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Movie Clip On Plane

In blender cycles render engine, how do I put a movie clip on a plane so it displays the video? I want the video to be on the plane if there is a way.
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How could I model a realistic broken pillar (concrete)?

Something like this: Of course I'm not pretending to achieve that level of detail, but is there any other way of obtaining similar results without having to spend so much time sculpting? Basically, how do you model broken concrete? I tried with…
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How can I return to the 3D view after rendering?

In blender, after I press F12 to render, the view changes. Is there a button or key that I can press to go back to the 3d view?
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Convert Curves to Grease Pencil?

I'd like to know if there's a way/add-on to convert curves to Grease Pencil strokes? I know you can convert in the other direction, but I can't find anything to create Grease Pencil strokes from curves. In attempting to setup guides for a model I'm…
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What file format should I use for rendering?

I am new to Blender and want to render an image of my object. I see that there are a lot lot lot of file formats to chose from. Which one should I pick?
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How to cut holes in an object using another object?

I'm trying to model a M16 but I have a problem with cutting the holes on top of the handguard of the weapon. As you can see in the picture above, I have tried to cut holes into the handguard (The marked mesh in edit mode) with the object above it…
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Group objects in blender

There´s a way of grouping SVG objects in blender like in Illustrator or Inkscape, where when I have to move the object the entire group move´s on together, without having to append that object to the main object?
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Is there a way to set initial state with rigid bodies?

Let's say I set up a Rigid Body simulation in Blender (not in GE), and then run the simulation for a number of frames. Is there a way to tell Blender to use the current state and position as the initial state? So that when I go back to frame 1, the…
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What is an efficient way to remove loose vertices?

I have a mesh that has some vertices between edges that do not need to be there. How can I easily remove these vertices without selecting them manually? I tired using limited dissolve but that get rid of anything that coplanar not just the floating…
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How to make dirty looking object?

I want to make an object look dusty and have some scruff on it (like the image directly below), but I am unsure of how to go about this. Notice the dust and smudges on it, that's what I am trying to recreate. I've modelled the object but would…
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How to model the rounded outline of a column

I need a good way to model the rounded shape of a capital, just like in the picture. My problem is, that it should be precise for architectural modeling. I could use paths, but that would be really painful to do ;) And Bevel is not precise enough I…
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Is there a way to convert a constraint to a keyframe?

I have a model in Blender with a full rig, including IK bones. I also have a sword with two bones, on the top bone of the sword I have a set of constraints that copy the location and rotation of a child bone in the right hand. The sword is then…
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How can I copy one side of a rig to the other?

I need to mirror the half part of the rigging of my character, I remember it was something with the scale or rotation.. does anyone know which was the right solution step-to-step?
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How can I resize/move the "canvas" of an image in the compositor?

As you can see, if I try to translate an image in the compositor, it does not affect the actual bounds of the image, only the pixels themselves. The same thing happens when trying to scale an image: So the image cannot be moved or scaled further…
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Bevel is not symmetrical

I was trying to model a desk and came across a problem, I can't seem to solve. I wanted to create a simple bevel. I used Mesh > Edges > Bevel on a selected edge and got this result Why is it not symmetrical? How can I make it symmetrical? For…
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