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User Manual

Introduction

What is Blender? Introduction Blender's History License Blender's Community What changed with Blender 2.5 About This Manual About this Manual Downloadable versions of this Manual

Installing Blender Introduction Python Installing on Linux - Debian and Ubuntu - Fedora Installing on Mac Installing on Windows Installing on other Operating Systems Post Install Configuration Directory Layout

Starting

The Interface Introduction Keyboard and Mouse Window System Arranging frames Headers Console window Window Types Screens (Workspace Layouts) Scenes Modes Contexts Menus Pie Menus Panels Buttons and Controls Internationalization

The Vital Functions Quick render Undo, Redo and File Recovery Default scene Screenshots Screencasts Help! Setting Preferences Configuring Preferences Interface Editing Input Add-Ons Themes File System Your First Animation 1/2: A static Gingerbread Man 2/2: Animating the Gingerbread Man

Data System and Files

File operations Introduction Opening blender files Saving blender files Importing other formats - COLLADA Exporting to other formats Supported File formats List of supported formats OpenEXR DPX, Cineon, Radiance HDR

Blender's Data System Blender's Library and Data System Blender's Datablocks Scenes Working with Scenes The Outliner Window Appending and Linking

Interaction in 3D

Introduction Introduction to Navigation Navigation Introduction Using the 3D View 3D View Options 3D View Usage (TODO) Navigation Modes Camera View Layers Local or Global View Transform Introduction Basics - Grab/Move - Rotate - Scale - Gestures - Mirror - To Sphere - Shear - Warp - Push/Pull - Randomize Transform

Transform Control Introduction Precision of Transformations Numeric Transformations Transform Properties Reset Object Transforms Manipulators Transform Orientations Axis Locking Pivot Point - Active object - Individual Centers - 3D Cursor - Median Point - Bounding Box Center Snapping Snap to Mesh Proportional Edit Sketching Introduction to Grease Pencil Drawing sketches Layers and Animation Converting sketches to geometry Ruler/Protractor

Modeling

Introduction Introduction Objects Objects Selecting Objects Editing Objects Groups and Parenting Duplication - DupliVerts - DupliFaces - DupliGroup - DupliFrames Tracking Deprecated Meshes Meshes - Mesh Structures - Mesh Primitives - Mesh Analysis Selecting - Selectable Elements - Selection Basics - Advanced Selecting - Selecting Edges - Selecting Faces Editing Basic Editing - Translation, Rotation, Scale - Adding Elements - Deleting Elements - Creating Faces and Edges - Mirror editing Vertex Editing Edge Editing Face Editing Deforming Tools - Mirror - Shrink/Fatten Along Normals - Smooth - Noise Duplicating Tools - Duplicate - Extrude - Inset - Spin and Spin Dup - Screw Subdividing Tools - Subdivide - Loop Subdivide - Knife Subdivide - Bisect - Vertex Connect Bevel Miscellaneous Tools Retopo Tool Sculpt Mode Multi Resolution Mesh Vertex Groups - Creating/Deleting Vertex group - Weight Edit - Weight Paint - Weight Paint Tools Smooth/Flat Shading Clean-up

Curves Curves Selecting Editing Advanced Editing Surfaces Surfaces Editing Surfaces Text Objects Texts Editing Meta Objects Metas Editing Empty Objects Empties Group Objects Groups Scripts Modeling Scripts

Modifiers and Deformation

Introduction Introduction to Modifiers Modifiers Stack Modify Mesh Cache UV Project UV Warp Vertex Weight Generate Array Bevel Boolean Build Decimate EdgeSplit Mask Mirror MultiResolution Remesh Screw Skin Solidify Subsurf Triangulate Wireframe

Deform Armature Cast Curve Displace Hooks Laplacian Smooth Laplacian Deform Lattice Mesh Deform Shrinkwrap Simple Deform Smooth Warp Wave Simulate Cloth Collision Dynamic Paint Explode Fluid Simulation Ocean Particle Instance Particle System Smoke Soft Body

