How to scroll animation in the Viewport window
To scroll the animation in Blender without leaving the “Viewport” window – hold the Alt key and turn the mouse wheel.
This type of animation scroll works even if there is no “TimeLine” window open.
How to make node connections in Blender 2.8 not straight, but curving as before
In Blender 2.8 node connectors in the “Shader Editor” window are straight by default, unlike earlier versions, where they bent curving. To return the usual connections bend, change the following settings:
- Open the “Preferences” window
- Switch to “Themes”
- Expand the “Node Editor” tree branch
- In the “Node Curving” field, set the value greater than 0. 0 means straight lines, the larger – the greater bend. A value of 4 corresponds to the bend that was in Blender 2.7x versions.
Remove doubles in Blender 2.83
In the last Blender 2.83 version, the function to remove doubles and merge vertices is moved to the “m” key code. The “alt + m” key code, used before, now executes the “Split” functions.
Edit Source
For those who want to know “how Blender works” to write their own scripts and add-ons, the developers have provided a very convenient option – the ability to view any element source code in a single click.
To see the source code of any element: open the “Text Editor” window; then simply click on the desired element with the right mouse button and select “Edit Source”.
Coffee Run
Blender Animation Studio released a new open short animated film “Coffee Run”.
The animation is made in the 3D graphical editor “Blender”.
Blender 2.83 official release
The Blender 2.83 release is enabled for downloading on the official Blender site.
This is the first “LTS” version of Blender, designed for long-term support.
The official showcase of new features:
Lighting basics in Blender EEVEE
Various aspects of lighting in the Blender EEVEE rendering engine tutorial.
Knife Project
Knife Project is a powerful Blender tool for quickly cutting holes of various shapes in objects.
