Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:35:29 -0600 http://www.blender3dclub.com/ PostNuke Powered Site en-us http://www.blender3dclub.com/images/logo.gif http://www.blender3dclub.com/ scott@blender3dclub.com http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article106.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:35:29 -0600 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article105.html Poser Character Tools for Blender: Version 0.1 2/28/10 The first version of this script is now available and included with DSES. The script has been tested with Blender 2.49a, Windows XP and Linux. Visit this products home page for details. Poser Character Tools If you've purchased DSES before, simply re-download it from your Market Account to receive the latest addition. PCT will be located in your blender .scripts folder. Update the scripts menu and you will find it listed under Importers. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:50:35 -0600 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article104.html Everything you ever wanted to know about Ray Tracing. Definitions and examples of settings that will help you achieve the best possible render. http://www.yafaray.org/node/268 The PDF will be save here as well in order to help ensure it's survival. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:46:07 -0600 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article103.html DSES update Under developement now: Version 1.9.0.0 2/2/10 This update will have a Poser Character Importer added to the current script. Percent complete - Feature 100% Create armature from the .CR2 file. 95% Read .OBJ file from the correct location, create Object and UV Verts. 100% Create Materials from CR2 file. 100% Consolidate Materials with like textures in order to Compensate for Blender's 16 material limit. 100% Create Vertex groups for armature rigging 100% Create addtional Vertex Groups for Material Zones 100% Parent OBJ to Armature 25% Weight paint OBJ based on Angles of Deformation 90% Create Shape Keys from morph targets 0% Read additional Material files 0% Read additional Morph files 0% Read Pose Files Sample Gallery Here Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:22:00 -0600 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article102.html Quoted from Daz3D web site: ALL DAZ 3D BASE FIGURES NOW FREE! Now that DAZ 3D and Gizmoz have joined forces to help make 3D more affordable, we have decided all DAZ 3D Base Figures will be offered for FREE. That's right, every base human figure from Victoria to The FREAK 4 (and everything in between) will be permanently FREE for everyone to enjoy, so tell your friends! FREE BASE FIGURES Free 3D Models & Software Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:38:47 -0600 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article101.html An update has been posted for DSES. The newest version is 1.8.5.8. This release takes care of a small import error caused by a section of the script not currently used. Simply reset your downloads here at the Market in order to obtain the latest version. If you previously purchased the script from the old Lulu site, please contact me via email with your receipt information. Thank you for your support. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:25:34 -0600 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article100.html Poser Prop Importer. Import your Daz Studio and Poser props easily with one click. Free from the Market Place. Working very well at this time however it's still under improvement. Get it now for Free! Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:40:21 -0600 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article99.html New rendering of a current project. Yafray render. AA passes 2 AA Samples 32 Method of lighting - Photon Mapping Using Yafray with Blender Introduction to Yafray Materials Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:57:43 -0600 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article98.html New store item. Victorian Summer house for Poser and Daz Studio. Includes 9 Ivy sets. Now available in the Market Place onsale for %50 off until Christmas. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:46:09 -0600 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article97.html Here's a tutorial to show you how to take advantage of Poser / Daz figures. I'll show you how to import the Objects correctly, easily create the armature for a figure and apply the texture. For this tutorial, we'll start with a model that's not too complex. Daz3D has several free models available. One group of models consists of African animals. You can download Daz Studio and several models for free from: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:46:58 -0600 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article96.html The Market Place has been re-opened and the DSES Script is now located here. This will allow me to update the script and those that purchase from this point on will be able to re-download the script to obtain any new versions. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:12:00 -0600 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article95.html New freebie in the Download section: Football Helmet: Yafray / Blender render versions included. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:44:14 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article94.html I just came across this excellent tutorial on texturing and wanted to share it with everyone. It's locate here at CG Society There's also a PDF version available as well here. It's discussed while using Photo Shop, however I'm sure it could be done with Gimp very easily as well. Written by Stefan Morrell Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:50:38 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article93.html This article covers a new detailed look at the vehicle physics for Blender's Game Engine. See also these related tutorials when they become available: Baked Textures Adding Trees and Shrubs Vertex Painting Shadows Wheel through ground plane problems Multiple Cameras Joystick Controls Scene Overlays 3D Glasses Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:33:53 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article90.html The Auto Shop forum is open. With so many question on using vehicle physics in Blender, I thought it was reasonable cause to dedicate a forum in its honor. Please bring your questions and offer your help in the Auto Shop forum. Thanks Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:04:17 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article89.html Buy or Sell your 3D and 2D Content Here!. Quoted from The 3D Studio Site: "The3dStudio.com is one of the oldest and largest 3D resource sites on the Internet. We have a vast selection of 3D models, textures, tutorials, plugins, scripts, gallery art, and much more for programs such as Autodesk 3ds max, Cinema 4D, LightWave 3D, Softimage|XSI, Maya, Rhinoceros, Sketchup, Strata 3D, trueSpace, Bryce, Carrara, ZBrush, Poser 3D, Vue, XNA Studio, OpenFlight, Second Life, and many others." Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:15:01 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article88.html The next release of DSES will contain a feature to create an Armature from information extracted directly from a .CR2 file. Here is the Gorilla from Daz Studio. This Armature was recreated from information contained in the CR2 file. Parent / Child relationships were recreated as well as rotation limits. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:18:39 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article87.html OK.. He's back! Traveling under an assumed name. Available in the download section now for Daz Studio. Character12 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:14:09 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article86.html Courtesy of CGsociety.org from various artist. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:56:18 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article85.html An excellent easy to follow tutorial for character modeling. Written for 3D Studio Max but simple enough that the average Blender user can follow and apply these techniques in Blender. Quoted from the web site: This is simply the best tutorial I have seen, originally written by Michel Roger in French (view here) and tranlated by me tom@3dtotal.com and Stefan Roth Creating a character from A to Z, modeling, textures, skinning. Image Templates provided. Presentation. Added to the weblinks data base. Check it out HERE. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:52:54 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article83.html I've put together an index page for all of the tutorials. Sorted alphabetically by title. Hope this helps. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:21:39 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article82.html Free Giraffe for Daz Studio Created with DSES for Blender Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:54:25 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article81.html Using the Shrink Wrap Modifier: Using the Shrink Wrap modifier on Blender meshes can give some spectacular results. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:41:31 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article80.html I've posted the latest version of the Daz Studio Export Script, DSES. Version 1.7.4. It's loaded with tons of new features as well as an all in one script interfaces with built in help pages as well. All the scripts are accessed from one single script. No need to run separate scripts. Load name, Save name and Project Folder are stored in a data file. Help pages added. The OBJ Exporter has been sped up greatly. The script is now accessible from Blender's Script menu under Exporters. My joint Rotation Limit editor is now an integral part of the script. Added and new Assign Verts section which reduces lost faces on the final export as well as speeds up work flow. Joint Editor now has a copy and paste function for copy angles and pasting them to other joints. The Rotation Limit editor now has 5 preset channels for storing 5 frequently used sets of rotation limits. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:01:44 -0500 http://www.blender3dclub.com/Article79.html Create your tracks in a straight line: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:20:18 -0500