The Renderfarm

NoviceInDisguise

00:04

@VinceScalia I don't think so, it is a good solution, even if that is not the specific one desired. I added one with the Screw modifier. See if that one makes them any happier . . .

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A: Create curved meshes without using Paths?

You can use the Screw modifier. For this all you need to do is make a two dimensional profile of the circular object you want to make: You can then add the modifier: Your mesh will now look like this: You can change the radius by simply moving the vertices (in Edit mode) farther from the o...

@David I have a bad habit of using the materials to hide bad meshes or the fact that important details are missing. I am trying to be a little more professional on this one.

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise I can never get the screw mod to work, it just screws stuff.

:D

NoviceInDisguise

01:02

XD

NoviceInDisguise

01:13

Any ways to kick up the answer ratio? Recently we have been doing a good job at that, but we need to keep it going. Some sort of answer that can have several solutions . . .

GiantCowFilms

01:58

@NoviceInDisguise I think modeling questions are the best for multiple answers. Anything trick you think people could answer in your project?

NoviceInDisguise

@GiantCowFilms Not yet. I'll let you know when I do though!

GiantCowFilms

@NoviceInDisguise Yes, I'm trying to come up with one....

NoviceInDisguise

Do we have one on modelling something like a spring?

GiantCowFilms

@NoviceInDisguise Let me look

NoviceInDisguise

@GiantCowFilms Nevermind . . .

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Q: Model a simple 3D spiral shape?

I need to model a simple spiral shape. I imagine the best way to do this is with curves, but I am unsure how to create a perfect spiral shape with curves. What's the best/easiest way to make a spiral tube?

GiantCowFilms

02:06

:/

Any answers to add though.

NoviceInDisguise

It has 3 answers at least, I'll check if I can find another way . . .

I think they covered all the bases . . .

GiantCowFilms

@NoviceInDisguise I agree

NoviceInDisguise

Have to think some more . . .

BTW, I am thinking of buying myself an orchestra. Whatcha think?

GiantCowFilms

@NoviceInDisguise .... I wouldn't have a clue, but I'm sure you'll have fun.

NoviceInDisguise

XD Just wondering . . .

GiantCowFilms

02:12

Also, that message was pretty funny.... 'What you been up to' .... 'Oh, I just bought myself an orchestra'

@NoviceInDisguise Did you see the Black Magic Design bought the company that makes fusion, and are now giving it away, with only a few not-key features ripped: blackmagicdesign.com/products/fusion

NoviceInDisguise

Wait, what?!

GiantCowFilms

@NoviceInDisguise Fusion is like NUKE & AE, composting software.

NoviceInDisguise

But for FREE!! WAHOO!

GiantCowFilms

@NoviceInDisguise ikr, I'm going to give it a try soon.... if the playback is faster the AE I'll have a party

NoviceInDisguise

The website is cool too . . .

GiantCowFilms

02:18

@NoviceInDisguise Very well done

NoviceInDisguise

Absolutely!

GiantCowFilms

That is what you can do with lots of good photos....

The code shouldn't be to hard though.

NoviceInDisguise

Not really. Some heavy CSS work I imagine.

GiantCowFilms

@NoviceInDisguise Yes... heavy | lots of time, but not to hard. Its not like its adaptive or anything.

NoviceInDisguise

Now that would be hard to do!

GiantCowFilms

02:21

@NoviceInDisguise I've done adaptive sites before.... you've got to design around multiple sizes at the same time.

NoviceInDisguise

It is a pain. My site sort of does it, but not really. The menu hides buttons at certain sizes, and the info boxes slide down, but that is pretty much it.

GiantCowFilms

The ones I did weren't exactly polished (No js though); but yes... I rarely see a site the scales elegantly.

NoviceInDisguise

It is an art in and of itself, it really has to be designed that way from the ground up.

@GiantCowFilms You know anything about baking?

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Q: Not allowing me to bake AO in different layers?

I am baking ambient occlusion to my mesh , But when i move it to a different layer it says "No image found to bake on" , But when i move it back to the first layer it bakes as it should , is this a bug or is there a work around?

texture-baking baking

GiantCowFilms

@NoviceInDisguise I do that, but still get it wrong.... I made the mistake of putting images inline with text, meaning the text has to scale neatly (Which is hard then it should be). I also run out of space in the nav bar every time.

@NoviceInDisguise Not much...

NoviceInDisguise

That makes it harder . . .

GiantCowFilms

02:26

Have to go eat dinner.

NoviceInDisguise

Enjoy!

Hi @David !

