat off. The reason for this is that for 3.0 ...
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How does one use Fluid Simulation offset number correctly? Blender 3.1
From the Documentation:
Offset Frame offset that is used when loading the simulation from the
cache. It is not considered when baking the simulation, only when
loading it.
So, it seems like offset ...
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Blender Shading does not take colors
The colors we see in Solid mode are the colors set in the material Viewport Display, not the real colors. If you switch to Material or Rendered preview, you'll see a black color because the Principled ...
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Can't enable SketchUp Add on
I had the same issue. Looked on the github page of the addon and there are many issues open about this.
However user 'helsharif' posted a link to this addon:
https://github.com/RedHaloStudio/...
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