Lighting

Introduction Introduction to Lighting Lights Introduction Light Properties Light Attenuation Light Textures What Light Affects Lights In Other Contexts Shadows Introduction Shadow Properties Raytraced Shadow Properties Volumetric Lights Introduction

Lamps Introduction Point Light - Raytraced Shadows Spot Light - Raytraced Shadows - Buffered Shadows - Halos Area Light - Raytraced Shadows Hemi Light Sun Light - Raytraced Shadows - Sky & Atmosphere Lighting Rigs Scene Light Ambient Light Ambient Occlusion Indirect Lighting Exposure Exposure

Materials

Introduction Introduction to Materials Usage Assigning a material Multiple Materials Properties Introduction Material Preview Diffuse Shaders Specular Shaders Color Ramps Shading Transparency Mirror Subsurface Scattering (SSS) Strand Options Shadows Game Settings Physics

Node Materials Material Nodes Nodes Editor Node Controls Nodes usage Nodes Groups Material Node Types - Input - Output - Color - Vector - Convertor Special Effects Vertex Paint Wire Render Volume Render Halo Render

Textures

Introduction Introduction Assigning a Texture Textures Options UV/Image Editor Texture Types Texture Types Procedural Textures - Blend - Clouds - Distorted Noise - Magic - Marble - Musgrave - Noise - Stucci - Voronoi - Wood Image Textures Video Textures Texture Nodes - Nodes Editor - Node Controls - Nodes usage - Nodes Groups -- Textures Input Nodes -- Textures Output Nodes -- Textures Color Nodes -- Textures Patterns Nodes -- Textures Textures Nodes -- Textures Convertor Nodes -- Textures Distort Nodes Volume Textures - Voxel Data Textures - Point Density Textures Ocean Textures

Texture Painting Painting the Texture Projection Paint Mapping Mapping options Environment maps UV Unwrapping Explained - UV/Image Editor for texturing - Unwrapping a Mesh - Managing the UV Layout - Editing the UV Layout - Applying an Image Influence Influence - Material - Texture Blending Modes -- Bump and Normal -- Displacement - World - Particles

World and Ambient Effects

World Introduction World Background

Ambient Effects Mist Stars (2.69)

Rigging

Introduction Introduction to Rigging Armatures Armature Objects Armature and Bone Panels Bones Visualization Structure Selecting Editing -Bones -Properties -Sketching -Templating

Skinning Introduction Linking Objects to Bones Skinning to Objects' Shapes Retargeting Posing Introduction Visualization Editing Poses Pose Library Using Constraints Inverse Kinematics - Spline IK

Constraints

Introduction Introduction to Constraints Common Interface Constraint Stack Motion Tracking Constraints Camera Solver Object Solver Follow Track Transform Constraints Copy Location Copy Rotation Copy Scale Copy Transforms Limit Distance Limit Location Limit Rotation Limit Scale Maintain Volume Transformation

Tracking Constraints Clamp To Damped Track Inverse Kinematics Locked Track Spline IK Stretch To Track To Relationship Constraints Action Child Of Floor Follow Path Pivot Rigid Body Joint Script Shrinkwrap

Animation

Introduction Introduction to Animation Animation Basics Actions Drivers Keying Sets Markers Motion Paths Animation Editors Timeline Graph Editor - F-Curves - F-Modifiers - Editing Dope Sheet Editor - Dope Sheet - Action Editor - Shape Key Editor - Grease Pencil - Mask NLA Editor

Animation Techniques Introduction Animating Objects - Using Constraints - Moving Objects on a Path Animating Shapes - Shape Keys -- Editing Shape Keys -- Animating Shape Keys -- Shape Key Examples - Indirect Shape Animation Animating Armatures - Motion Capture Animating Lamps Animating Cameras Animating Materials

Physical Simulation

Introduction Introduction to Physics Dynamics Force Fields Collisions Particles Particles Emission Physics - Newtonian - Keyed - Boids - Fluid Visualization & Render Cache & Bake Hair - Hair Dynamics Children Vertex Groups Particle Mode Soft Body Introduction Exterior forces Interior forces Collisions Simple Examples Combination with Armatures Combination with Hair Particles Reference Cloth Cloth Simulation

