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Is it possible to make Blender a Y-up world?

After learning bits and pieces of Maya, 3DS Max, IMAGINE and XSI I noticed that they all have Y-up worlds with Z being used for depth (naturally). is there a way to make Blender a Y-up world? and does anyone know why isnt it Y-up in the first…
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How can I reuse existing materials, objects, etc from an existing .blend?

I have created several designs for a particular project and they are related, but I don't want to have to keep recreating any similar elements, such as shared materials or textures. How can I use the existing data in a new Blender file?
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What's the fastest and / or craziest way to model an arrow in Blender?

I'm curious about all the ways you can come up with a solution. I'm searching for the way with the least clicks and maybe the two runner ups. I made up some rules on how to count them: A default installation should be used. Changes in the UI don't…
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How can I add vertices to intersection of two edges?

I need to put a point at the intersection of two edges. Below is a picture with red circles around where I need points to be placed.
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When should N-Gons be used, and when shouldn't they?

Support for N-Gons (polygons consisting of more than 4 vertices) has been in Blender for a while now, but many of us still may not know when to use them, and how to do so effectively. In what situations do N-Gons really come in handy? When should…
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Where can the viewport clipping parameters be changed?

Zooming in to inspect texture details in 3D view clips some closer faces like shown in the image. It's not the camera view so changing camera settings doesn't help. Where can the distance to the clipping plane be adjusted?
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Render just part of a final image from Cycles?

I'm using an older Nvidia chip that hates running viewport renders, and I need to check if changes to the materials on a few objects not far from the center of my scene are (I'm rendering a floorplan with an orthographic camera from above, so I'm…
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Is there a tool for scientific visualization using Blender?

Is there an interface or API that allows using Blender as a tool for mathematical and scientific visualization? It should allow Blender to read in data (a la gnuplot or matlab, perhaps using scipy) and interface with Blender's primitives and…
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How to reset the center of rotation of the 3d view when it is not the center of the view

Sometimes the 3d view rotation using the 3rd mouse button starts to rotate around an unusual point that is not very convenient. I don't know why it starts doing this, but it usually starts when I'm zoomed in on a detailed part of a model and…
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How to pass command line arguments to a Blender Python script?

Let's say we have a Python script my_script.py that does some data processing with Blender. This script accepts some arguments (e.g. arg1 arg2). How can I forward arguments to the script when using it with the CLI? blender --background --python…
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Using 3rd party Python modules

I'm currently developing a script for Blender to handle Mesh Frequency Decomposition. The script is nearly complete, but i need one more thing: The SciPy library to compute eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Following the installation instructions on…
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Keep sharp edges when using subdivision surface

How can I use the subdivision surface modifier to create more high poly meshes without ruining sharp edges? For example this mesh The sphere should be subdivided but the rim of the cylinder should stay the same because it is a sharp edge. This is…
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Cutting a mesh in half

I have a mesh which I have imported from an OBJ file. I would like to apply Material A to the section of the mesh which is on one side of a given plane, and apply Material B to the section of the mesh which is on the other side of that plane. A…
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How do I put an image texture on a material in Cycles?

I am creating a model of a glass and I would like to put a drawing on it (a png picture). I know how to do it using Blender Render, but not with Cycles Render. Help :)
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How do blender units and meters, feet, or yards correlate?

If I'm using blender game engine, how do blender units work in relation to gravity, acceleration, or weight? Is there a rough physical world equivalent?
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