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What is 3D?

A three dimensional object is defined as something that gives the perception of depth. IN a standard drawing of a stick figure only two dimensions are used. Side to side and up and down. Referred to as the X axis and Y axis. In three dimension (3D) a third axis is added to the image, [...]

Mars Station One Hydroponics Center section

Here is the center section for my Mars Station One hydroponics area. This shows three center sections side by side. Now that the center base section is finished, I need to make the shield panels to cover what I have dubbed “Bubble Wrap” (the clear section). Then I can make the end pieces and inside [...]

Mars Station One hydroponics dome

I have been working on a hydroponics dome to be used in the station for my Mars Station One story. This is the basic center section rendered out partway through the modeling process.

I still have a bit of work to do on this piece, but so far I am very happy with how it [...]

3D Dice from Blender to Daz Studio

It might not seem like it is all that impressive when you look at these little dice, but I am quite pleased with them. They are the first thing I have successfully created and sent from Blender into Daz Studio.

The original intention had been to make a pair of dice that looked like they [...]

Blender UV Mapping – the basics

This is mostly for my own reference, but hopefully it will be of use to anyone else that needs a quick reference to the steps of creating a UV map in Blender 2.5

 

Start with your base object… let’s use the default square for this.

Step 1: Get to the right mode

Open Blender [...]