Daily SVN update and building Blender

Simple steps to get Blender updated

1. Open Terminal
2. cd blender-build/ -- go to folder blender build
3. svn update blender -- get update
4. cd ~ -- go to upper folder
5. cd blender/ -- go to folder blender
6. python scons/scons.py -j 4 -- run pyhton and use 4 threads

Setting up your own Blender build environment, look this Blender cookie tutorial!

Vray and Blender Color Management

Without turning Color Management off you might get washed out renders. To avoid that problem, you have to turn off Blender's Color Management...

1. Set renderer as Blender Render
2. Under Render panel, Shading, turn off Color Management
3. Change renderer to Vray

Thanks for NiZu

Composite tips

• Select multiple nodes and hit F to connect nodes automatically (based on best guess).
• Ctrl+LMB drag to cut node connections.

Quick Viewer Node (composite)

You don't have to make Viewer Node for every node you want to view. Just make one and Shift+Ctrl+LMB a node you want to view and that's it!

Rendering Depth pass/ Mist pass

1. Set layers you want to render.
2. Turn off all lights.
3. Turn off AO.
4. From Render Shading, turn off Tex, Shad, SSS, EnvMap and Ray Tracing (will speed up render).
5. Select camera and go to settings.
6. Under Display, turn on Mist.
7. Go to World tab.
8. Check Mist on and setup as you need.
9. Drop intensity to 0.
10. Change World horizon color to pure white (or what ever you want).

How to install *.exe with OSX terminal (Vray for Maya Demo)

Vray as example:

1. Downlaod the vray_demo_150SP1_maya2011_leopard_x64.rar file on the Desktop (or what ever is most current version, note 64bit version will not show Vray render window when rendering!!! If you want to see it, pick 32bit version)
2. Double click to unrar/unzip
3. Open a terminal (Go>Utilities>Terminal)
4. Type "chmod +x " (notice after x is space) and drag the file "vray_demo_150SP1_maya2011_leopard_x64.exe" file form the desktop in the Terminal (the command should look like: chmod +x /Users/username/Desktop/vray_demo_150SP1_maya2011_leopard_x64.exe) press enter.
5. Then type "sudo " (notice after sudo is space) and drag the file "vray_demo_150SP1_maya2011_leopard_x64.exe" again (the command should look like: sudo /Users/username/Desktop/vray_demo_150SP1_maya2011_leopard_x64.exe) press enter.
6. Follow the instructions of the installer
7. It will ask do you want to install Vray for Maya + Standalone or only standalone. Pick standalone only.

Reser transform

In Pose mode, select object you wan to reset and:

• Alt+G to reset position
• Alt+R to reset rotation
• Alt+S to reset scale

Armature symmetry mirror

Before you mirror, make sure you have renamed all bones like "upperArm_L" so there is _L or _R suffix.

1. Select bones you want to mirror.
2. Shift+D to duplicate.
3. RMB or Esc to drop selection so you wont move by accident.
4. Hit "." to set mirror center to 3D cursor (if 3D cursor is not on origo, hit Shift+C to reset).
5. Scale nevative X, so type S-1X and enter.
6. Go to Armature menu (mirrored bones still selected) and Flip names.
7. Select non mirrored side of bones and Ctrl+R to mirror correct roll.
8. RMB and drop tool.

Tip: Remember to turn on X-Axis Mirror from Armature Options under Armature Tools (T on 3D view).