Blender Buddies usually get together at 5:30pm on Thursday and 10am on Friday. Because of the upcoming holidays we’re moving things around a bit so that folks from all time zones can still get together at least once a week. Here’s a projected schedule for the rest of the year. All times are Pacific Time. […]
We may need more beanbag chairs
Last week we filled all the chairs at Blender Buddies. Nice to see so many folks interested in learning Blender in a virtual world. During the Blender for Absolute Beginner session, we made a table. It was not a pretty table, but it had a tabletop and 4 legs. Next week we will focus on […]
Blender Buddies Oct 20 and 21
This week’s Blender for Absolute Beginners followed by Blender Chat (aka Blender Buddies) has a little schedule change due to RL. The Thurs. morning chat is moving to Friday morning. The Thurs. night chat stays the same. The correct times are: Thurs, Oct 20 – 5:30pm PT Fri, Oct 21 – 10:00 am PT As […]
Starting Oct 6 – Intro to Blender AND Blender chat
We’re trying something different this Thursday – something for beginning & experienced Blenderers. The first half hour is Blender for Absolute Beginners! Everything is demonstrated on screen inworld so you can see Blender in action. For the second part, we’ll open up to people with all levels of experience to chat about Blender projects, challenges, […]
Blender 2.78 is here
This Blender release has a lot of new tools and goodies. I’m most excited about these for building in virtual worlds: Drawing freehand curves! New bevel options Region select Carver – Let’s you use shapes to carve away at an object. Common tool in other 3D programs and really welcome. Archimesh – make walls, door, […]