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Questions tagged [blender-internal-render-engine]

Please use this tag only for questions related to the render engine; don't use it for questions about Blender's internal code or Python API.

Blender Internal (also known as Blender Render, Blender Internal or BI) is a biased rendering engine built into Blender version 2.79 and below.

Documentation about the Blender internal render at the Blender Manual

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Mark sharp does nothing

I understand this is a very basic question, but I cannot find the solution. Google & other Stack Exchange gave me no solution either. I am following Blender Game Asset Creation guide from Blender Cloud, at some point Aidy selects his whole model and…
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How do you create grass?

If you were using a plane as a terrain, how would you add grass to the plane and make it bend and flow like there was wind. Also, how would you make the grass color vary in shades of green so you would get yellow, dry patches of grass.
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How does Blender Internal work?

I know that Blender Internal is a scanline renderer, but how exactly does it work? When compared to Cycles, it's much less accurate, but much faster; Also, it doesn't have the concept of sampling, so, it finishes, as opposed to Cycles, which could…
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How do I apply an environment map in Blender Internal?

I'm using Blender Internal due to its object outline effect, and am trying to use a 1800 degree environment map for the reflections (not lighting). I'm trying what seems like should work, and am failing. Most of the tutorials for this are in…
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How to render a volumetric shadow?

I would like to render the volume that is shaded by an object (e.g. cube), not only the 2D shadow cast on the ground (as in the attached image). I understand that in reality the shaded volume is not visible as shaded (only when it "reaches" a…
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How can I achieve a Japanese style cell animation toon shader look in Blender?

Here are my examples. Edit// Here is a video showing what I want exactly, how "shaders" and "renderer" should work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQLgn9-xqQc notice how easy it is to set the shadows on the character in the video here? Somehow…
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Using pointiness and bevel at same time

I'm making a chair and trying to use pointiness attribute to express the damage of paint at the edges. However the chair has bevel so when I put the bevel on, the corner gets rounder and the pointiness disappear. Is there anyway I can use pointiness…
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Shadows not influenced by normal map in BI

im new to Blender (Blender Internal). Hope anyone can help, i'm hurry cuz of a deadline!. With a plane with a normal map aplied to it and it's material set to Shadow Only I'm triying to create an alpha bg video with particle with shadows projections…
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Unwanted sharp shadows when using a point lamp

I'm learning the basics and while modeling a simple volcano using a point lamp for the magma I keep getting unnatural sharp shadows, even when disabling ray shadow. I don't think the problem is in the mesh (you can find the .blend file in the…
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Bend the Extrusion of a text

here is what I want to achieve: As you can see the Extrusion of the text is bent and twisted. Can I achieve that WITHOUT converting it into a mesh? I tried Lattice, Curve, Deform etc... Thnx, Cheers
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Gradient color in blender

I want the color of my object look like the photo above. I have tried many ways i saw in youtube but none of them worked can anyone show me how? i made texture here but i don't know how to assign it It actually worked in blender cycles thanks But…
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Are Blender 2.8 Halo Particles meant to render? [EDIT: Or ANY particle, for that matter!]

That's it, really. Are Blender 2.8 Halo mode Particles meant to be seen in render – Cycles, Eevee or otherwise? I've been running whatever the latest-latest ver. of Blender 2.8 for Win10 64 bit is, over the last few weeks, and have seeN no evidence…
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Tracking your render progress

Doing high quality renders requieres too much time, we all know that. Up until now I have always been roughtly calculating when I have to start then next render and many times it has ment getting up in the middle of the night to start up the next…
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Brush tool missing

I am quite new in using Blender 2.78 so please understand if this is an absurd question. I was sculpting a model in Blender (using Crease tool) then after I've exited and re-opened the project, Crease tool and Brush tool are missing! How can I…
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Running one shot blender rendering in AWS

we have web app, which uses blender for rendering. I would like to know if there is any way to run blender rendering in AWS with instant boot. Rendering takes about 8 seconds on our server(2core) right now, but it doesn't scale and also is running…
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