Blender Artists Community http://blenderartists.org/forum/ Blender Artists is an online creative forum that is dedicated to the growth and education of the 3D software Blender. en Thu, 17 May 2012 01:37:44 GMT vBulletin 60 http://misc.cgcookie.netdna-cdn.com//rss.png Blender Artists Community http://blenderartists.org/forum/ Blender 2.49 Python 2.6.4 on Windows 7 Help! http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255304-Blender-2.49-Python-2.6.4-on-Windows-7-Help!&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 01:18:58 GMT Ok so I have been looking and reading for the last 3 hours and still can't figure this one out.

I am trying to run
Python 2.6.4 on Blender 2.49b
So I can use the Orge Mesh Export

1: I downloaded Python 2.49b and ran the install.
2: Then I downloaded Blender 2.49b and unpacked it.
3: Placed the Orge XML Convert in the correct location

But when I run blender it still only reads Python 2.6.2. What the hell? I did some reading and downloaded PYFFI but that is only for blender 2.5+ and Python 3.0+

How do I get this to work. I use Windows 7 64bit ]]> Python Support MaxPowers http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255304-Blender-2.49-Python-2.6.4-on-Windows-7-Help! Weird response to Indrect Lighting - kinda backwards http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255303-Weird-response-to-Indrect-Lighting-kinda-backwards&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 01:12:18 GMT I'm doing a Hades-like scene (Ragnarok, actually) and for now am using a large billboard with a separately-rendered image for the hot spots. In this rendering it's the only light source in play, using Indirect Lighting at Level 4 with 2 Bounces.

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The problem is the way the rocky crags react to the light. The big one on the left is lit backwards, the smaller center one should be a near-silhouette, and only the one on the right shows a semblance of the highlight & shadows being in their proper order. Anyone know what gives?

I made sure the crags' normals were all pointing outward, applied both Scale & Rotation, but they still look the same -- weird.
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]]> Lighting and Rendering chipmasque http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255303-Weird-response-to-Indrect-Lighting-kinda-backwards Help me make Blender more animator friendly. http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255302-Help-me-make-Blender-more-animator-friendly.&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 01:08:37 GMT Over in another thread LINK... Over in another thread LINK we are talking about how we can have a better animation comunity in Blender. We have recently started talking about tools that are missing and things that are needed to make animation more enjoyable in Blender.

I dont know who to talk to or were to add requests so I will post the stuff that has come up here in the hopes that you guys can tell me who I need to convince that this stuff should be implemented.

Action Channel Groups:

This feature although not perfect worked really well at organising the action editor for character animation. Keying sets are meant to be the replacment but they are no were near as simple or easy to use and they dont do the job as well.

Selection Sets
Similar to the way "Bone Groups" work in the armature window only a bone could be in more than one group and would not have the color options. Again Keying sets is meant to do this but it is not simple, easy or any good at it.

Improved Custom Properties and Transform Channels
Custom properties can be really powerfull for rigging but blender lacks alot of the features needed to leverage this power. Something I would love to see implemented would be something like the channel box from Maya.
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Things that the channel box allows you to do:
Control more than one channel at a time by shift selecting them
Add custom attributes that automaticaly add a corresponding channel to the object
Make channels keyable, locked, nonkeyable, displayable or hidden
Attributes can be an Interger, String, Float, boolean or Text Dropdown with index
All channels are treated the same regardless of weather they are custom or not
If two objects are selected with the same attribute ie "XRot" then any changes in the channel box effect both.

I know that we have the Transform panel and the Custom Properties panal in the 3d view but they cannot be made unkeyable and you cannot select more than one at once. Custom properties are no were near as versatile as the attributes of Maya.

Custom properties should be treated like other channels:
At the moment when you add a custom property to an object or bone it can only be accessed via its data path. Custom properties should be treated like the other channels on an object.

For example a bone has the custom property Gender in the current system to add this as a driver you would do this:


If custom properties were treated like the other channels on an object you could do this:


The advantage of this would be that changes to the names of bones and properties would not result in the driver breacking and the driver would be more resilient when a rig is appended or linked. I also think it is a more human understandable approach.

