In this tutorial we show you the best way we have found to import and use BHV-mocap files with an existing rig.
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Blender copy dynamic paint settings
I couldn’t find this answer very easily by searching so here it is in case it helps someone else:
When you are using dynamic paint and you want to copy the settings of one brush into multiple objects, selected the objects, then select the object you want to copy from and finally go to object–>make links–>modifiers.
In other words dynamic paint is counted as a modifier even though the settings reside inside the physics tab.
Add custom keyboard shortcuts in Blender tutorial
In this quick video tutorial we add custom keyboard shortcuts to functions we use repeatedly.
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Easily manage your startup file in Blender
In this video we show you an easy strategy on how to manage your Blender startup file in such a fashion that you can rest assured you will always have it stored, even if you re-install you whole operating system.
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Blender understanding delta-transforms
In this one minute video tutorial we show you a few situations in which delta transforms might come in handy:
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Queue-render animations in Blender (Windows)
In this video we create two blender files with animations and queue them up with a Windows batch file in order to render them both out one after another:
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Blender workflow tip: open render location
Did you know that you can open up the render location folder from inside Blender? Find out how in this Blender quick tip:
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Convert a 2D image into a 3D animation in Blender
In this fast speed video tutorial we use the free Blam -addon in order to quickly turn a regular photograph into a 3D scene with a technique sometimes referenced as camera mapping or camera projection.
You can download Blam here:
https://github.com/stuffmatic/blam
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How to import an image with an alpha channel as a plane into Cycles
In this video tutorial we show you how to use the import images as planes addon in order to quickly bring images with alpha channels into Blender while working with the Cycles render engine.
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How to combine two textures shot from different angles in Blender
In this fast speed tutorial we combine two different texture images into one texture without seams with the help of texture paint:
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