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Snapping two objects by edge in Object Mode

This might be a pretty newbish question, but I've just started learning Blender and I'm having a really hard time doing some precision work. I have two objects and I'm trying to snap them to each other (using the snap settings) by their edges…
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How to extrude equally in all directions?

I am new to blender and I'm struggling with one feature; a strip of metal going near the top of the camera body (Fujifilm s4400). My problem is that the metal strip will not extrude to a continuous length because of the curve around the camera body.…
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How can I use the compositor on the result of the sequencer?

I recently ran a renderfarm on a file with some compositing setup, but I forgot to set the composite output back to the Composite node instead of the Viewer I was temporarily using. Since the node setup didn't require anything besides the image data…
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How to use emitter for generating thick forest so that trees would not intersect?

I am trying to make thick forest in blender using emitter or hair emitter. The problem is that with huge ammount of trees they intersect with each other and I do not want that to happen. I did use various setting, groups and tricks without success.…
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Hook/parent/constrain to particle hair?

Is there any way to hook, parent, or constraint something to a vertex of a particle hair strand? Such as a hair accessory dangling from a braid that needs to move with the hair? Converting the hair to mesh isn't viable, as I then lose hair dynamics…
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When to use sRGB and when not to?

I discovered that in my Scene Color Management, Display Device has always been set to sRGB. When I turn it off, the color of a given RGB now seems to match what I see in say Matplotlib. No matter how many times I try to read about color spaces, I…
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Viewport pivot point changed from scene objects to around viewport camera origin

I am starting to learn using blender, and at some point I managed to do something to the 3D view camera. Usually the camera orbits around an object, but now the rotation seems to happen (atleast very close to) around the "camera's origin". Neither…
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Is it possible to set a global Blender preference so that all keyframed motion is linear by default?

I've been working on some animations recently, and I've noticed that I'm having poor luck with certain things, namely the fact that I don't really use Blender's graph editor very well. One of the major issues that I have is pretty widespread among…
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How to Model a Mushroom shape?

Is there any good way to make a half decent mushroom? I'm specifically trying to make the mushroom on the back of Parasect for an animation. How can you make a rounded cone? Is there an addon for that, or do I have to make it myself? Specifically,…
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How to make a 'rocky' material with procedural bump?

If I have a modeled rock and I want to somehow to add details to it like the ones from an Asteroid (like, little holes) which kind of Node setup should I need? My actual node setup (it's on cycles) is pretty simple, it's just a regular Diffuse color…
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What are some use cases for the singlar ray output?

Using the singular ray output, it's possible to detect whether or not the object is being viewed through a perfectly sharp reflection or refraction: Besides changing colors of reflections, what are some possible use-cases for this variable?
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What is the importance of low poly vs high poly?

From the point of view of a beginner in Blender, the vast majority of learning resources & tutorials seem to focus on low poly objects/scenes. Many questions here on blender.SE echo that focus. Perhaps this may deal with difficulty level or style…
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How to set up a render farm

I got my hands on three identical PC towers, I would like to hook them up into a render farm, but I would like some advice on what opperating system I should use. I know that I need one of them to be a master, when I looked up linux I found that…
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How do I get rid of unwanted corners inside a bent tube?

I am trying to make a clear tube in Blender and have a water simulation run through it. I made the tube out of a Bezier curve and a circle, then extruded the original until I had the shape and length I wanted. However, when I tried to make the tube…
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Will Cycles eventually replace Blender Internal?

I remember reading (I can't remember where though), that the Blender Internal render engine had become difficult to maintain and is not based on a modern architecture (hence - Cycles was created). My question then is this: Will Cycles ultimately…
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