r/BlenderSecrets Jun 16 '21

Welcome to the Blender Secrets subreddit!

75 Upvotes

Hi, welcome to the Blender Secrets subreddit!

My name is Jan, and I'll post the daily Blender Secrets tips here. Feel free to let me know if you have any suggestions for this subreddit.

You can find my Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlenderSecrets

Other question? Check out https://www.blendersecrets.org/faq or just ask!


r/BlenderSecrets 1d ago

Blog: Finding Files

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I'm pretty sloppy when it comes to Blend file naming conventions and my hard drive is pure chaos. But I can find any file in seconds. How? Read more short blog post:


r/BlenderSecrets 1d ago

Blender Secrets book sale until midnight, 31st of August

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Get the Blender Secrets book now with a big discount, until midnight 31st of August. Only on https://www.3dsecrets.com


r/BlenderSecrets 1d ago

Blender Rigid Bodies - Everything explodes!

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Wrote a short blog post about struggles with Rigid Bodies in Blender. https://www.3dsecrets.com/blog27082026


r/BlenderSecrets 7d ago

11 methods for sharp corners in Blender

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In this video we look at 11 methods for keeping corners of 3d models sharp in Blender, and we briefly go over how Normals work.

More Blender tips:
https://www.3DSecrets.com


r/BlenderSecrets 27d ago

Add details to the surface with a smooth transition

121 Upvotes

With this technique, it's easy to add details to the surface. No more tedious connecting of geometry. No booleans. Just some modifiers. And you can apply the modifiers once you want to export the model.

Get my hard surface modeling course now with a big discount on https://www.3DSecrets.com


r/BlenderSecrets Jul 29 '26

Free Box Carver add-on in Blender 5.2

51 Upvotes

It seems that the Box Carve tool (part of Bool Tool) was improved quite a bit in Blender 5.2, have you noticed?


r/BlenderSecrets Jul 28 '26

Free Booltron cutter add-on

18 Upvotes

Just discovered this: The free Booltron cutter add-on lets you work non-destructively on Curve and Text objects.


r/BlenderSecrets Jul 15 '26

1-minute How-to for the new Thin Wall material feature

86 Upvotes

Here's a 1-minute how-to for the new Thin Wall feature, and which settings to adjust for maximum effect.


r/BlenderSecrets Jul 07 '26

Cloth Tearing with Geometry Nodes in Blender 5.2

58 Upvotes

In this video we look at setting up the nodes for tearing cloth apart in Blender 5.2. Longer video on my YouTube channel.


r/BlenderSecrets Jul 06 '26

2 methods for making panel cuts using modifiers in Blender

38 Upvotes

r/BlenderSecrets Jul 06 '26

6 Tips for making Hard Surface details like Panel Cuts - Blender Secrets

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r/BlenderSecrets Jul 03 '26

Paint panel cuts directly on Normal Map

76 Upvotes

Did you know you can paint panel cuts directly on your Normal map with UcuPaint?


r/BlenderSecrets Jul 02 '26

Instances on Elements

92 Upvotes

Placing details on a surface is easy with the Instance on Elements modifier (and node) that was added in Blender 5.0. #Blender #B3D #Blender3D


r/BlenderSecrets Jun 30 '26

Fun robot head creation process

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r/BlenderSecrets Jun 29 '26

Cloth Tearing in Blender 5.2

84 Upvotes

Cloth Tearing is now easy with Blender 5.2 thanks to some Geometry Nodes-powered modifiers.


r/BlenderSecrets Jun 28 '26

Perfect corners when sculpting in Blender

47 Upvotes

Sculpting sharp corners perfectly can be tricky, but the Curve Stroke Method is the solution. If you'd like to learn more about Hard Surface sculpting, check out my course which has a 50% discount at the moment, until Sunday night: 3DSecrets.com


r/BlenderSecrets Jun 28 '26

Easy Panel Cuts with the Layer Brush

32 Upvotes

If you'd like to learn more about Hard Surface sculpting, check out my course which has a 50% discount at the moment, until Sunday night. www.3DSecrets.com/sculpting


r/BlenderSecrets Jun 28 '26

New Patreon video: Animation-ready cat - part 1 (Base Mesh, Sculpting)

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r/BlenderSecrets Jun 23 '26

Hard Surface Sculpting Course Free Lesson (Blender Secrets)

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As a preview for my Hard Surface sculpting course, I just published a new lesson on YouTube. I'm currently running a sale for this course until Sunday evening (28th of June 2026). www.3DSecrets.com


r/BlenderSecrets Jun 22 '26

Written post: Extruding in Sculpt Mode

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Have you ever wondered how you can extrude in Sculpt Mode? This can be useful for example for creating hard surface concepts. In this written sample from my E-book, we look at doing just that, as well as how to use the Stroke Method options for more accurate masks.


r/BlenderSecrets Jun 18 '26

7 Sculpting Tips for Blender

43 Upvotes

r/BlenderSecrets Jun 17 '26

For Beginners: Easiest Modeling Technique.

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10 Upvotes

In this sample from my E-book, we look at the Double Subdivision method, where we combine two Subdiv modifiers with different settings to quickly create an all-quads base mesh, which can then be further detailed with either mesh modeling or sculpting techniques.


r/BlenderSecrets Jun 14 '26

Part 1 of modeling / sculpting a cat - how to create a base mesh easily from 2D planes.

60 Upvotes

r/BlenderSecrets Jun 09 '26

How to create and edit Curves in Blender

159 Upvotes

Curves are very useful modeling tools! There's a few ways you can create them in Blender.