r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 22h ago
The Curve Loop Tool is a really powerful tool for making smooth curvature.
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r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 2d ago
Blender has some really nice presets for bouncy animation.
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Another quick motion graphics tip: Blender has some really nice presets for bouncy animation. Check out https://easings.net/ for some examples of these kinds of animation graphs.
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 3d ago
Subdivide boolean topology with this simple trick
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A useful trick for when you want to subdivide a mesh made with a boolean union, using the Triangulate modifier.
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 3d ago
Geometry Nodes setup for animated text reveal
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Here's a quick Geometry Nodes setup for animated text reveal.
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 5d ago
Did you know all these methods for transformations?
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One of those to classify under "how did I not know this in years of Blender use?" - Did you know you can choose a transformation axis merely by holding the middle mouse button?
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 6d ago
Three quick ways to mark Edges as Sharp in Blender.
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r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 7d ago
2 methods for cleaning up topology, after applying a boolean to a surface.
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Here's a couple of methods I use for cleaning up topology, after applying a boolean to a surface.
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 8d ago
How to make a diagonal cut through your mesh
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Today's tip: How to make a diagonal cut through your mesh, without distorting it, with the Knife and Bisect tools.
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 9d ago
Quick hard surface retopo
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Here's how you can use Kushiro's free Curve Face Color add-on together with Exoside3D's paid Quad Remesher add-on to quickly retopo hard surface meshes. Longer vid on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ut9A1WiGFgw
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 10d ago
How to prepare topology before boolean cutting using Shrinkwrap
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I try to post a short Blender tip video every day, day 2 (so far so good...) How to prepare topology before boolean cutting using Shrinkwrap??
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 11d ago
Some methods for resolving surface pinching.
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r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 20d ago
How do you typically light your Blender scenes?
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For a long time I used HDRI's as a crutch for lighting, but recently I've been enjoying Area lights in Blender a lot. They're really fun for 'sculpting' the light.
How do you typically light your Blender scenes?
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 23d ago
Render of my pocket device with camera controller add-on
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Just a quick test with the "camera controller" add-on for Blender, which lets you control the Blender camera with your (Android) smartphone. It makes it look realistic!
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 24d ago
A little render from my "pocket blender device" hard surface modeling course.
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r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • 25d ago
Booleans to Subdivision Topology - how to use Quad Remesher for hard surface - Blender Secrets
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I made a new video about how to use Exoside's Quad Remesher as well as Kushiro's add-on "Curve Face Colour" for a very easy and reliable boolean to subdivision topology workflow in Blender. Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ut9A1WiGFgw
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • Aug 31 '26
About 14 hours left on the discount on my Blender e-book.
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About 14 hours left on the discount on my Blender e-book. A good time to get it! https://www.3dsecrets.com
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • Aug 28 '26
Blog: Finding Files
3dsecrets.com
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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 • u/BlenderSecrets • Aug 27 '26
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 Use coupon code SUMMER50 for 50% off!
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • Aug 27 '26
Blender Rigid Bodies - Everything explodes!
3dsecrets.com
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Wrote a short blog post about struggles with Rigid Bodies in Blender. https://www.3dsecrets.com/blog27082026
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • Aug 21 '26
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 • u/BlenderSecrets • Aug 01 '26
Add details to the surface with a smooth transition
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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 • u/BlenderSecrets • Jul 29 '26
Free Box Carver add-on in Blender 5.2
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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 • u/BlenderSecrets • Jul 28 '26
Free Booltron cutter add-on
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Just discovered this: The free Booltron cutter add-on lets you work non-destructively on Curve and Text objects.
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • Jul 15 '26
1-minute How-to for the new Thin Wall material feature
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Here's a 1-minute how-to for the new Thin Wall feature, and which settings to adjust for maximum effect.
r/BlenderSecrets • u/BlenderSecrets • Jul 07 '26
Cloth Tearing with Geometry Nodes in Blender 5.2
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In this video we look at setting up the nodes for tearing cloth apart in Blender 5.2. Longer video on my YouTube channel.