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Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.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 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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-'''Blender''' is used to create 3D-printed models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, 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.
-It is a free and open source 3D computer graphics software tool set for Windows, Macintosh, and&nbsp;Linux.
+{{Template:Contact Us}}
-Pikes Peak Makerspace has installed Blender on our Design Workstation 2 and our Ubuntu Workstation.
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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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+'''Links to docs.blender.org:'''
-== Tips ==
+===[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/interface/keymap/introduction.html Common Shortcuts]===
-Links to external sites:
+===[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]===
-=== [https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/interface/keymap/introduction.html Common Shortcuts] ===
+==Training==
+'''Links to blender.org:'''
-=== [https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/glossary/index.html Glossary] ===
+===[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''']
+===[https://www.blender.org/community/ Blender, everywhere.] — Community Support===
+===[https://www.blender.org/download/previous-versions/ Every Blender version] ("Your old files are safe.")===
+===[https://opendata.blender.org/ blender Benchmark]===
+===[https://www.blender.org/ Blender Product Home Page]===
+<br>
+'''Links to other external sites:'''
+:[[wikipedia:Blender_(software)|'''Blender (software)''']] — on Wikipedia
-Links to external sites:
+:'''[https://cgcookie.com/posts/everything-new-in-blender-4-2 Everything New in Blender 4.2]''' — by CGCookie.com (Aug 21st&nbsp;2024)
-:'''[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/index.html# Blender 3.6 Reference Manual]'''
-:'''[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/advanced/command_line/index.html Advanced, using the Command Line]'''
-:[https://www.youtube.com/user/BlenderFoundation '''Official YouTube channel for Blender''']
-:[https://www.blender.org/community/ '''Blender, everywhere.'''] — Community Support
-:'''Blender Add-ons:'''
-::'''[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/addons/3d_view/precision_drawing_tools/introduction.html Precision Drawing Tools]'''
-==For Additional Help==
-:Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
-:[[How To Slack#Channel Names and Descriptions|'''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&nbsp;community.
-==Member Showcase==
-<gallery>
-File:Cat4727.jpg|alt=placeholder image|<center>'''Images needed'''</center>
-</gallery>{{Template:Showcase_blurb}}
-==See Also==
-Links to other PPM Wiki pages:
-:'''Autodesk [[Autodesk Fusion 360 Tips|Fusion 360 Tips]]'''
-:'''[[Procreate app Tips|Adobe Photoshop Tips]]'''
+== 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|<span style="color:#000000; background:#EE9F21">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''3D Printing'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
+:[[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'''&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>]]
+:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Windows'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[Ubuntu|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Ubuntu'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
+:[[Computers — Ubuntu|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Ubuntu'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-==Curated Links==
+==Hand-Curated Links==
-Links to external sites:
+'''Links to member-recommended external sites:'''
-:'''[https://github.com/agmmnn/awesome-blender awesome Blender add-ons, tools, tutorials and resources]''' — "agmmnn" on GitHub
+:'''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjEaoINr3zgEPv5y--4MKpciLaoQYZB1Z Blender 4.0 Beginner Donut Tutorial]''' — "Blender Guru" on YouTube
+:'''Blender Add-ons:'''
+:'''[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 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
-== Other Fun Stuff==
+:'''[[wikipedia:List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages|List of free and open-source software packages]]''' — on Wikipedia
-Links to external sites:
+'''Alternatives to Blender:'''
-:[[wikipedia:Blender_(software)|'''Blender (software)''']] — on Wikipedia
+:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html Adobe After Effects]''' — "Make your ideas move."
-:'''[https://www.sketchup.com/ SketchUp 3D design software]''' — alternative to Blender
+:'''[https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve DaVinci Resolve]''' — "editing, color correction, visual effects, motion graphics and audio post production"
-:'''[https://nomadsculpt.com/ Nomad Sculpt]''' — "A SCULPTING AND PAINTING MOBILE APPLICATION
+:'''[https://www.onshape.com/en/ Onshape]''' — Cloud-native CAD
+:'''[https://www.sketchup.com/en SketchUp 3D design software]''' — 3D modeling software
+==For Additional Help==
+:Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
+:[[How To Slack#PPM Channel Names and Descriptions|'''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.
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-<br>
+{{Template:Ideas into reality}}
-<hr style="height:2.5px">
+<p style="padding:0.2em 0.4em; background:#ff6c00; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:15%;"> &nbsp; </p>
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-[[Category:Incomplete]]
-[[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