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Is it possible to compress or split '.blend' files within Blender? If so, how?

I have a large blender file. How can I compress this file and can I split the file into multiple files to ship it?
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How to Set/Calculate pole angle of IK constraint so the chain does not move?

How to calculate the exact pole angle so when I add Pole bone the IK chain does not move?
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How can I animate my Cycles shaders?

For a scene, I have to change shader parameters (using nodes in Cycles) as time goes on in the scene. I've looked for a node that inputs a time sweep or frame number, but neither is available in Cycles. Am I looking in the wrong place? Or is there…
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How can I convert a hair-particle system into 3D, editable objects?

Is it possible to 'apply' a particle system so that it becomes workable 3d objects instead of being hair or emitter objects? If that's possible, then I should hypothetically be able to apply another hair-particle system to those objects, right? I…
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Modelling and rendering an "impossible object"

I'm trying to make an object in blender that look like this: I want to make the final render turn out 3D. Is this possible to do in Blender? Is there some trick to making these objects? This would be similar to what I would want.
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Save Custom Layout in Blender 2.67b?

How can I save my custom layout in Blender 2.67b? Changing the name of the default layout, clicking the plus-sign to the right of it, and "Save User Settings" in User Preferences all don't work! Is this a bug? (because all the above does work in…
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Render shadow on transparent background with Blender Render

I need to render a model on a transparent background. The models have a light source so they should be casting a shadow on a surface (the XY plane). The purpose for this is to overlay the rendered images (out of blender) on an image of the actual…
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I can't see my background image in the 3D view

I try to set up an image as background for a basic blender tutorial, but it isn't visible. This is the image I try to have as background:
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How to access the search menu 2.8? (used to be spacebar in 2.79)

In 2.79 the search menu is accessed pressing the spacebar In 2.8 the space bar is used to play the timeline. Where is the search menu now?
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Split a mesh with a plane

I'm trying to split a mesh into two pieces along a plane like in this video, using Blender 2.62. The closest I can come to splitting a mesh into two pieces along a plane is this: Add a plane Grab and move the plane to where I want the cut an…
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Objects other than leaves with Sapling addon?

The Sapling addon does an excellent job of modeling the shape of the trunk, branches, and leaves of a variety of trees, and can be used to quickly produce realistic trees in my models. However, real trees often also have flowers, berries, pine…
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How do I cycle through the camera views?

When reviewing the existing cameras of a scene, is there a way to quickly cycle through the views of all cameras?
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How do the new light probes in EEVEE work?

I've been experimenting with Blender's new EEVEE render engine, and so far have failed to get the realistic results I'm aiming for. I've seen some online tutorials and articles about the assets under the new Light Probes category in the add menu,…
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Should I just quit Blender when after two weeks of learning and watching tutorials I cannot model anything?

I really wanted to start with Blender a long time ago but I was addicted to games and I didn't have enough time. Now, I do have time and I need to know Blender to get onto University so I've tried to dive right into it. I have been watching videos…
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2D stabilization of camera pan

I have a movie clip that pans from left to right. I've added a motion tracker to an element in the scene that is stationary. But when I apply stabilization the camera panning motion is lost. The autoscale function also crops most of the scene away.…
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