Rigid Body Rigid Body Simulation Fluids Fluid Domain Fluid Object Obstacle Volume Particle Control Animation Hints Technical details Appendix Smoke Smoke Simulation Domain Flow Object Collisions Smoke Material Baking the Simulation Appendix Dynamic Paint Introduction Brush Canvas Using the Game Engine Using the Game Engine Performances OpenMP

Motion Tracking

Introduction Motion Tracking Motion Tracking Tools and Properties Mask

Rendering with Blender Internal

Introduction Introduction Cameras The Camera Perspective (Vanishing points) Depth Of Field Render Displaying Renders Basic Options Antialiasing (Oversampling) Rendering Animations Render Baking Using the Command Line Output Output Video Output

Effects and Post Processing Introduction Render Layers Render Passes Edges & Toon Stamp Color Management & Exposure Depth Of Field Motion Blur Render Performance Rendering Performance Distributed Rendering Netrender GPU Acceleration External Render Engines Introduction YafRay LuxRender Cycles Freestyle

Rendering with Cycles

Introduction Introduction Getting Started Tutorials Links Reference Camera Materials -Displacement -Surface -Volume Texture Editing World Lamps Nodes -Input -Output -Shaders -Textures -Vector -Convertor -Script/OSL -More -Additive Material Hair Rendering Light Paths Integrator Reducing Noise Render Passes Experimental Features GPU Rendering Texture Baking

Non Photorealistic Rendering: Freestyle

Introduction Introduction Getting Started Needed? Reference Core Options Viewmap Parameter Editor Mode -Line Set -Line Style --Strokes --Color Modifiers --Alpha Modifiers --Thickness Modifiers --Geometry Modifiers Python Scripting Mode Links Links

Compositing with nodes

Composite Nodes Introduction Nodes Editor Node Controls Nodes usage Nodes Groups

Composite Node types Composite Node Types Input Nodes Output Nodes Color Nodes Vector Nodes Filter Nodes Convertor Nodes Matte Nodes Distortion Nodes

Editing Sequences

Introduction Introduction to Editing The Sequencer Using the Sequencer Sequencer Display Modes Sequence Screen Layout Effects Built-in Effects Audio Audio Sequences

Extending Blender

Introduction Introduction Python Scripting Python Scripting in Blender Using Add-Ons Quick Python Tutorial Interactive Console The Text Editor Frequently Asked Questions Scripting Security References

Available Scripts Script Catalog

Game Engine

Introduction Introduction to the Game Engine Game Logic Screen Layout Logic Logic Properties and States The Logic Editor Sensors Introduction to Sensors Sensor Editing Common Options -Actuator Sensor -Always Sensor -Collision Sensor -Delay Sensor -Joystick Sensor -Keyboard Sensor -Message Sensor -Mouse Sensor -Near Sensor -Property Sensor -Radar Sensor -Random Sensor -Ray Sensor -Touch Sensor Controllers Introduction Controller Editing -AND Controller -OR Controller -NAND Controller -NOR Controller -XOR Controller -XNOR Controller -Expression Controller -Python Controller Actuators Introduction Actuator Editing Common Options -2D Filters Actuator -Action Actuator -Camera Actuator -Constraint Actuator -Edit Object Actuator -Game Actuator -Message Actuator -Motion Actuator -Parent Actuator -Property Actuator -Random Actuator -Scene Actuator -Sound Actuator -State Actuator -Steering Actuator -Visibility Actuator

Game Properties Introduction Property Editing Game States Introduction Camera Introduction Camera Editing Stereo Camera Dome Camera World Introduction Physics Introduction Material Physics No Collision Object Static Object Dynamic Object Rigid Body Object Soft Body Object Vehicle Controller Sensor Object Occluder Object Path Finding Navigation Mesh Modifier Game Performance Introduction System Display Framerate and Profile Level of Detail Python API Introduction Bullet physics VideoTexture Deploying Standalone Player Licensing of Blender Game Android Support Android Game development