Difference between revisions of "Blender Tips"

Latest revision as of 13:39, 21 November 2024

Blender is a 3D computer graphics software tool set used to create 3D models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, augmented and virtual reality, and many other related things.

It is free and open-source software (FOSS), for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) keeps the current version of Blender installed on our Design Workstations 1-3.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

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Tips

☐ The PPM Design Workstation 2 runs Blender better than the other PPM workstations, because it has an NVidia (Quadro P620) GPU.

Links to docs.blender.org:

Advanced, using the Command Line

Training

Links to blender.org:

Video Editing — Introduction

Blender, everywhere. — Community Support

Every Blender version ("Your old files are safe.")

Blender Product Home Page

Links to other external sites:

Blender (software) — on Wikipedia

Everything New in Blender 4.2 — by CGCookie.com (Aug 21st 2024)

Related Pages

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Adobe After Effects Tips

Autodesk Fusion Tips

Adobe Photoshop Tips

STL File Format Tips

SVG File Format Tips

USDZ File Format Tips

Procreate app Tips

3D Printing — Filament (FDM)

3D Printing — Resin (SLA)

Computers — Windows

Computers — Ubuntu

Hand-Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

Blender 4.0 Beginner Donut Tutorial — "Blender Guru" on YouTube

Blender Add-ons:

Awesome-Blender — from blenderartists.org

add-ons, tools, tutorials and resources — "agmmnn" on GitHub

Links to other external sites:

Blender splash screens — on WikiMedia Commons

Blender (software) — on WikiMedia Commons

List of free and open-source software packages — on Wikipedia

Alternatives to Blender:

Adobe After Effects — "Make your ideas move."

DaVinci Resolve — "editing, color correction, visual effects, motion graphics and audio post production"

Onshape — Cloud-native CAD

SketchUp 3D design software — 3D modeling software

For Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channel #computing

List of all PPM Slack channels

Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative processes by providing shared space, shared tools, materials, software, and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.

