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fluid in a glass

I am at beginner level. One of the projects I am doing is to create a glass with fluid. Like a glass of water or a glass of wine. Now I can find quite some tutorials on how to create the glass, but very few if any on how to create the fluid (with a…
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What is the meaning of the color of the node sockets in the node editor?

I have been searching on the web and I can't find this. What is the meaning of the color of the node sockets in the node editor?
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How does Blender decide in which window it shows the render

This has puzzled me for years: How does Blender decide the window where it will display the rendered image when I hit F12 to render?
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A reliable way to make a brick tower

I have been trying to make a brick tower, but the method I'm using doesn't seems too reliable. This is the method I'm using: Move the brick origin to the center, followed by an empty object/array to rotate it. Make another empty object for the…
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how to bend geometry with geometry nodes

I want to create array on curve with geometry nodes, but I am unable to merge the instances so I get a continuous mesh, like a rail. I tried to use the weld modifier but it does not work with geometry nodes and it won't weld loose parts. Is it…
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Is there a way to use logic operators in Blender Shader nodes?

I'm self-answering this question since I've found the nodes useful and would like to share this with the community since I couldn't really find anything related on it here. Are there shader nodes / node groups that can be used for basic logic…
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How can I control the viewport without a mouse?

Is there a way to specify the coordinates of the viewport and direction that the viewport faces without using a mouse or pointing device, in other words, by entering numbers somewhere.
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How move object between scenes

I have two scenes in a blend file. How do I move a object from one scene to the other? Not between blend files, but within one blend file but two scenes.
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How can I look up or create a shortcut?

The edge slide function for example is only available through edge tool menu (CtrlE) or the search tool (Space) When searching for "slide" in the preferences / input-tab no reference is found. When I try to add a new one I'm not able to map that…
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TypeError: Element-wise multiplication: not supported between 'Matrix' and 'Vector'

Blender 2.8 produces the following error whilst multiplying a combination of matrices and vectors >>> M = Matrix() >>> v = Vector() >>> M * v Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in TypeError: Element-wise…
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How to close windows in 2.8?

How do you close windows/tabs in 2.8? I've tried a lot of stuff, but always end up opening up more.
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2.8 mesh select mode hotkey changed

The hotkey for mesh select mode (vertex, edge, face) while in edit mode Ctrl + Tab has been reassigned in 2.8. Is there another hotkey assigned for this?
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How to render cartoon style with completely flat colors?

How to render perfect cartoons in blender? Whatever the engine is (internal or cycles) I always get that shading transition somewhere on the model. The first picture is in blender internal render engine with the toon shading material and the…
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Exclusive lighting

Is (or will be) there any sort of light linking in Cycles, or a method to get a light to affect only certain objects that doesn't involve compositing two or more different render layers? Sort of what 3Dstudio does with the Include/Exclude methods.
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How to achieve this spline and particle effect

does someone have any idea of how to achieve the following effect in Blender? the source of this file is http://www.rawandrendered.com/camp-2016-titles I tried to apply curves to a deformed surface, but that was a bad idea. the distribution of the…
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