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When I save something as an OBJ file the texture does not save with it, why?

I use Blender to render objects as this makes them look better. The problem is when I export one of my characters as an OBJ file and then import it back into Blender to render, the textures seem to not have been saved with it and the character's…
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Is there a way to fill the area between two circles?

There's a way to fill with faces only the area between the larger circle and the the smaller one? I mean.. It's a wheel and I'm trying to fill the rubber part of it. Using the fill function F it fills everything inside the bigger circle.
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Logging renders?

Is there a simple way to log/save every render that you make in a Blender scene? Maybe an add-on? This would be helpful to visually see progress on modeling, materials, lighting, and whatnot. It would also be helpful if it could "print on" the…
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Possible to set render border exactly

I know I can set the render border with Ctrl+B and dragging a box. But is there a way I can exactly specify the border dimensions?
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How to make trilateral (3-fold) symmetry?

I know how to use the Mirror Modifier to make an object mirror over an axis, but I don't know how to do trilateral symmetry, like this: Is there a way to configure the Mirror Modifier to do this, or will I just have to model one part, duplicate it…
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How can I remove a linked library with Python?

Load and add linked object I'm working on an add-on. The purpose is to link and un-link groups from another blend file. Thanks to stack exchange and the Blender documentation this works pretty well. This means I can load a library and import a group…
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Make the flame of a candle more yellow

Here is what I have so far: The issue is The candle looks like a light bulb... when I tried to make it more yellow via RGB Curves the whole thing got more yellow: Can anyone help me out? Thanks!
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How do I make Front Ortho the Active Camera?

How can I render my scene so that the camera is in the same spot as the front orthographic viewport? The Front Orthographic view is exactly how I want it rendered, not by pressing NumPad 0.
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How can I make a procedural polished granite material?

I have made a polished granite material with a node setup. Using this photograph as reference, how can I improve this further?
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How do I create a 10-sided die as one object?

What I'm looking to do is create a 10-sided die, specifically in the shape of a 'pentagonal trapezohedron', i.e., a polyhedron that has 10 kite shaped sides. With the following link I was able to produce a d4, d6, d8, d12, d20, & d30: How do I…
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How can I create a crashing wave effect?

I have a scene with a stormy ocean, and I am trying to create this effect: I've been looking for tutorials on "crashing wave" or "ocean spray" without much luck. As such, I've run up against a wall. Can I get tips on how to accomplish this? Should…
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Why is my cycles render still grainy on 1000 cycles?

I recently made a desk lamp model and set the samples to 1000 for an overnight render upon waking up the image was still rather grainy is this something in my blender that isnt set right or something in the scene itself?
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Why can't I loop cut a cone?

Why can't I loop cut a cone? I started a new file, created a cone and did nothing but try to loop cut it, and it didn't work.
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Parenting messes up transforms - where is the offset stored?

When I parent an object to another object with keep_transforms=True The object stays in place as expected, however I noticed that the location attribute of the child did not change. If I zero out the location, my child object goes to the center of…
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Is there a way to do proportional editing only on specific vertices?

I have split several chains of vertices into groups in an attempt to access only one chain at a time for modeling, and it seemed to work yesterday. Today I can't isolate them when I use proportional editing. Is there something I need to do…
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