Difference between revisions of "Blender Tips"

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Blender is a free and open source 3D computer graphics software tool set for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
It is used to create 3D models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, augmented and virtual reality, and many other related things.

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

Our Design Workstation 2 runs Blender better than our others because it has an NVidia (Quadro P620) GPU.

Tips

Links to docs.blender.org:

Common Shortcuts

Glossary

Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed

PPM announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup

Links to blender.org:

Blender, everywhere. — Community Support

blender Benchmark

Blender 4.1 Reference Manual

Advanced, using the Command Line

Blender Product Home Page

Links to other external sites:

Everything New in Blender 4.0 — by CGCookie.com (Nov 8th 2023)

Official YouTube channel for Blender

Blender (software) — on Wikipedia

Related Pages

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Autodesk Fusion Tips

Adobe Photoshop Tips

STL File Format Tips

USDZ File Format Tips

Procreate app Tips

3D Printing — Filament (FDM)

3D Printing — Resin (SLA)

Computers — Windows

Ubuntu

Hand-Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

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

Blender Add-ons:

Precision Drawing Tools Learning Blender Slowly — "Learn Everything About Design" on YouTube

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:

Onshape — Cloud-native CAD

SketchUp 3D design software — 3D modeling software

Adobe After Effects — "Make your ideas move."

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.

PPM Tool Color Map — Interactive

Search the PPM Wiki — include both Content pages and Multimedia

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki, or if you notice something is outdated.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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-Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative process by providing shared space, shared tools, software, materials and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into&nbsp;reality.
+'''Blender''' is a free and open source 3D computer graphics software tool set for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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-<br>
+It is used to create 3D models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, augmented and virtual reality, and many other related things.
-'''Blender''' is a free and open source 3D computer graphics software tool set for Windows, Macintosh, and&nbsp;Linux.
-It is used to create 3D models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, augmented and virtual reality, and many other related things.
+Pikes Peak Makerspace keeps the current version of Blender installed on our Design Workstations 1-3.
-Pikes Peak Makerspace has installed Blender on our Design Workstations 1 and 2.
+Our Design Workstation 2 runs Blender better than our others because it has an NVidia (Quadro P620) GPU.<br>
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+<p style="padding:0.2em 0.4em; background:#ff6c00; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:15%;"> &nbsp; </p>
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-<hr style="height:2.5px">
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-<br>
+==Tips==
-==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]===
-==Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed ==
+==Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed==
-Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
+PPM announces its [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
-Links to external sites:
+Links to blender.org:
-:'''[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/index.html# Blender 4.0 Reference Manual]'''
+:'''[https://www.blender.org/community/ Blender, everywhere.]''' — Community Support
+:'''[https://opendata.blender.org/ blender Benchmark]'''
+:'''[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/index.html# Blender 4.1 Reference Manual]'''
 :'''[https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/advanced/command_line/index.html Advanced, using the Command Line]'''
+:'''[https://www.blender.org/ Blender Product Home Page]'''
+Links to other external sites:
+:[https://cgcookie.com/posts/everything-new-in-blender-4-0 '''Everything New in Blender 4.0'''] — by CGCookie.com (Nov 8th 2023)
 :[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]'''
 :[[wikipedia:Blender_(software)|'''Blender (software)''']] — on Wikipedia
-:'''[https://www.blender.org/ Blender Product Home Page]'''
-==For Additional Help==
+==Related Pages==
-: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.
-==Related Pages ==
 Links to related PPM Wiki pages:
-:'''[[Autodesk Fusion 360 Tips]]'''
+:'''[[Autodesk Fusion Tips]]'''
 :'''[[Adobe Photoshop Tips]]'''
+:'''[[STL File Format Tips]]'''
+:'''[[USDZ File Format Tips]]'''
 :'''[[Procreate app Tips]]'''
-:[[3D Printing|<span style="color:#000000; background:#EE9F21">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''3D Printing — Filament'''&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>]]
-==Curated Links ==
+==Hand-Curated Links==
 Links to member-recommended external sites:
-:'''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDfGh8A8kXU0m-0xVwrbQFTiGR2wfyKZ Learning Blender Slowly]''' — "Learn Everything About Design" on YouTube
+:'''[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
-== Other Fun Stuff ==
-Links to external sites:
-:'''[[commons:Blender_(software)|Blender (software)]]''' — on WikiMedia Commons
-:'''[https://www.onshape.com/en/ Onshape]''' — alternative to Blender
-:'''[https://www.sketchup.com/ SketchUp 3D design software]''' — alternative to Blender
-:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html Adobe After Effects]''' — alternative to Blender
 :'''[[wikipedia:List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages|List of free and open-source software packages]]''' — on Wikipedia
+Alternatives to Blender:
+:'''[https://www.onshape.com/en/ Onshape]''' — Cloud-native CAD
+:'''[https://www.sketchup.com/ SketchUp 3D design software]''' — 3D modeling software
+:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html Adobe After Effects]''' — "Make your ideas move."
+==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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-[[Category:Volunteers Needed]]