Blender 2.8 and reusable workspaces

As you probably know if you are using Blender 2.8 for a while, we now have something called WorkSpaces to organize the interface layout. It is a great feature and will help you to become more productive. One thing you may not be aware of is that you can reuse your WorkSpaces. How does that […]

Blender 2.8: Where is the Specials Menu?

In the transition from Blender 2.7x to 2.8x, you will find a lot of new and exiting tools like Eevee and a revamped user interface. Besides getting to know the new options for Eevee, you will also have to find your way around the feature that received new names or locations. For instance, you no […]

Download Free Christmas assets

As we are getting closer to Christmas, you may have to work on a particular type of 3d renders, which will also require unique assets. I’m talking about images with a Christmas theme that you can send over to family, friends, or clients. Do you have any good Christmas assets in your library? That is […]

Blender 2.8 and Add-ons for architectural visualization

Whenever we have a new release of Blender a few artists will start to wonder if they will have to make changes to their workflow. One of the main reasons to have a “broken” workflow is the absence of a particular Add-on. For instance, in architectural modeling, it is hard to start a project without […]

D-NOISE Removes noise from Cycles with AI

When you hit the render button in Blender, you will start to wait for your image to appear in front of you for a little while. Depending on the number of samples, hardware a scene complexity it may take from minutes to hours. After that period you still might have to do some tweaking to […]

How to import SketchUp files to Blender 2.8?

Update (May 2020): Here is the most up to date info about an SKP importer for Blender 2.8x. The release of Blender 2.8 Beta and a more stable Eevee will bring a lot more artists to use Blender and try Eevee to render their projects. A particular group of artists will have a high interest […]

Blender 2.8 new features for architecture: IES lights

With the release of Blender 2.8 Beta, you will start to look for all the exciting new features for architectural visualization, and it is hard not to look at Eevee. That is by far one of the highlights of Blender 2.8. Besides Eevee, you will also find a plethora of options for both 3D modeling […]

Blender 2.80 with left or right-click?

The release of Blender 2.8 beta brought a lot of welcome changes and updates to the software we use for work and fun. For instance, you will find an incredible real-time render engine with Eevee and a refreshed user interface. But, some of those updates might “shock” old users like the game engine removal. A […]

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