How can I disable blender from restarting a scene when dropping a blender model onto it? I'm looking for a way to merge models into existing scenes without using the awkward append option.
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I have created several designs for a particular project and they are related, but I don't want to have to keep recreating any similar elements, such as shared materials or textures.  How can I use the existing data in a new Blender file?
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first time here.  Alrighty, I'm quite new to 3D model design in Blender, but I have a little problem with my book model. The mesh is fine (I think). But there are a good few points where the text mesh goes wrong for some weird reason. If you need to know which version of Blender I'm using, it's Blender 2.69.  When I apply the "subdivision surface" modifier and set the subdivision render to 2, the faces go in and deform in certain areas. As far I'm not sure what is wrong at this point. I've taken two pictures just in case you need them.       Take note that I'm still unaware of some certain tools and common knowledge in Blender, go easy on the in depth reasons and fix details. Just simplify it please :)   Blend file :
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I'm wondering if there's any addons or online libraries of materials I can download. I've found one called , but then discovered it was from 2008 and thought by now something like that might already be integrated into Blender.
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When blender is rendering I can see my model but at the very end the render goes black and the image saves as a black image. I am using cycles. Any help would be awesome!
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I know python well, but I'm not familiar with blender.  Is it possible to use the blender API to do this?  Setup:  Create a scene in which the the lights and cameras are pre-arranged.  Run a python script which:   Imports a model (fbx or obj). Renders from each camera and saves output to a .png file. Returns to step 1 until all models have been rendered.
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how can I prevent Blender 2.8 from duplicating materials every time (?) I duplicate a mesh.
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What version of Python does Blender use and are other languages available? Also, does Python work the same in Blender as when you write console applications or when working with Pygame or are there any differences? If so, what are the main differences?
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I teach Blender to classes of game design students in the University of California and a student came to me yesterday with a problem I haven't seen before. She's created a very simple file, but when it's saved Blender puts a .blend1 extension on it every time, not the normal .blend. This means that after it's saved twice there are two .blend1 files in the directory, and no .blend file. I have no idea why this is happening. What has she done? Anyone seen this before?  thanks - Chris
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Does decimate an object helps cycles rendering faster in blender?  If we decimate the object and use smooth shading, will it render faster specially in those scenes where lightning matters the most?
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When I open a blender file, my project is visible for a few seconds while I can't make any changes to it, and then it closes. Does anyone know how to fix this? This doesn't happen to all of my blender files by the way. I can also start a new project.
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I'm designing a character with different animations (idle, eating, walking, etc) that are separated in different blender actions in the same .blend file.  I would like to queue the actions to be rendered, so I could leave the computer rendering over night. Is there any way to do that??
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Whenever I download a .blend from someone all of the windows and settings are the way they have left them as it is saved in the file. It takes way to long to rearrange every window and toolbar to the way it is by default. Is there any tool or shortcut that can reset the UI to blenders default and just leave the actual contents of the file? The only way I could do this is by creating a new file and using link/append but this is not the best option.
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I constantly stay up to date with each new release of Blender, but this means my preferences are wiped clean each time. How do I export/import these preferences to avoid loosing my carefully crafted set up each time?
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I always mess up my model in blender. At some point I manually add vertices on edges with subdivide and then I connect them with J, and sometimes I have to fill faces with F.   As you can see my model is a little bit messed up and this happens all the time. And I can't properly use the loop cut tool anymore. Any idea how to fix this? Update: Here is the blend.file
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Update  As of 2.76 there is a .    In Blender Internal there was an option to turn this off (called )  Is there a way to do this with Cycles? I know you can just scale your textures up with a transparent background, but you end up with textures much bigger than they need to be.  Is there a way to this, and if not, why not?
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I'm currently twiddling with an old addon and insert some print statements for debugging. Currently I'm restarting Blender each time to see the new messages. Is there a way to 'refresh' an already loaded Python script?  An API call would be preferred to disable/re-enable the addon in the User Preferences dialog.
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How would I delete an object that I no longer need in an animation? I am animating a projectile, but once it's out of view, I don't want my computer to have to process it anymore. Is there any way for me to delete it after I'm done with it?