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-'''Blender''' is a free and open source 3D computer graphics software tool set for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
+'''Blender is a 3D computer graphics software tool set''' used to create 3D models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, augmented and virtual reality, and many other related things.
+It is free and open-source software (FOSS), for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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-It is used to create 3D models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, augmented and virtual reality, and many other related things.
+<br>
+Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) keeps the current version of Blender installed on our Design Workstations 1-3.
-Pikes Peak Makerspace has installed Blender 4.0.2 on our Design Workstations 1-3. (Workstation 2 runs Blender better than the others.)
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+==Tips==
+☐ The PPM Design Workstation 2 runs Blender better than the other PPM workstations, because it has an NVidia (Quadro P620) GPU.
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-==Tips==
+'''Links to docs.blender.org:'''
-'''Links to external sites:'''
 ===[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/interface/keymap/introduction.html Common Shortcuts]===
 ===[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/glossary/index.html Glossary]===
+===[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/advanced/command_line/index.html Advanced, using the Command Line]===
+==Training==
+'''Links to blender.org:'''
+===[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/index.html# Blender 4.2 Reference Manual]===
-==Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed==
+===[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/video_editing/index.html Video Editing] — Introduction===
-Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
-'''Links to external sites:'''
+===[https://www.blender.org/community/ Blender, everywhere.] — Community Support===
-:'''[https://cgcookie.com/posts/everything-new-in-blender-4-0 Everything New in Blender 4.0]''' — by CGCookie.com (Nov 8th 2023)
-:'''[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/index.html# Blender 4.0 Reference Manual]'''
+===[https://www.blender.org/download/previous-versions/ Every Blender version] ("Your old files are safe.")===
-:'''[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/advanced/command_line/index.html Advanced, using the Command Line]'''
-:[https://www.blender.org/community/ '''Blender, everywhere.'''] — Community Support
+===[https://opendata.blender.org/ blender Benchmark]===
-:[https://www.youtube.com/user/BlenderFoundation '''Official YouTube channel for Blender''']
+===[https://www.blender.org/ Blender Product Home Page]===
+<br>
+'''Links to other external sites:'''
 :[[wikipedia:Blender_(software)|'''Blender (software)''']] — on Wikipedia
-:'''[https://www.blender.org/ Blender Product Home Page]'''
-==For Additional Help==
+:'''[https://cgcookie.com/posts/everything-new-in-blender-4-2 Everything New in Blender 4.2]''' — by CGCookie.com (Aug 21st&nbsp;2024)
-:Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
-:[[How To Slack#Channel Names and Descriptions|'''List of all PPM Slack channels''']]
+== Related Pages ==
-:Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.
-==Related Pages==
 '''Links to related PPM Wiki pages:'''
-:'''[[Autodesk Fusion 360 Tips]]'''
+:'''[[Adobe After Effects Tips]]'''
+:'''[[Autodesk Fusion Tips]]'''
 :'''[[Adobe Photoshop Tips]]'''
+:'''[[STL File Format Tips]]'''
+:'''[[SVG File Format Tips]]'''
+:'''[[USDZ File Format Tips]]'''
 :'''[[Procreate app Tips]]'''
 :[[3D Printing|<span style="color:#000000; background:#EE9F21">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''3D Printing — Filament (FDM)'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
 :[[3D Printing -- Resin|<span style="color:#000000; background:#EE9F21">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''3D Printing — Resin (SLA)'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[Ubuntu|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Ubuntu'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-==Curated Links==
+:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Windows'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
+:[[Computers — Ubuntu|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Ubuntu'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
+==Hand-Curated Links==
 '''Links to member-recommended external sites:'''
 :'''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjEaoINr3zgEPv5y--4MKpciLaoQYZB1Z Blender 4.0 Beginner Donut Tutorial]''' — "Blender Guru" on YouTube
 :'''Blender Add-ons:'''
-::'''[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/addons/3d_view/precision_drawing_tools/introduction.html Precision Drawing Tools]''' '''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDfGh8A8kXU0m-0xVwrbQFTiGR2wfyKZ Learning Blender Slowly]''' — "Learn Everything About Design" on YouTube
 :'''[https://blenderartists.org/t/awesome-blender-list-of-addons-tools-resources-on-github/1202865 Awesome-Blender]''' — from blenderartists.org
-:'''[https://github.com/agmmnn/awesome-blender awesome Blender add-ons, tools, tutorials and resources]''' — "agmmnn" on GitHub
+:'''[https://github.com/agmmnn/awesome-blender add-ons, tools, tutorials and resources]''' — "agmmnn" on GitHub
+'''Links to other external sites:'''
+:'''[[commons:Category:Blender_splash_screens|Blender splash screens]]''' — on WikiMedia Commons
+:'''[[commons:Blender_(software)|Blender (software)]]''' — on WikiMedia Commons
+:'''[[wikipedia:List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages|List of free and open-source software packages]]''' — on Wikipedia
 '''Alternatives to Blender:'''
+:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html Adobe After Effects]''' — "Make your ideas move."
+:'''[https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve DaVinci Resolve]''' — "editing, color correction, visual effects, motion graphics and audio post production"
 :'''[https://www.onshape.com/en/ Onshape]''' — Cloud-native CAD
-:'''[https://www.sketchup.com/ SketchUp 3D design software]''' — 3D modeling software
+:'''[https://www.sketchup.com/en SketchUp 3D design software]''' — 3D modeling software
-:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html Adobe After Effects]''' — "Make your ideas move."
-==Other Fun Stuff==
+==For Additional Help==
-'''Links to external sites:'''
+:Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
-:'''[https://opendata.blender.org/ blender Benchmark]''' — on blender.org
+:[[How To Slack#PPM Channel Names and Descriptions|'''List of all PPM Slack channels''']]
-:'''[[commons:Category:Blender_splash_screens|Blender splash screens]]''' — on WikiMedia Commons
+:Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.
-:'''[[commons:Blender_(software)|Blender (software)]]''' — on WikiMedia Commons
-:'''[[wikipedia:List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages|List of free and open-source software packages]]''' — on Wikipedia
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+<p style="padding:0.2em 0.4em; background:#ff6c00; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:15%;"> &nbsp; </p>
 [[Category:Software]]
-[[Category:Volunteers Needed]]

Difference between revisions of "Blender Tips"

Latest revision as of 13:39, 21 November 2024

Contents

Tips

Common Shortcuts

Glossary

Advanced, using the Command Line

Training

Blender 4.2 Reference Manual