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blenderenderer [2017-08-28 02:03:34 +0000 UTC]

PROBLEM: INVISIBLE MATERIALS IN RENDERED VIEW, MMD -> BLENDER
Some textures may fail to properly convert to blender materials, causing them to become a transparent material with failed textures. This can be fixed but is a bit tedious. You will have to go to the textures folder for you mmd model, usually inside the same folder as the pmd/pmx, and figure out which ones go on which part of the model and then import the ones that are missing manually.

1) Separate the model by material using the mmd_tools add-on.
2) In solid view, select one of the parts of the mesh which disappear in rendered view.
3) Go to the materials panel, the preview should show that the material is completely transparent.
4)Next move to the Textures panel. The textures probably failed to import and will appear black. We will manually import them.
5)Select one of the textures and click "Open" in the image section.
6) Navigate to the folder containing the textures for your mmd model.
7) Select one of the textures which is appropriate for the part of the model you selected in step 2.
8) Repeat for all textures for the material if there are more than one, you can usually use the same texture file
9) You should now be able to see this part of the model in rendered view! 
Repeat steps for all invisible parts of the model.

Let me know if this helps or if you need clarification or additional assistance. Best of luck in your Blendevors!

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blenderenderer [2017-08-21 18:03:44 +0000 UTC]

Hey there. If you have any specific questions, you can contact me at my Blender Blog [Tutorial/ Interactive Help/Forum]  or my group BlenderTutors . I'm rather busy with school, and still learning blender myself, but would love to help! Best of luck in your Blendevors!

Basic tutorials: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Some animation tutorials on my blog:
Smoke:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV43xN…
Dissolve Text:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q93pE5…
Wrecking Ball:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHVYYM…
Fireworks:  www.blenderdiplom.com/en/tutor…
Game: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=…

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sprattmarcus [2016-08-19 06:03:14 +0000 UTC]

It will not let me upload it.

It says BLEND and the picture is blank.

What is the solution to this?

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alvarobmk123 [2015-09-27 21:02:56 +0000 UTC]

I need how to learn to model a character, no matter which one.

I have to reference images but they don't look having the right positions.

It takes me to learn to make a head.

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blenderenderer [2015-08-17 20:01:14 +0000 UTC]

NEED ASSISTANCE? WANT TO HELP OTHERS? I have finally managed to create a group, co-founded by me and Ticjun . Entitled BlenderTutors , our group is dedicated to helping the future generations of Blender animators. If you are encountering any problems in Blender, we would love to help! All levels of experience Beginner to Expert wanted. Anyone who is willing to dedicate some time to instructing and helping others with their Blender (or other animation) skills please let us know! I will grant Admin access to those who demonstrate good tutoring skills. ANYONE CAN JOIN  !

PLEASE, I'm desperately searching for members right now!

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blenderenderer [2015-08-17 14:59:14 +0000 UTC]

Tips on creating grass in Blender can be found on this page! Please help  by Kkhal

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blenderenderer [2015-08-17 14:51:39 +0000 UTC]

DallellesLaul  Jun 22, 2013  

I'm trying to think of all my newbie questions from Last night :-D...

Ok... I figured out how to change the font of a text object, yay  ... and I figured out how to get special characters (like common symbols) into text (though knowing how to imbed any unicode character might be something useful to know for down the road)... So what remains?

- Anyone know how to rotate an object to specific angles? For example, when you create a new text object, they are always laying flat on there back. Is there a way to precisely rotate this 90 degrees upward "precisely" as opposed to just kind of doing this by hand (with the rotate tool) and hoping you got the angle right?

- Similar to the above, sometimes is necessary to put text (or a label) onto another surface. Is there an automatic way to get this second object "as close as possible" to the object you are adding this onto "without going through" the other object? (In other words to get the optimal distance to where the object doesn't disappear, but to where you do not get "a shadow"?)

- I am assuming there must be a feature in Blender to put one object overtop of another and "subtract" one from the other (For example, you take the initial cube, and drag a sphere ontop of part of her and then "delete" the space occupied by the sphere from the cube, leaving a round "indentation" in the cube). What is this feature called in Blender (so I can find this more easily)?