GiantCowFilms

16:05

@NoviceInDisguise I've finally manged to be first to some answers:

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A: Understanding colliders

The easiest way to do this is simple to create an invisible box, parent your objects to it, and then remove your objects from the physics simulation. The box will then do the collisions on their behalf. Steps: Remove you meshes from the phsical simulation Parent your mesh to you box Make ...

2

A: Premade Materials in Blender render?

No, there are no templates so to speak. You can create or buy your own templates though, and bring them into your project using blender append functionality. The blender foundation announced a project to improve this system. To create your own template library, open new blender file (you won't w...

NoviceInDisguise

Good for you! I have been out all morning

GiantCowFilms

@NoviceInDisguise I'll have to go & do work soon, then you can have them ~~all to your self~~

NoviceInDisguise

:D

GiantCowFilms

By the way, if you though the fusion website was cool, look at this one, so slick: evodesk.com

NoviceInDisguise

That's pretty cool!

cegaton

16:12

@iKlsR how do you delete an answer that's been accepted? My answer is wrong here: blender.stackexchange.com/questions/23139/…

NoviceInDisguise

If they accepted it must have solved the issue, I think you are OK unless you get some more feedback from them

cegaton

@NoviceInDisguise That happens when I get on the stackexchange before having coffeee...

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise so imagination?

NoviceInDisguise

@VinceScalia Wrong chat room I think?

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise oh yeah. switching.

Ok saw it! sounds good.

NoviceInDisguise

16:25

Awesome. We have 3 votes now!

GiantCowFilms

16:38

I don't no python, any idea why this is failing, I don't see anything in the console:

import bpy

bpy.ops.object.hide_view_clear()

for sel in bpy.context.selected_objects:
sel.hide_render = True

(There is an indent)

@NoviceInDisguise A few more answers today, and I might make 200 :D

NoviceInDisguise

Awesome!

You are almost to 4k too!

GiantCowFilms

@NoviceInDisguise any idea why the script wont work...

NoviceInDisguise

I don't do Python either :-P

David

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "\Text", line 3, in <module>
File "path to blender \blender-2.72b-windows64\2.72\scr
ipts\modules\bpy\ops.py", line 188, in __call__
ret = op_call(self.idname_py(), None, kw)
RuntimeError: Operator bpy.ops.object.hide_view_clear.poll() failed, context is
incorrect
Error: Python script fail, look in the console for now...

GiantCowFilms

@David How did you find that

David

16:44

this is what the console spits out. note I changed the path part

GiantCowFilms

@David where is this console

David

you are running on windows, right?

GiantCowFilms

Oh I found it

Window*>*Console

David

but do not click on the windows X for close on the console that will close all of blender.

NoviceInDisguise

^^ I have done that before . . . what a way to ruin a day XD

David

16:47

@NoviceInDisguise anther reason that Ctrl S should be very regular.

NoviceInDisguise

^^ Excellent advice for every user of a computer

David

but yet, we all still loose stuff

@GiantCowFilms I could of answered that

NoviceInDisguise

I can't find some files for weeks afterwards . . . I save them in the wrong directory or something stupid like that XD

GiantCowFilms

@David Any idea how to fix the script, I want to do the same thing as Alt-H

David

@GiantCowFilms well if I tell you, you will post it as an answer. :) No, I do not know, at least without looking in to it.

GiantCowFilms

16:51

@David Okay, I don't know how to handel hidden objects...

NoviceInDisguise

Why do you need to use a script?

David

he wants another answer

NoviceInDisguise

XD

@GiantCowFilms BTW, Handel was a Baroque composer.

GiantCowFilms

@David I want to improve the answer

No script answer for me :/

NoviceInDisguise

Same here, i need to learn Python . . .

Proog

17:10

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Q: Imagination - Challenge #4

Contest: Imagination This is your opportunity to depart from reality a little. The goal of this competition is to spark your imagination and creativity, and to be a fun departure from more 'serious' works. Objective: Create an imaginary world using non-photorealistic rendering techniques You ...

discussion contest

David

creativeshrimp.com/create-realistic-ice-lighting-book-02.html great read (or watch the video if you like it that way) on lighting and materials for ice.

NoviceInDisguise

Oh Wow!

GiantCowFilms

19:19

@David Saw that yesterday... amazing

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Q: Combine rendering from more than one cameras

say, I have about 4 cameras with 4 different positions but all of them have the orientation to the center. Is it possible to render all of them at once and the render result is the combined image of all of the camera. (Like film taken from different cameras and the result is the combined image fr...

rendering camera

I smell a duplicate

couldn't find it though

I need 2 UVs to get my first 200 hint hint

Vince Scalia

@GiantCowFilms actually gonna enter the contest this time? :)

GiantCowFilms

@VinceScalia No, sheepish look, I've got to finish both the planet game and my train render.... I feel bad not having ever entered, but with an event & everything this weakened, I doubt I have time. Maybe something simple though...

