A new boolean solver was added to Blender today: Manifold (only in alpha now).

Testing with Bool Tool on mesh with more than 500k vertices it consistently gives 20-40% better performance than Fast/Float and freezes a LOT less.

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Writing new documentation for Bool Tool, good to learn what ACTUALLY happens when you press Ctrl+ Numpad- (it's not just quickly adding a modifier😄)

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Keymesh now has thumbnails!

You can quickly generate previews for Keymesh blocks and see them beautifully lined up in the new Grid View UI.

Works for both animated objects and mesh versioning.

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Once you grasp the concept that you can randomize or map ANY socket, the whole thing clicks and becomes easier (and node trees become smaller too)

Noise alone doesn't look good enough, but you can use more interesting procedural textures as radius masks, OR use grunge mask images.

You can even mix grunge masks to get more interesting effects, like wear + scratches

#b3d tip:

🔴When texturing edges some try to mix the RESULT of Bevel node.

🟢Instead, plug the texture in the "Radius" of Bevel node directly.

Think of it this way: If nothing is plugged into socket it gives the same value throughout, BUT plugging noise tells it to use different value per-pixel.

Edge Flow, one of the most popular Blender modeling add-ons is now on the extensions platform :)

Just search for it in Blender preferences, enable it, and benefit from automatic updates for the rest of your life.

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Made a pretty good cloth wrinkle brush for myself
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I spent last year animating faces for stop-motion puppets ✨

Sculpted & animated in Blender #b3d and 3D-printed separate object for each frame where the face needed to move. Then stop-motion animators attached to puppets and did their magic.

In total >800 faces printed.