Thank you for reading my wall of text.
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]]> Beginning Blender Code and Development MCHammond http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255302-Help-me-make-Blender-more-animator-friendly. <![CDATA[literally don't know anything about computers..]]> http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255301-literally-don-t-know-anything-about-computers..&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 00:52:24 GMT and i want to get a new one that runs blender like a beast... My computer wont even let me sculpt its so slow...or something... and i would... and i want to get a new one that runs blender like a beast...
My computer wont even let me sculpt its so slow...or something...

and i would preferably like a laptop so i can blend on the go :P

any ideas? ]]> Off-topic Chat TheTaurusDude http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255301-literally-don-t-know-anything-about-computers.. Speeding up preparing scene data/raytree building? http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255300-Speeding-up-preparing-scene-data-raytree-building&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 00:43:02 GMT Summary: 1.)This becomes a problem when dealing with a lot of polygons. You will usually end up with a lot of polygons because Blender does not... Summary: 1.)This becomes a problem when dealing with a lot of polygons. You will usually end up with a lot of polygons because Blender does not support adaptive subdivisions. 2.)These processes are only single-threaded. Having more cores does not help at all. 3.)Ticking "Local Coordinates" under performance does not seem to have any affect on my machine (i7 2600K). Workarounds: 1.) Use displacements only when needed (obvious) 2.) Launch Blender ( or client) multiple times. Unfortunately your memory usage will multiply by the times you launch it. 3.) When working on stills break objects and adjust LOD manually. This is pretty unflexible though. If you know of any other method please post it here. What happened to adaptive Subdivision anyway? Wasnt it in development when Sintel was made? ]]> Lighting and Rendering anaho http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255300-Speeding-up-preparing-scene-data-raytree-building <![CDATA[[ damaged satellite ] - [ 30 Minutes ]]]> http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255298-damaged-satellite-30-Minutes&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 00:28:17 GMT RH2 Image: http://speedmodeling.org/smcfiles/RH2_SS-2012-05-16_17.18.16.png artao Image:... RH2


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]]> Speed Modeling Contests protocoldoug http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255298-damaged-satellite-30-Minutes IPO in 2.6* http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255296-IPO-in-2.6*&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 23:20:27 GMT From the Blender Wiki:

"A new type of Ipo Curve, FluidSim, is available for fluid domain objects."

Is this still applicable for 2.63? I assume it'd now be somewhere in the graph editor?

edit:
trying to modify the parameters of my fluid object. I see no curves, or the option for FluidSim, when I select the domain or the Fluid Object. ]]> Particles and Simulations Gnaws http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255296-IPO-in-2.6* Cycles and normalmaps - Actually works! + realistic materials. http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255295-Cycles-and-normalmaps-Actually-works!-realistic-materials.&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 23:14:26 GMT Hello blenderheads! Do you like normalmaps? And do you like Cycles? If yes then read on: Lately i found out that normalmaps actually works in... Hello blenderheads! Do you like normalmaps? And do you like Cycles? If yes then read on:

Lately i found out that normalmaps actually works in cycles. (Thanks to Hiddenus)
You just have to plug in a Normal node (duh!) and continue as usual.

Here is my test:

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How it works:

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]]> Blender Tests Guiseppe http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255295-Cycles-and-normalmaps-Actually-works!-realistic-materials. How do I play animation real-time in 3D Viewport? http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255293-How-do-I-play-animation-real-time-in-3D-Viewport&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 22:07:58 GMT I have the framerate set at 24 fps in the render properties, but when I play back my animation in the 3d viewport it runs at like half that speed.... I have the framerate set at 24 fps in the render properties, but when I play back my animation in the 3d viewport it runs at like half that speed. It's really screwing up my timing. Is there an option for this somewhere or is it just because my computer's a piece of junk? Thanks. ]]> Animation and Rigging Cole http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255293-How-do-I-play-animation-real-time-in-3D-Viewport Question on camera projection_matrix http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255292-Question-on-camera-projection_matrix&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:26:52 GMT Hello, I have a problem with a small osc callback which changes the camera data. Setting camera lens and manipulating the projection matrix... Hello,

I have a problem with a small osc callback which changes the camera data.
Setting camera lens and manipulating the projection matrix seems not to work at the same time. I can either change the lens or manipulate projection matrix per frame.
I'm not much into the internals, maybe someone can help me out or give a pointer how the projection_matrix is applied.


