Blond you might like this. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1693140/myscipts/r/animscrubber.py Install and assign anim.scrubber to a hotkey in the 3d view, shift alt lmb works for me. Then click and drag and it scrubs frames in the 3d view! I'm sure it's badly done so back up everything! I got some tips from someone on…
Max 9 doesn't work properly in Win 8, and so yesterday I decided to finally learn how to model in Blender -- my experience so far: Some critical things I felt were helpful: BASIC NAVIGATION- -you can switch the view controls from trackball to turntable in the settings (in the off-chance that you use a mouse on your PC).…
I wouldn't worry about Blender's future being decided by vocal users on the forums. ;) The actual developers have their own channels to discuss stuff and make decisions - mainly IRC and mailing lists. One reason for this is exactly the noise you see at user forums, though some developers do participate there. If you ask…
I actually spend quite a bit of time on IRC in #blender, but I've basically been shot down when I've asked about actual game features. I remember trying to figure out how to snap to increment and just got the equivalent of blank stares from everyone. Same thing with baking problems (the old 'Blender's tangent space is…
It seems like thats still part of the larger picture. This just means he can continue working on the funded project we helped him accomplish. This isnt a bad idea. I can guarantee you that the developers will see any thread dedicated or posts containing what needs to be in blender for it to be the best game asset creation…
Ton often comes off as stubborn, and sometimes he is, but he's actually quite open to change so long as there is significant weight and reason behind it. You just have to prove that it's a significant, positive change with good reason, and that there's enough people supporting it. Many of the things you touch on, such as…
I'm not really sure Blender is trying to compete in the sense you're thinking. I read a lot of the dev notes and hang out on IRC, and never do I really see 'guys did you see the Maya 2014 presentation, we have to get working on that feature, they're taking our market share.' It's more like 'oh hey, that thing that Z-Brush…
It was a ghost-ban, but the effect is the same. Kat's response, which boils down to "well you clearly don't understand how to use the delete key!" is the same I got there. The point is that they don't want to hear feedback, unless maybe it's given with a lot of ass-kissing. It's no biggie. certainly not the first time I…
Its been confirmed in various parts of the blender artist forums and via an irc conversation. Its why the gooseberry sponsor page put down steam workshop as part of the name of the donor. In practice, as Ton mentioned, the donations coming in from game artist via the steam workshop was put on project gooseberry despite the…
You shouldnt have been banned for that, if you were indeed banned. That design choice has been brought up a lot and is a valid subject for the 2.7x improvements/changes. Many continue to question why you need a verification message when you want to do certain things. Either way its just a minor peeve that you either get…