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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · 7d

A small-great tip for #Blender I just discovered right now:

To shade differently the active and inactive geometry in the viewport, go to 3D Viewport Overlays WHILE IN EDIT MODE and look for that Fade Inactive Geometry Checkbox and Opacity Slider.

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Aug 29

To all of you former Modo users, this reflection environment I created back in 2008 might look familiar—it even became the default one.

Well, now you can also use it in Blender. Whether you were a Modo user or not! 😀

etereaestudios.com/resources/bl...

Blender Resources

In this section you will find a set of resources related with Blender. In 2024 I started my path to learning this program, after 17-18 years using Modo, Cinema 4D and ZBrush. My goal is completely …

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Aug 12

After working with MODO for over 17 years, when I switched to Blender just over a year ago, what I missed most were its fantastic Falloffs...

But thanks to the new add-on from the great Taz-San, that's no longer an issue: FALLOFFS AND MUCH MORE!

tazaki.gumroad.com/l/gamki

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Aug 12

Simple Bend Ex is one of those Blender add-ons that, once you start using it, you can't live without. And like that one, there are many other add-ons from @kushiro.bsky.social, many of which are completely free.

kushiro.gumroad.com/l/simple-ben...

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Aug 8

The great Yoshiaki Tazaki, one of the original lead developers of MODO, has just released a great set of tools useful for Blender modeling workflow. It contains utilities that are mainly aimed at Modo users to make Blender easier to use. I LOVE THIS!!!

tazaki.gumroad.com/l/gamki

YT-Tools for Blender

🛠️ YT-Tools for BlenderA powerful modeling extension inspired by Modo workflows.(日本語の説明は下にあります)YT-Tools is a Blender add-on designed to enhance the modeling workflow, especially for users familiar wit...

tazaki.gumroad.com

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Jul 31

Tim Johannsen has shared a nice add-on for Blender, “Boundaries to Ngon”.

It's a one-click solution to fill non-intersecting edge loops with a small set of ngons. It extends Blender's built-in Fill tool by correctly handling holes and nested polygons.

timjohannsen.gumroad.com/l/bounds2ngons

Blender Addon: Boundaries to Ngon

This tool provides a one-click solution to fill non-intersecting edge loops with a small set of ngons. It extends Blender's built-in Fill tool by correctly handling holes and nested polygons. Since th...

timjohannsen.gumroad.com

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Jul 30

Another little trick I hadn't discovered until now!

We can control different levels of subdivision with the ‘Subdivision Surface’ NODE (within Geometry Nodes) in the same way as with Blender's MODIFIER!

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Jul 30

I've been working with Blender for over a year now, and I hadn't discovered the Skin Modifier until now!!!

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Jul 28

Step by step, my little collection of custom nodes keeps growing. I couldn't be happier with this software — I Love @blender3d.bsky.social!

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Jul 18

A little technique I just discovered for precisely controlling the orientation of our gizmos (moving, rotating, or scaling) using the 3D Cursor.

I'm sure all of you who have been using Blender for many years already know about it. But for me, it was a happy discovery!

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Apr 14

The latest from Alberto Mielgo. A must-see on the big screen. The bigger, the better!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbE...

Marathon | Reveal Cinematic Short

YouTube video by Marathon

www.youtube.com

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Mar 10

Very happy with all the advanced techniques I am learning with @nodegroup.xyz masterclasses by Erindale. Here is the result of the first exercise: Medina Airport Columns.

youtu.be/7rUmXd8j5C8

The course: www.nodegroup.xyz

Medina Exercise

YouTube video by Cristóbal Vila / Etérea Estudios

youtu.be

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Mar 6

Os recuerdo que se acerca la fecha límite para inscribirse en el curso gratuito que daré sobre Blender Geometry Nodes en el CTA de Zaragoza: el 9 de MARZO

Tenéis toda la info y el enlace para inscribiros en mi blog:

etereaestudios.com/2025/02/07/c...

Curso Geometry Nodes

Los próximos meses de marzo y abril voy a impartir un curso presencial y gratuito sobre modelado y animación procedural en el Centro de Tecnologías Avanzadas de Zaragoza (CTA). Serán 60 horas dedic…

etereaestudios.com

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Mar 5

The great, the master, the wizard Marco Vitale has written a breakdown for his MV L-System Node, explaining how he applied Lindenmeyer's principles in Substance Designer to procedurally create organic shapes and intricate fractal patterns

80.lv/articles/bre...

Implementing L-Systems In Substance 3D Designer

Marco Vitale, a two-time winner of the Substance 3D Insanity Awards, joined us to discuss how he applied Lindenmeyer's principles in Substance 3D Designer to procedurally create organic shapes and int...

80.lv

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Feb 26

Working with procedural Bézier Curves in #Blender Geometry Nodes it's not possible to see the handles, right? NO PROBLEM: LET'S MADE A CUSTOM TOOL TO VISUALIZE THEM!

Enjoying like a child with the FANTASTIC Medina Modelling Masterclass by @nodegroup.xyz

youtu.be/Ve2mlODhPBo

Visualize handles using procedural Bézier in Blender

YouTube video by Cristóbal Vila / Etérea Estudios

youtu.be

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Feb 21

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Feb 21

Someone has asked for such a pattern in the Substance Designer Discord... And here is a simple way to obtain a “Pseudo Poisson Distribution”.

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Feb 14

To group or not to group... that is the question! 😆

#GeometryNodes
#CustomTools
#Blender

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Feb 10

A final de marzo impartiré un curso presencial sobre modelado y animación procedural con #Blender en el CTA de Zaragoza. Serán 60 horas dedicadas a aprender todo lo que podamos sobre sus famosos Geometry Nodes.

Y a un precio imbatible: ¡GRATIS!

etereaestudios.com/2025/02/07/c...

Curso Geometry Nodes

Los próximos meses de marzo y abril voy a impartir un curso presencial y gratuito sobre modelado y animación procedural en el Centro de Tecnologías Avanzadas de Zaragoza (CTA). Serán 60 horas dedic…

etereaestudios.com

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Feb 10

Well, thanks to the great Quackers, I have just discovered that “The For-Each” isn't actually needed in this case!

As he said: “As both Set Curve Radius and Trim Curve support field inputs you can plug values derived from Index directly”

Thanks!!!

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Feb 10

Thanks to some notes I kept since 2009, when I was working with Cinema4D on Nature by Numbers, I've now been able to recreate a setup to animate multiple splines using #Blender Geometry Nodes and the “For Each Element” feature.

And I couldn't be happier!

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Feb 7

I've updated my #Blender notes and took the opportunity to add an INDEX for each of them (above), because I was going crazy to find things myself!

etereaestudios.com/resources/bl...

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Feb 7

YEAH!

Big thanks to M D SAI CHARAN (Just 3D Things) @saicharanmd.bsky.social

(@sai_charan_md in X)

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Feb 6

Two questions for #GreasePencil experts (#Blender 4.3):

1. Once a Grease Pencil stroke is manually done, is it possible to change the hardness?

2. Combining Grease Pencil with Geometry Nodes, is it possible to paint with airbrush (soft) strokes along curves?

THANKS!

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Cristóbal Vila @cristobalvila.bsky.social · Feb 4

Aha!!! Good question: I'm not sure, to be honest. It's still “burning” since I just made a few minutes ago! I will test it!

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