For those not in the know, an older, now defunct 3d graphics.SE never made it out of private beta. What can we do to make sure Blender.SE has the best chance of at least making it out of private beta?

Can blender export to the COLLADA format? I tried going to file menu > export, but COLLADA was not an option. I'm using Blender 2.66.1 on Ubuntu 13.04.

Yes they can. Please do some research before you ask.

There has been a lot of talk about the daily reputation cap and what counts and what doesn't count and so on. But why is there a cap at all? I've seen lots of questions about whether the cap number should be changed, or whether certain things should or should not apply to the cap, but I've never ...

There is a long list, but off the top of my head and per suggestions, those that should definitely be off-topic are: 1. Requests for tutorials Can anyone show me how to model/rig/animate X? Can anyone make a tutorial on doing X? 2. Package or software comparison questions Which is better f...

I (and many other long time Blender users) may get accused of not asking expert questions, or not doing enough research, because we simply don't know that Blender can for example, make your tea in the morning. Not everyone has read every iota of documentation or followed every tutorial out there...

There are many things that constitute to how a question is perceived. Your grammar, choice of words, formatting and what you intend. Here is an article that goes into how one can write a 'perfect' question. A key point is Question title When a reader first sees your question, they're l...

Creating cloths in Blender can be kind of complex, how can I make a simple cloth that just simply folds over a sphere?

This is something that has been irking me for a while, as I've been working on a car project. I'm trying to create a paint(in cycles) simular the the material in this image: The problem is, whenever I try to make it, it always comes out looking to diffused or too sharp.

As an example from another site, Ask Ubuntu, sometimes we have simple questions that cover wide areas and have long answers: http://askubuntu.com/questions/62001/am-i-using-unity-or-unity-2d/ http://askubuntu.com/questions/48535/how-to-customize-live-ubuntu-cd http://askubuntu.com/questions/162...

Tutorials are neither questions nor answers. If a question needs a full-blown tutorial to answer, it is likely too broad and therefore "not a real question" or "not constructive". Your proposal of creating a format that greatly detracts from Q&A doesn't sit too well with Stack Exchange, whose ver...

I was reading What exactly happened to Tsubasa Chronicle ending? and, as I commented on it, it is really multiple questions. There is the question asked in the title, which is really different than the two questions asked in the body, which are different from each other. What should we do about q...