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How to change the amount of zoom from the scroll wheel while viewing through the camera?
One click of the scroll wheel zooms too much IMO. Is there a way I can get more precision zooming?
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Addons: Only some .zips will install
Why is it that if I go to install an add-on from User Preferences > Add-ons > Install from File... and choose a *.ZIP, some add-ons will install, while others will return me to the User Preferences with nothing having happened (as far as I can…
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Why do freestyle outlines occasionally have gaps?
Sometimes freestyle renders will have gaps in the lines:
Closer up:
What causes this and how can I prevent it?
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How can Tris be used to an advantage?
Tris are things you would avoid when it comes to shading, and good Topology, so do Tris do any good?
Also I am currently working on Game Asset Creation and I would like to know if Tris are actually something I want definitely to avoid.
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Get Object Width In Cycles as Value
Is there a way to get an object's width in Cycles as a value that I can use, for example, as the color input of a diffuse shader? Basically, is there a way I can get the volume absorption shader's output as a value?
Here is an example of what I…
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How to convert a single vertex into a plane within a mesh?
I've seen two different videos where the user selected a single vertex and then expanded it into a 4 sided plane. This is a technique I've needed many times but I am not sure how that was accomplished.
This picture sort of demonstrates what I'm…
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How to recalculate automatic weights for single bones?
After I edited an already weighted model and its armature, the pose mode doesn't grab the limbs the right way anymore. Is there a way to recalculate weights for single bones? Because I already edited the weights for other parts of the mesh and…
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How to create a circle pie chart with separate (adjustable/variable) triangle "chunks"?
I'm after an adjustable pie chart. Think of a circular box of cheese triangles. Each triangle is a separate object from the others (and variable in the .pct of the circle, but together form a thick disk - like a hockey puck.
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Where can I get Blender test builds?
I know that Blender.org provides downloads for official releases. I see on forums that people use newer versions of Blender. Where can I get newer version of Blender (nightly builds, alpha versions... etc).
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How to achieve screen tearing effect or video glitches
I do not know at all what this effect is called, therefore I cannot search for the answer on the web. I am referring to the thing where the RGB color will shift individually when the camera jitters/move
So, how can I achieve this sort of effect in…
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Is there a hot-key to jump between markers in the timeline?
I want to be able to cycle through the frames I set markers on (I have cameras bound to each marker so these are usually the first frame in a shot). Is there a hot-key for this?
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Using Texture Nodes for the Displace Modifier
I'm trying to make some procedural textures that will give me a result like this:
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this one is said to have been a voronoi + a clouds texture and I figured the best way to combine those is to use the node editor for Textures and then just slap…
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Controlling the "strength" of cycles' Bump node
What is the correct way to control the strength of the bump node?
What does the Distance Input on the bump node in cycles do?
The manual does not make it clear.
Distance Input
Multiplier for the height value to control the overall distance…
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Audio/Video out of sync in rendered video, but not in VSE
First let me apologize to ask this question, as this has been basically already asked, for instance here, here and here. However these answers don't seem to provide an understanding what's really going on, so I will pose my question anyway.
Every…
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Workflow for developing add-on/script
I'm trying to figure out a good workflow for developing scripts and add-ons in Blender. Here's what I'm currently doing as I try my luck with a PyNode add-on:
Open blender
Create a text editor panel
Open my script (external text file)
Edit my…
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