OSC Callback:

Code:
   
def update_camera(self, path, args):

        scene = bge.logic.getCurrentScene()
        camera =  scene.cameras[args[0]]
       
        camera.lens = args[1]
        camera.ortho_scale = args[2]
        camera.near = args[3]
        camera.far = args[4]
        camera.perspective = args[5]

        # if lens is changed the lensshift code will be ignored
        projection_matrix = camera.projection_matrix
       
        shift_x = args[6]
        shift_y = args[7]
       
        projection_matrix[0][2] = 2*shift_x
        projection_matrix[1][2] = 2*shift_y
       
        camera.projection_matrix = projection_matrix
Thanks in advance. offtools. ]]> Game Engine Support and Discussion offtools http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255292-Question-on-camera-projection_matrix Pixel perfect 2d meshes http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255291-Pixel-perfect-2d-meshes&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:25:12 GMT I have an atlas containing several images I want to create pixel perfect meshes for. My current method is as follows: 1. Put atlas in orthographic... I have an atlas containing several images I want to create pixel perfect meshes for. My current method is as follows:

1. Put atlas in orthographic scene background and in uv background.
2. control-click verts around a single image and create the face I want.
3. use UV Unwrap->Project from view.
4. take the UV verts given and try to scale and translate them properly.

Trying to scale and translate uv verts into perfect placement isn't giving me very good results. The documentation says that "project from view" is scaled and placed based on the current scene view. Is there a way to make the uv verts I get from "project from view" to be placed pixel perfect in scale and position? ]]> Modeling avatar359 http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255291-Pixel-perfect-2d-meshes Astral skys? http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255290-Astral-skys&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:19:27 GMT What's the best way to add sky's like this to a scene? I love the way they look. :D
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]]> Materials and Textures SimplySerenity http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255290-Astral-skys <![CDATA[I can't seem to post.]]> http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255289-I-can-t-seem-to-post.&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:13:46 GMT Hi, I tried posting a question in another section ( 2x ) but it seems it didn't came on the site.

Is this normal ? ]]> Off-topic Chat MeesterHenk http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255289-I-can-t-seem-to-post. No CUDA for Ubuntu users? http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255287-No-CUDA-for-Ubuntu-users&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:01:25 GMT I've been running Ubuntu for a year now on a dual boot Win7 Ubuntu system. I've always used Ubuntu to run Blender because it was supposed to be faster than windows. When I installed the newest 2.63a release I tried a benchmark test between Windows 7 and Ubuntu and found that Windows was much faster. After looking into it It seems that there are more politics involved than performance as Nvidia (I have a Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti card) won't release their CUDA code to the open source world...the bastards.

Is there anyone that knows more about a easy to install driver for Nvidia users or a solution? ]]> Technical Support dersch08 http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255287-No-CUDA-for-Ubuntu-users Problem of rotation constraints http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?255286-Problem-of-rotation-constraints&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 20:57:08 GMT Hello there.

I'm working on a very low-poly (It's intended to be voxel style) spider model (What a stupid guy, there are so much legs :p) and I have got troubles when coming to the rigging phase.

I have follow the excellent tutorial about mechanical rigging made by revolt_randy because the mesh will not be deformed, just like if it was a robotic spider.

The legs are made with four parts, each part being an object. I have putted all my bones, a control bone at the end of each legs and I'm using IK constraint to control the complete leg.

I would like to limit the rotation of each part on each of the three axis and this is where I get stuck. Even if I had rotation constraints to the leg bones, they continue to move freely, as if they were not existing.

What am I doing wrong ? Did I miss something ?
You can find my blend file attached if you want to try to help me. :)
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