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2008 12 04
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*To convert picture to a mesh
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**Create selection in Gimp and convert it to path as documented [http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-path-dialog.html|here].
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**Export path
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**In Blender, import (File / Import) path.
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**Using AltC, convert curve to mesh (while in object mode)
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2008 12 02
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*L key select vertices connected to presently selected
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2008 09 28
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*particle animation - create object - choose object menu (F7) and particle button (colored), press 'add new', add minus value to Y axis in physics menu (its gravity), altA to play :) [http://www.blender.org/development/release-logs/blender-246/particles/visualization/ click to learn]
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2008 09 28
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*hotkey - ctrl-i - inverse selection - that one is too rarely mentioned
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2008 04 25
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*shiftW lets you bend mesh around 'center'
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*shape keys
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2008 03 22
 
2008 03 22
  
 
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*F creates edge between two selected vertices, not only face, when there are more vertices. select two edges to create face, it takse 4 vertices
*F creates edge between two selected vertices, not only face, when there are more vertices
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*magnet icon does snapping when ctrl pressed http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Tutorials/Snap Does not work when 'proportional mode' is on.  seems to snap to a vertice to which cursor was previously snapped.
*magnet icon does snapping when ctrl pressed http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Tutorials/Snap
 
 
*added Geom Tools to [[3D#scripts|scripts]]. great for intersections
 
*added Geom Tools to [[3D#scripts|scripts]]. great for intersections

Latest revision as of 16:09, 4 December 2008

2008 12 04

  • To convert picture to a mesh
    • Create selection in Gimp and convert it to path as documented [1].
    • Export path
    • In Blender, import (File / Import) path.
    • Using AltC, convert curve to mesh (while in object mode)

2008 12 02

  • L key select vertices connected to presently selected

2008 09 28

  • particle animation - create object - choose object menu (F7) and particle button (colored), press 'add new', add minus value to Y axis in physics menu (its gravity), altA to play :) click to learn

2008 09 28

  • hotkey - ctrl-i - inverse selection - that one is too rarely mentioned

2008 04 25

  • shiftW lets you bend mesh around 'center'
  • shape keys

2008 03 22

  • F creates edge between two selected vertices, not only face, when there are more vertices. select two edges to create face, it takse 4 vertices
  • magnet icon does snapping when ctrl pressed http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Tutorials/Snap Does not work when 'proportional mode' is on. seems to snap to a vertice to which cursor was previously snapped.
  • added Geom Tools to scripts. great for intersections