Vince Scalia

Put your train in.

GiantCowFilms

@VinceScalia LOL

Its still missing wheels.

And that would be cheating...

Vince Scalia

@GiantCowFilms only put in what you make after the contest started.

ie, the wheels.

GiantCowFilms

19:26

@VinceScalia 2 votes... please ;D I get a badge...

@VinceScalia LOL

someonewithpc

@GiantCowFilms Where would I find one?

GiantCowFilms

@someonewithpc My page

Vince Scalia

@GiantCowFilms got it?

GiantCowFilms

Also, I answered nearly everything today :P

200 Rep today, with 20 earned through extortion :P!!!! But hey 182 isn't bad, And maybe I'll score a real 20 later...

someonewithpc

@GiantCowFilms Done

@GiantCowFilms You could return the favor :P

Vince Scalia

19:29

@GiantCowFilms Haha! seriously though, enter your wheels in a whacko environment. just make them cool.

@someonewithpc LOL

someonewithpc

hint hint

GiantCowFilms

@someonewithpc LOL

Vince Scalia

@someonewithpc Ehem. we're waiting

JK

That would be serial voting or what-not

@GiantCowFilms Found the duplicate! close now!

someonewithpc

@VinceScalia Shh.. Don't tell nobody! Wait, that's a double negative; crap!

bbl

Vince Scalia

HEY EVERYBODY!

LISTEN UP!

@someonewithpc wants to tell you something!

someonewithpc

19:34

I didn't do it! ;P

Vince Scalia

@someonewithpc favorite hot-dog company?

GiantCowFilms

@VinceScalia Wasn't a dup of that question.

Very differnt

NoviceInDisguise

I agree, although the same techniques might apply, the questions are very different.

Vince Scalia

ohhh. i'll take off my close vote.

There. no harm done.

@NoviceInDisguise How would one do that then?

someonewithpc

19:53

@VinceScalia ?

NoviceInDisguise

@VinceScalia How would I do what?

NoviceInDisguise

20:39

I forgot the shortcut to add a viewer node in the compositor . . .

Duh . . . thanks!

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise combine the renders into one shot.

someonewithpc

@NoviceInDisguise Ctrl Shift Click

NoviceInDisguise

Ah ok

GiantCowFilms

@VinceScalia I'm not sure what he means actually, I may, in-fact have a workaround solution.

I just noticed that In the time I got 4k rep, @gandalf3 got 9k.... wow we got a vote for ever one I did, and some more.

Vince Scalia

21:52

@NoviceInDisguise, mr. node-master. can you help me with glare?

NoviceInDisguise

@VinceScalia What type?

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise From sunlight. On trees mostly.

NoviceInDisguise

What have you done so far?

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise Absolutely nothing, I don't know how.

gandalf3

@VinceScalia Depends on what you want. Lens flair? Starburst?

Volumetric rays?

Vince Scalia

22:03

Rays.

@gandalf3 Light passing through dust and what-not

gandalf3

You could render them with volumetrics, and/or use the sun beams node

NoviceInDisguise

Exactly. @gandalf3 Still looking for a solution to your question . . . looks like there will be some code editing

Vince Scalia

@gandalf3 I don't even know what that means.

Sorry, but I'm REAlly new.

NoviceInDisguise

Do you know what the compositor is?

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise Uh. blank face

NoviceInDisguise

22:05

Oh . . .

gandalf3

Well, you could do in post processing, after the image is rendered (essentially just a 2D image filter)

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise I said I'm pretty new.

@gandalf3 like gimp?

gandalf3

Yes, but in blender with nodes

Vince Scalia

@gandalf3 so... how?

gandalf3

Or you could do it by actually simulating the way light bounces off the dust in the air etc.

But it'll be slower and noisier

NoviceInDisguise

22:06

Vince Scalia

@gandalf3 sounds like it would tak a looooooooong time.

NoviceInDisguise

How to get to the compositor (easy, right?)

gandalf3

Depends on your hardware of course :P

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise Okay, got he compositer. now, what does it do?

@gandalf3 Got pretty boss hardware, just sounds like it would be hard to create.

NoviceInDisguise

Composites things, via nodes. Similar to materials, sort of. But with images.

Vince Scalia

22:08

@NoviceInDisguise I'm lost.

So I oopen an image, and theeen.

NoviceInDisguise

Just look around, you will get the hang of it.

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise How do I add nodes to an image?

