"Blender has gotten a lot of new features the past year. It is only natural that it would suffer some performance decreases no?" Not at all - a new feature doesn't have to retroactively affect any other aspect of the program, you can have tons of new modeling tools or other new features without affecting performance. The…
To get rid of a window, drag back in the opposite direction you would when you create it. An arrow should appear, and you should release the LMB. Painting is the thing I know the least about, but I might be able to help you out. -I'm not sure exactly what you mean with unified brush strength and size (proportional to each…
Hey guys, this is my very first post to this forum. Someone recommended to post my script here so i just give it a try :) ... please tell me if it is unappropriate or if something's not right ... i created this addon (called PBR Texture Bakery) for Blender to improve my personal PBR texture-creation and UV-optimization…
@Prime8 Thank you, now I see what you mean! @Udjani That looks like a fast and simple method indeed! However... ...before being able to try that, I seem to have fucked up. I accidentally clicked the "-" in preferences and deleted all my shortcuts. Recovering the file is not an issue - I always save backups. The frustrating…
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…
@Vig I use Blender as my main application so i could be counted in that demographic but i certainly don't consider myself to be a "Blender Artist" in the way you describe it...i post because i want to get better at what i do. :) I think perhaps its more likely that many Blender artists are just starting up and therefore…
@Justo 1) I think you are misunderstanding some basics here that might be a cause for your misconception. Seams in Blender are properties of edges. Most often you use them to mark where polygons should be split apart when unwrapping, but not all projections methods use them (on purpose). In fact, only the plain "Unwrap"…
No it is free but there is an option to donate via paypal. Some people believe that Blender needs a commercial pillar to mature, e.g. professional addons maintained by paid developers, and I am fine with that. But personally I have a different philosophy. TexTools is free to use, copy the code or learn from. All I want is…
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…
Err, plenty of people change Max's UI to that of Maya, or Maya to XSI or ZB to that of Maya navigation, so don't give me any of that sass of "Each to their own" line. Some of us would like a certain amount of resemblance to the software we're using, even if it's something as simple as Quad Menu's, so I don't see what the…