- If I want to put a circle or square around something... like I'm trying to simulate buttons on a GUI or something... how do I? I'm sure I'll figure this out. This is pretty basic stuff... I just need to learn the terminology in the Blender UI I guess...

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blenderenderer [2015-08-17 14:51:01 +0000 UTC]

DallellesLaul  Jun 23, 2013
 

Here's another newb question.... I know about the 1, 3, and 7 keypad keys to show stuff from different angles, but is there a way to see "the back", "the left", and "the bottom" of what you're working on with one convenient press? (or even two I'm cool with) I'm assuming since they didn't mention this that maybe there's a "go 180 degrees" key?

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blenderenderer [2015-08-17 14:48:43 +0000 UTC]

RoofGoer   Edited Sep 15, 2014  Student Digital Artist

Hi, just wondering does anyone else here use blender to make 3D games? If so, how do you configure the game so that by moving the mouse, the direction of the camera also moves? I've looked on the internet and done some scripting but all that has happened has vexed me in the most maleficent way! If anyone has also tried tackling this problem with a reasonable amount of fervor, then a comprehensive response would be most welcome. 

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blenderenderer [2015-08-17 14:45:01 +0000 UTC]

NEED ASSISTANCE? WANT TO HELP OTHERS? I have finally managed to create a group, co-founded by me and Ticjun . Entitled BlenderTutors , our group is dedicated to helping the future generations of Blender animators. If you are encountering any problems in Blender, we would love to help! All levels of experience Beginner to Expert wanted. Anyone who is willing to dedicate some time to instructing and helping others with their Blender (or other animation) skills please let us know! I will grant Admin access to those who demonstrate good tutoring skills. ANYONE CAN JOIN  !

PLEASE, I'm desperately searching for members right now!

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blenderenderer [2015-08-17 14:44:47 +0000 UTC]

Hey, if you're having trouble modeling, you can skip that and go straight to animating, and if you need anything, I can help you at my Blender Blog [Tutorial/ Interactive Help/Forum] . Here's what I recommend to start having fun animating immediately in Blender, without modeling, you can learn that over time with the assistance of books and video tutorials (a really good book is Learning Blender: A Hands-On Guide to Creating 3D Animated Characters by Oliver Villar). Anyways:

1) Download a model, for some really cool looking models check out MMD models, there are many available for free download, of course follow the copyright rules se by the creator of the model. (Just search MMD models DL on      or Google)

2) Use this You Tube tutorial to Install the MMD Tools addon in Blender, and import the model (the link to the addon is in the description of the video): [MMD in Blender] MMD to Blender 3D (Tutorial)

3) Pose and animate the model! Check out my tips in the comments of the above tutorial, and contact me with any problems.

Oh, and if you want to move the model off-origin, use the tip in the comments section of this tutorial (in my conversation with RoDizzy):MMD on Blender~

Best of Luck! I can't wait to see what you create.

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blenderenderer [2015-08-17 14:43:39 +0000 UTC]

enigmaplatypus  Aug 3, 2015   Hobbyist General Artist

Link to previous question: In comments of BlenderRenders

thanks for answering my previous question   i have a new one now..... can you rig a models skeleton and stuff and export it from blender as a pmx file?  like right now i'm worried that because the only pmx editor that is working on my computer is the japanese version and so im worried that i won't be able to rig my model once im done sculpting him. that and do you know of any pmx editor tutorials, like that would show you how to rig your model. imm also confused about how to rig the eyes, i know they have a pocket and like the pocket is supposed to close? is that right?

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blenderenderer [2015-08-17 14:37:38 +0000 UTC]

For those interested in Blender Game

This tutorial is great for learning how to model, rig, animate and use your skills to create a basic game in blender. Great for getting started, uses at least 2 different engines:  www.youtube.com/playlist?list=…

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blenderenderer [2015-08-17 14:37:16 +0000 UTC]

MMD to blender: use  www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGRLc5…
see  MMD on Blender~  or [MMD in Blender] MMD to Blender 3D (Tutorial)  for my additional tips and tricks! (In the Comments)

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