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What are these double lines in geometry nodes in Blender 5.0?

So I just installed the brand new Blender 5.0 and looked at the implementation of the new GeoNodes-based array modifier. I watched some videos about the changes to GeoNodes introduced in 5.0, for ...

geometry-nodes  
user avatar asked by Fritz Score of 6
user avatar answered by Gordon Brinkmann Score of 8

How to automatically refresh or reload Import CSV node data?

I am experimenting with the Import CSV node in Blender. I have Blender open alongside a text editor where I edit my CSV file, and I would like an easy way for the new data to update automatically in ...

python scripting geometry-nodes import csv  
user avatar asked by Alex Score of 3
user avatar answered by Harry McKenzie Score of 5

Instance on points vertical and horizontal with each instance different from the surroundings

I'm trying to display a grid of pads in a random fashion. I created a grid of points using 2 mesh lines duplicating the horizontal one on a vertical axis. Then I joined and realize the geometry to ...

geometry-nodes instances  
user avatar asked by Ahurig Score of 3
user avatar answered by Ahurig Score of 1

How can I change the orientation of geometry node instances on curve points, so they wrap around the surface of a mesh?

I have a circular spiral curve, and am using geometry nodes to instance a "rhinestone" mesh along the points of this spiral curve. I want to change the orientation of the rhinestones, so ...

geometry-nodes bezier-curves normals instances  
user avatar asked by Wy Bert Score of 3
user avatar answered by Daniel Möller Score of 6

How to change instance color based on rotation in Geometry Nodes

I would like to dynamically change the color of instance objects based on their rotation value using Geometry nodes. Specifically, I'd like to do the following: For each instance, detect its rotation (...

geometry-nodes shader-nodes  
user avatar asked by Rick T Score of 2
user avatar answered by Daniel Möller Score of 4

Face Orientation is buggy - only some faces show it

When I activate face orientation, only some faces show red; none show blue; and some are a mix of red and the default grey. What's wrong?

faces transform-orientation  
user avatar asked by Hugo Almeida Score of 2
user avatar answered by moonboots Score of 2

How to animate this blob?

I want to animate the blob moving through the discs. I tried using lattice deformer but animation doesn't look natural.. is there any better way to do this? The shape was modeled by someone else not ...

animation  
user avatar asked by Claudia Teng Score of 2
user avatar answered by moonboots Score of 2

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

Object not visible in render

I have a model which you can see here (camera perspective). In the second image, you can see how the render turned out. I'm at my wit's end trying to figure our why it's not showing up in the render. ...

rendering objects  
user avatar asked by Luke_0 Score of 49
user avatar answered by Adam Masters Score of 50

Why does part of my model disappear when I zoom in on it in the 3D Viewport?

I'm having an odd issue - When I try to zoom in on a detail using my MMB, the "camera" in the 3D view seems to be cutting off the exterior surface of my object and showing me the inside instead. I'd ...

3d-view  
user avatar asked by Vadaar Score of 63
user avatar answered by Thom Blair III Score of 74

Blend mode and shadow mode options gone in blender 4.2?

So in material settings before I updated to 4.2, I see the usual Blend mode and Shadow mode options in material settings: Now I see whatever this is: how do I access these options?

materials eevee-render-engine  
user avatar asked by Kosain Abro Score of 3
user avatar answered by Julia Score of 4

Add different materials to different parts of a mesh?

How do you add more than one material to a mesh? I have tried adding two materials to the object, and then assigning one of the materials to a vertex-group, but I could not find a place to assign it....

mesh materials  
user avatar asked by Stephen Score of 159
user avatar answered by Stephen Score of 203

Heat Weighting: Failed to find solution for one or more bones

I cant figure out why I get problems rigging this mesh. I get an error stating Bone Heat Weighting: Failed to find solution for one or more bones Blend file

mesh rigging armature weight-painting  
user avatar asked by Champagne Score of 45
user avatar answered by Gaia Clary Score of 79

Render not showing UV texture

I have added a texture to a cube in the UV editor and it shows up fine in textured view But when I render it there is no texture What have I done wrong?

rendering texturing uv  
user avatar asked by Qwertie Score of 34
user avatar answered by Ali Jibran Score of 29

Rigify Error Bone cannot connect chain bone

Using rigify when generating the rig I get this error message Does someone know how I can fix this I don“t want to start it all over bone spine004 cannot connect chain bone position is disjoint. ...

rigging  
user avatar asked by GabrielJST Score of 15
user avatar answered by Alberto Score of 30

Can you answer these questions?

Grease Pencil Line Art Modifier in Blender 4.5.4

When using Grease Pencil Line Art Modifier in Blender 4.5.4 LTS, I now have 'Line Radius' in the properties panel instead of 'Thickness' (in previous version of Blender). Line Radius does not equal ...

grease-pencil settings  
user avatar asked by Paul St George Score of 2

Grease Pencil Export as PDF doesn't follow resolution settings

Grease Pencil Export as PDF doesn't follow resolution settings When exporting Grease Pencil drawings as a PDF, Blender seems to ignore the intended resolution (DPI) settings and defaults to 72 DPI. ...

geometry-nodes grease-pencil svg  
user avatar asked by Rick T Score of 1

Keeping smooth topology when subdividing and edge creasing

For the life of me I cannot figure this out. I want to make sharp edges that run along the model at different angles but when I apply sharp edges to the model it will cause vertices to droop or ...

modeling objects vertices edges subdivision-surface  
user avatar asked by Billson waters Score of 1
user avatar answered by moonboots Score of 0
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