Blender – cutting holes in a mesh
May 1, 2017
Here are 8 techniques for cutting holes Subdivide & To sphere {Delete all objects} A A X ENTER {Top view Ortho} NUM5 NUM7 {Add plane} SHIFT-A RIGHT ENTER S Move mouse G Move mouse {Create 4×4 square mesh using subdivide x2} TAB W ENTER W ENTER {create a hole} RMB select center vertex X ENTER […]
Blender Keyboard Map
May 1, 2017
https://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.4/Reference/Hotkeys/Map https://www.katsbits.com/tutorials/blender/useful-keyboard-shortcuts.php http://www.giudansky.com/design/51-blender-map
Blender – Coffee cup tutorial
May 1, 2017
Blender interface (Some non-intuitive stuff explained here – important) Coffee cup tutorial Source File Blender_coffee_cup.blend Press F12 to render. Getting started with Blender Introduction to hard-surface modeling with Blender https://www.youtube.com/user/blendercookie/playlists
Senno ecto gammat
April 21, 2017
Face-to-face communication is always preferred over electronic or phone communication. As soon as there is even only the slightest chance of invoking an emotional response you should think twice about using email. Knowing this, I still find myself occasionally falling short of proper email etiquette. I sort of wonder if when it says “is a […]
Windows Gadgets
April 13, 2017
I use Windows Sidebar Gadgets (originally developed for Windows7) in Windows 8/10. You can install 8GadgetPack from the internet to do so. I like being able to use my computer as an alarm clock to show me a message after X minutes or at a specific time. Most countdown / alarm clock timers play a […]
Geodesic domes
March 25, 2017
I should really build a colorbond shed. I should really build a starpicket / polypipe shadehouse. I should really build a romantic garden gazebo. But then there is this: geodesic domes. Oooh, shiny! I should build a model using drinking straws and pipe cleaners! Or use leftover fiberglass rods from a cheap dome tent. Pros […]
Tropical Cyclone Debbie (March 2017)
March 25, 2017
Tornadoes and twisters Tornado and twister are different names for the same type of storm—a violently rotating column of air over land associated with a severe thunderstorm. Tornadoes range in diameter from metres to hundreds of metres and generally last from a few seconds up to half an hour. They have an intense updraught near […]
Our planet
March 24, 2017
Earth earth is soil. Earth is a planet. Capital letters matter. Earth spin – 24 hours – Day/Night cycle Earth spins in a counterclockwise direction. For an outside observer the Earth spins left-to-right or west-to-east along its rotational axis. This is why for an observer on the surface the (stationary) sun and the night sky […]