Blender 3D 2.49 Incredible Machines by Brito, Allan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Blender 3D 2.49 Incredible Machines

Blender 3D 2.49 Incredible Machines Credits About the Author About the Reviewers Preface

What this book covers What you need for this book Who this book is for Conventions Reader feedback Customer support

Errata Piracy Questions

1. Machinery Modeling and Visualization with Blender

Blender history Working with Blender

Blender 3D, YafaRay, and GIMP

What is an Incredible Machine?

How the book is organized Do I have to know Blender already? How to know more about Blender 3D

Summary

2. Modeling a Handgun

Briefing and concept

Objectives Why a hand weapon? Parts of the model

Modeling workflow Best modeling technique for this project Effects and rendering Summary

3. Polygon Modeling of the Weapon

Starting with a background image Using subdivision to model

Modeling the hand wrap Modeling the small and removable parts

Using hooks to place and align objects

Summary

4. Adding Details

Tools and techniques for detailing Face normals

Adding the handgrip Using the spin tool to close a model Adding creases and rounded details

Summary

5. Rendering the Project with YafaRay

YafaRay renderer

Installing YafaRay

Creating a studio environment Adding light to the scene How YafaRay works Setting lights in YafaRay Adding materials to the weapon Framing the weapon Final render with YafaRay Summary

6. Steampunk Spacecraft

Steampunk concept Spacecraft concept Project workflow Building edges and planes for the spacecraft

Creating the first section of the spacecraft

Modeling the wing Modeling the front Summary

7. Working with Smaller Areas

Modeling the front of the spacecraft Adding details to the wing

Modeling the engines

Creating the bottom of the spacecraft Creating the weapons Mirroring the spacecraft Closing the cockpit Detailing the fuselage

Modeling auxiliary engines

Adding cables and wires

Using curves

Twisting the cables

Adding the cables to the model

Summary

8. Advanced UV Mapping

UV mapping in Blender

What is UV mapping? Using UV mapping in Blender

Using smart projections UV test grid Using the unwrap tool

Planning the unwrap

Controlling and editing the UV layout

Pinning and unpinning vertices Live Unwrap Transform

Editing the UV Exporting the layout Editing the texture Summary

9. Putting the Spacecraft to Fly and Shoot with Special Effects

Blender particles How particles work

Creating particles

Adding speed and force fields

The rear engine The guns Summary

10. Rendering the Spacecraft with YafaRay

Environment setup in YafaRay—creating a physical sky

Single Color Gradient Texture SunSky DarkTide's SunSky

Materials and textures in YafaRay

Setting up a metal material Creating the glass in the cockpit

Rendering the scene

Rendering a night view of the spacecraft

Summary

11. Transforming Robot

What is a transforming robot?

How big will the robot be? Textures and materials

Rendering with LuxRender Mixing modeling and animation Modeling the object with poly modeling Choosing a modeling technique

Modeling the legs

Modeling the main body Modeling the head Modeling the arms Summary

12. Using Modifiers and Curves to Create Details for the Robot and Scene

Modifiers

Using the bevel modifier to chamfer the edges of the model Using the array modifier to add rivets

Creating wires and cables with curves and hooks

Adding details to the robot Modeling the scenario Modeling the stands for the robots Creating the storage boxes Modeling lights Summary

13. Making the Robot Look Metallic with Materials in LuxRender

Installing LuxRender

Using LuxBlend

Setting up materials for the robot

Adding textures to the ground of the scene

Summary

14. Adding Lights to the Scene and Rendering with LuxRender

Unbiased render engine—how it works How to add light sources in LuxRender

Using objects as light sources Light groups Environment for rendering

Rendering the scene Summary

15. It's Alive! Animating the Robot

Animation controls and hierarchies

Removing the hierarchy

Joints and pivots

Using empties as helper objects Pivots without empties

Posing the robot

Using two robots for posing

Basic animation with the robot

Adding keyframes and movement Animating objects Erasing keyframes

Distributing the robots Rendering and animating the lights Summary

16. Post Production of the Robot

Using LuxRender for post production

Saving and resuming a render

Applying lens effects

Gaussian Bloom Vignetting C. Aberration Glare HDR Histogram

Noise reduction Removing the noise in GIMP Summary

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