I am not confused...and I agree they have a "right" to hire their own developers. But as history has shown, their developments are not always welcome by the Blender Foundation. Dont forget that there's far more information at play here that puts my concern in a proper context. For example, the blog post by Ton saying funds…
I believe Autodesk has patents for UI elements like the viewcube, quad menu, and marking menu. Idk if they have any for modeling tools and parametric primitives that can be edited after creation. If they do, some of Blender's slow, roundabout methods for achieving the same thing in Max makes sense since they don't wanna…
@xrg Yes and no. Looking at it blender uses Python 3.5 so there is not a reason you couldn't make it work but it might be difficult. So I'd recommend against it. I'm not willing to destroy my local Python install to figure it out. Anyways here's all you really have to do: * Right click this link and download. Or go to…
I agree and I would very much like it if Blender were to open up some more free keys. The next best thing Blender has to a spare key is the Q, which is set to Quit, a function that you can't possibly need more than once per session. I'm afraid to say I've had little experience with remapping Blender, since I had gotten…
Heya, There is a distance setting in the Blender UV tools that I assume you've found already (obviously), as it is right there in the options for UV>Unwrap and UV>Pack Islands. It goes from 0 to 1, with the value being (I think) linked to the averaged size of all current islands. There is probably a clever way to convert…
Touching up on your post... There have been a couple of catalyst which indicate a change in direction for Blender, and that's kind of what I have been betting on. Signs include the proposal by Ton regarding the future of Blender and the ongoing dialog between Valve and Blender (hinting at some sort of steam/steamworkshop…
I'm neither a Blender apologist nor a Blender hater. I think they're doing some good stuff with their latest updates and I think they're on track to put out a really good piece of software. However, those statements are complete and absolute utter bullshit and here are a few reasons why: - In every 3D program I've used…
Heya there! Very interesting thread still So yeah obviously I am not looking for every shortcut to be cloned from max/maya to Blender, that would be just stupid. I dont care for M bringing up the material editor... For me its really all about the basics. I mean sure there is some differences between apps, but I am pretty…
It is important to look at some of Blender's statements and goals, like the one MightyPea mentioned. Ton has also compared Blender to a piano; nobody can start playing Schubert on it after five minutes, but it's damn efficient nonetheless. In short, Blender is designed for people who dedicate themselves to the software.…
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…