Never use the edge split modifier just to sharpen edges these days. Instead, go to the vertex attributes tab in the properties editor (it's the one with the triangle on it) and enable Auto Smooth and set the angle to 180 degrees so only edges you mark as sharp will be sharpened. This method doesn't tear apart your mesh and…
Pior, Pixologic added to Zbrush the Zmodeler "brush", "subdivision surface modelling in Zbrush", and Zbrush it's not called "Modo" precisely. They saved us a lot of time adding features we already have in Modo or Max. Once you are customed to work with a tablet pencil, using a mouse is like something really primitive, not…
Hey Jed, I do need some explanation on how Blender shding nodes work. I even watched a complete vide of Andrew Price explaining how he works but I got no luck having an acceptable result (a friend of mine said it was way easier than Maya/Mental Ray).. In the end, I rendered my animation, Blender's internal render. In Maya,…
Well, that's precisely why I believe it is pointless (and dare I say counter-productive) to look at it that way. If the tools, workflows and default hotkeys were exactly the same as Modo ... it would be called Modo. Instead if you are curious about the app just dive in casually without expectations and explore/understand…
Please don't debate about the capabilities of Blender in the mega thread, create a topic and if you think that Blender lacks some feature you can suggest them here: https://blender.community/c/rightclickselect/ But almost everything you mentioned already exist: - dyntopo is awesome, way better than dynamesh because it's…
@tynew : working without a gizmo is probably the biggest (and positive) paradigm shift indeed. There are a couple more things too : • Off-hand transformation (there is no official name for that, that's just what i call it). The idea is that on top of not having to grab any onscreen gizmo, there is also no need to grab onto…
Wow, Ubisoft too. It really feels like we're on the brink of a big new change. I've been putting more time into Blender myself and I'm glad to say I'm really liking it so far. Blender feels responsive, easily customizable and stupidly fast. The shortcut editor is probably my favorite comparing it to Max' and Maya's, since…
@MrNinjutsu Like you, I've only been using Blender to model in casually and am a Max user. I'm currently doing my first big(in Blender) AAA gun asset(100K) and have avoided Blender's unwrap tools like the plague..........until now. :) The UV sync thing was completely alien to my brain and I just couldn't see the logic of…
Ok here we go. This is the first time ever I defend a 3D software. I totally understand your take on this because I was exactly like you; I didn't know the software and thought a lot of things had to change. But that's, I think, because I was still in my Maya/Max workflow and mindset. I'm not sure if you've ever seen this…
I use it with the SHIFT+S, since I can select what I want and assign it, so using the RMB to position it in a non specific position seems useless (to me) having already a better way to do so. Am I missing something? I forgot that Blender is a Vertex-centric application, when you select something in vertex mode, it will be…