NoviceInDisguise

Shift+A opens the add node menu, drag to the sockets.

Look at this setup don't

Vince Scalia

?

jezzus....

NoviceInDisguise

You might want to spend some time learning the compositor . . .

Vince Scalia

22:16

@NoviceInDisguise Ohhhkay. theres no normal socket on the render layers like in this image. i.sstatic.net/Nhnz0.png

stacker

@GiantCowFilms Hope this works for you blender.stackexchange.com/questions/21398/…

NoviceInDisguise

@VinceScalia You have to add that render pass . . .

Vince Scalia

@NoviceInDisguise Render pass?

Sorry if I'm being obnoxious, but this is really confusing.

NoviceInDisguise

@VinceScalia Does that help?

gandalf3

It's kinda old, but it might still be useful for starting out: blenderguru.com/tutorials/introduction-to-the-compositor

Vince Scalia

22:20

@NoviceInDisguise uhhh. yes! thankyou!

@gandalf3 Yay! thanks! sorry for being annoying and all.

NoviceInDisguise

@gandalf3 I think it will take some behind the scenes excavation to find an answer to your question, and somebody good at Python . . .

gandalf3

No problem, you're not annoying ;)

stacker

I tried also to get a quick solution to gandalf3s question, but I ended up with a default scene with file manger open and 'Back to previous' only close Blender.

gandalf3

lol :P

Unfortunately it seems that press Ctrl O for e.g. doesn't use the default filemanager settings from the startup .blend..

stacker

But it seems scriptable with blender.stackexchange.com/questions/2747/… and the stuff 'show source' load into the text-editor. Personally I would press thousands time the sort button before migrating a script each month.

gandalf3

22:27

Hm.. I feel like I've pressed the button about a thousand times already :P

Maybe I'll write a script to migrate the script

stacker

@gandalf3 Please make the script an addon I could use it

NoviceInDisguise

INVOKE_DEFAULT is somehow calling FILE_SORT_ALPHA . . . if you know where, changing to FILE_SORT_TIME would work, correct?

stacker

Seriously, it is probably a property which can be set on startup

NoviceInDisguise

You think so?

That'd be cool!

stacker

I could give it another try in ~20h. gtg

NoviceInDisguise

22:33

I gtg too . . .

stacker

o/

gandalf3

o/

@stacker I haven't got a script..

@stacker Can't wait to see what you come up with ;)

iKlsR

22:58

@cegaton You can't delete an answer once it is accepted.

Proog

23:09

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Q: How to link to a specific answer?

How can I link to a specific answer on a question, such that when the link is followed it scrolls down to the answer? I have seen this done and know how to do it for comments (simply click on the date posted) but have not figured out how for an answer.

support hyperlinks

Vince Scalia

23:21

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A: Transparent laser focus

BI: BI does have volumetric rendering, so you could you could use two Spot lamps with Halo enabled to get this effect: ShiftA>Add > Lamp > Spot Select the spot lamp and duplicate it with AltD to duplicate linked. This way all settings will be mirrored between each Linked Duplicate. Rotate the...

@gandalf3 This is kinda what I'm going for. how to do this in cycles? ^^

gandalf3

See

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Q: How to make sunbeams in blender?

I was working on a something and I thought, wouldn't sunbeams look great with this. So I searched in google and everywhere but didn't find any answer. So my question is how to make sunbeams in blender?

rendering light

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Q: Correct way to render crepuscular rays in cycles?

While trying to use the new cycles volumetric rending features to create crepuscular rays (with the intention of updating my answer here), I have found this to be a little trickier than I anticipated. When I create a basic setup with a spot lamp (sun lamps don't seem to work, not sure if that ...

rendering cycles volumetrics

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Q: Using volumetrics in 2.71 I have to have the light strength super high

I have to have a spot lamp strength VERY VERY high to have these light rays come through 300000.0 and look good. Sounds crazy doesn't it. Maybe it doesn't matter but it doesn't feel right. Will I start to have problems if add other elements? Lamp Size: .2 Lamp Strength: 300000.0 World Volume...

cycles light volumetrics

@VinceScalia ^^

And

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Q: Holographic lighting in Cycles

Is it possible to create a holographic lighting in cycles? This is possible In the Blender Internal render engine, but I'm not going for linking lamps. Here is what I mean (the light that is holding the sphere inside it) -

cycles nodes light

GiantCowFilms

23:45

@VinceScalia I wrote an answer on that, it was one of my first: blender.stackexchange.com/questions/12218/…

@stacker Okay, let me try

NoviceInDisguise

Rendering with a GPU, this keeps happening:

Any ideas why?

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