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Making holes in a mesh

How do I make a hole in an object?
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Glow with depth in Blender?

What would be a way to create a glow in Blender. For that purpose I've been always using the compositor. However, that is pixels work, which means it is a 2d work. To make a 3d one, do I have to use particles, nodes or maybe some simulator? Because…
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Fractals in Blender?

Is it possible to define a true mathematical fractal in Blender? For example, would it be possible to use a script or a Blender addon to procedurally generate 3D fractal objects. This could be immensely useful for a number of natural objects that…
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Blender 2.8 API, python, set active object

I'm trying to amend an addon that I made for Blender 2.7X to work with Blender 2.80. The problem is with bpy.context.scene.objects.active = some_object This is how I used to set an active object, the problem is, active property was removed in the…
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How to delete an action?

I try to delete Action.005 permanently. But I don't know how. If I click on the X then it is still in the list. I already researched without success, I even managed to loose all my animations by attempting to apply a fix, so I want to be cautious…
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How to get accurate colors with Filmic Blender

I'm loving Filmic blender for the wonderful dynamic range. But I am not able to get accurate colors - it always looks little washed out. I understand that it's due to the wider dynamic range of the image while using Filmic. Is there a way to get…
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Is it possible to toggle child viewport visibility from the parent in the outliner?

Is it possible to toggle child viewport visibility from the parent object in the outliner? (Can viewport visibility be applied hierarchically?)
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Isolate or hide specific parts of an object in edit mode

I am just modeling an Audi R8 in Blender. I've already modeled more than half of the car. I've also modeled the front and now I want to model the back. But this is a bit difficult because when I am in the "Back" View I see all the stuff I modeled on…
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Why does my object not show up?

This is meant to solve this problem once and for all. What is every reason an object isn't showing up in a render or viewport in when using the cycles render engine?
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Is it possible to calculate and display volume of a mesh object?

How can I display volume of any mesh object? I can display length of an edge, the area of the face, but nothing for volume. Is it possible?
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Closing "Fibonacci's Hole"

Creating a sphere using the points defined by Spherical Fibonacci Mapping. For the most part it is easy to "skin" by using two consecutive fibonacci numbers as steps to loop on the index. And get results similar to Here is what I have so…
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When is it useful to mirror?

Having discovered the mirror modifier I have been assuming I should always use it when modeling a symmetrical object. For instance, take a simple stool. Is it more efficient to model one half with a mirror, or model the round top, and one leg, and…
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Is it possible to simulate an egg?

Is it possible to simulate an egg? Specifically, I was wondering how to handle simulating the yolk. I was thinking fluid simulation, but it seems you can't a specify different viscosity for different parts of the fluid. (I'm not even sure if that…
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Add a transparent image on top of a material

I'm designing this animal-type creature, and want to add a transparent .png image to its face with the face features (object has a subsurf). On the left is the image with the features, on the right is the part of the object where I want it to be. I…
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How to create a procedural chevron like texture/material?

I'm playing around with nodes within cycles and I'd love to create a chevron like texture like the image below. Anyone an idea how to accomplish this?
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