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How to make a "reflective tape" material in cycles?

How can I make a cycles material that gets very bright when a light is shown on it, yet still has normal colors? I'm talking about the "Retroreflective sheeting" that can be seen on road signs, the tape on big trucks (like in the image below),…
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How to make 3D LUTs and use them in Blender?

Now that I understand a little bit more about how to work with Wide Dynamic Range workflow , scene referred datas and OPS(ASC CDL) node, I'm asking myself how to go further and create my own 3D LUT to work with in Blender?
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How do I create a reflective white material?

I'm pretty new to this and this is my first question here, any help would be greatly appreciated. So basically what I want to achieve is a floor material as seen in this photo... ...the reflections are very crisp but dim. With a glossy shader I get…
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How to set a specific edge length numerically?

I've got this question from one of my best students. The question is the following: Suppose, that we have Edit mode with some edges, vertices, etc. How to set a selected edge to have a specific length? Numerically? We already know, that scaling with…
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How to Construct a Diamond or Other Gemstone Material in Cycles

What would be the material or shaders node set up for a smooth gem in blender cycles engine? I want a result similar to this image:
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Selecting faces on object from UV editor window

I can't see this as an option so is there a way to select faces or islands and have them show up as selected faces on the object in 3D view. In programs such as maya it is possible to work from either view and makes selection and mapping a little…
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How to set the current scale to 1?

I want to take an object that I have scaled in object mode and set the current scale to 1. I can find the current scale, clear the scale with Alt+S, and then switch to edit mode and scale to what it was before I cleared the scale. Is there a built…
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How to set object dimension

Is there a way to set absolute dimensions of an object. Once I've created a cylinder for example, how can I go back and change the length? I know I can scale it, but I want to set an absolute length and cannot find any panels, tools, etc., to show /…
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Is there a way to batch render multiple scenes?

I have animations in 4 different scenes in my Blender file that I would like to batch render. Is there a way to batch render all the scenes, instead of only the scene I am working in?
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Can I run a Python script step by step in Blender?

Can I run a python script step by step with normal blender, a build, external software or an addon? I'm developing a script (town generator) and I want to to execute the code step by step like a debugger. Is this possible? Edit: it's possible with…
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Is there a shortcut to repeat the last operation in Blender

I'm currently doing a lot of UV mapping work and I find myself repeating the same long shortcuts over and over. For example, aligning the selected uvs in y can be done by pressing s, y, 0 (scale y to 0) then enter to confirm. Since I'm doing this…
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How to apply a modifier in V2.9+

Why I can't apply mirror modifier? Here's screen
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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.
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Bevel specific edges

How would one curve specific edges while leaving others alone? I'm trying to model this (circled) object, But can't figure out how to bevel side edges and leave the front-edge flat. Tried using the bevel modifier in combination with edge creases…
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Make a gold reflective object

Brand new to blender, and I'm trying to make a metallic object that is reflective. There are lots of tutorials on youtube, however none of them are compatible with blender 2.71 with the cycles render. Here are the tutorials I have…
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