Objects pointers brokes if undo/redo operation is used
In Blender 2.8x the undo/redo operation system (ctrl+z / ctrl+shift+z) has been completely rebuilt. One of the results of this API change is when the undo operation is performed, all objects in the scene are fully recreated – the current object is destroyed, and a completely new object is created instead. Pointers to the old objects (before the undo operation) now point to invalid objects that can no longer be used.
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Add-ons reload through the F8 key shot
Add-ons are not reloaded by pressing the F8 key in the Preferences – Add-ons window in Blender 2.83. The add-ons reload function call with this key shot was no longer tied starting with Blender 2.80.
To bind the add-ons reloading to the F8 key shot again:
- Open the “Preferences” window
- Open the the “Keymap” section
- Expand the “Screen – Screen (Global)” branch
- Press the “Add new” button at the bottom of the list
- In the operator identifier field, type “script.reload”
- Click on the keyboard field and press F8 to bind this key to the specified operator call
- Press the “Save Preferences” button to save new settings
Where did the code completion in the python console in Blender 2.82 disappear
In Blender 2.81 and earlier, you could see the possible code completion by pressing “ctrl + space” in the python console. This key-shot shows nothing in Blender 2.82.
Code autocompletion in the python console was not removed in 2.82, it was moved to the “tab” key.
Blender add-on “B-Presets” v. 1.1.2.
Normally about normals
Tutorial about normal maps.
Summary:
- 0:08 Check yourself: try to find a mistake
- 0:34 What is Normal?
- 1:12 What is the difference between DirectX and OpenGL normal maps?
- 2:05 How to use DirectX normal maps in Blender?
- 2:26 Invert normal maps on inverted polygons
- 2:53 Bonus
User interface elements alignment by columns
Interface elements in custom user panels often do not correspond to each other in size. As a result – the overall panel layout does not look beautiful. As an example, let’s create a custom panel and place an operator button and an input text field on it.
Can we make it more accurate?
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How to open folders by a single click in Blender 2.8x
When opening files through the “File Browser” in Blender 2.8x, directories (folders) are opened with mouse double-click. This change has been made for better compatibility with the standards (directories are opened by double-clicking in most file managers, for example, in the Windows Explorer), but this is not always convenient.
To make the folders opening by a single click:
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Some Blender tuning
A few settings that can make your work in Blender a little bit convenient.
Viewport window
Remove the default cube. Each time you open a new scene, you delete it. Let’s do it once.
Remove the lamp light source. In most scenes, you will adjust the lighting in a completely new way.
Put the camera in a separate collection and hide it from the viewport (click on the “eye” in the outliner window), now the camera does not interfere with the scene.
Blender add-on “EEVEE Materials Override” v. 1.1.0.
Blender add-on “EEVEE Materials Override” updated to v. 1.1.0.
- Added materials override for objects with no material
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Glass shader tuning for Cycles render engine
To make glass objects render faster and cleaner in Cycles render engine, we can adjust glass material processing by the number of beam bounces.
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Suzanne background
“Suzanne” background by cgklutts
Blender add-on: EEVEE Materials Override
Blender material preview scene
Official “Blender-ball” scene for materials preview/demonstration.
How to get all collectons list
To get a list of collections with all internal collections, we can use the following function:
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def collections(collection, col_list): col_list.append(collection) for sub_collection in collection.children: collections(sub_collection, col_list) |
How to randomly shift texture on objects
To shift the texture randomly on different objects, the easiest way is to change its location along any of the axes by a random value.
Random Per Island
In Blender 2.82 we can get a random index of UV islands in the Shader Editor through the “Geometry” node
Works only for the “Cycles’ render engine.
Global materials override for the Blender EEVEE render engine
Some times we need to make a render of the scene with the single material, for example, for clay or wireframe renders. Blender has the global materials override option for the Cycles render engine in the “View Layer Properties” – “Override” but not for the EEVEE render engine.
Quick materials override for the EEVEE rendering engine can be made with a small script, as shown in the following video:
Script and video by Vitaly Sokol.
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Blender 2.90 alpha
Blender 2.90 alpha is now available in daily builds for download on the official Blender site.
How to tune the camera height in the “walk” mode
To change the camera height in the “walk/fly” mode in the 3D Viewport window (enables with shift + ` keycode), you need to on the “Gravity” checkbox in the “Preferences” window – “Navigation” and tune the height with the “View Height” parameter.
How to enable gradient background in the viewport window
To enable gradient background in the “3D View” window you need:
- open the “Preferences” window
- press the “Themes” button
- in the “3D View” – “Theme Space” -” Gradient Colors” section on the “Use Gradient” checkbox
- and tune the gradient colors “Gradient HighOff” (top color) and “Gradient Low” (bottom color)
- press the “Save Preferences” button to save changes
Base PBR-materials scheme
The basic scheme for making a PBR (physically based) node shader in Blender looks like as follows:
Note that all the “ImageTexture” nodes, except for the “Base Color” node, use the “NonColor” colorspace.
Blender Add-On Template generator v.1.3.0.
Blender add-on template generator updated to version 1.3.0.
- Blender 2.83 template added
- For 2.82 and 2.83 templates added reload functional
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How to orient the viewport window to be parallel to the selected polygon
To orient the “3D Viewport” window to be parallel to the selected polygon you need to press the following keycode:
shift + Num 7
