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User Manual

Introduction

What is Blender?: Introduction; Blender's History; License; Blender's Community; About this Manual; What's changed with Blender 2.5

Installing Blender: Introduction; Python; Installing on Linux, Debian and Ubuntu, Fedora; Installing on Mac; Installing on Windows; Installing on other Operating Systems; Post Install Configuration; Directory Layout

Starting

The Interface: Introduction; Keyboard and Mouse; Window System; Arranging frames; Headers; Console window; Window Types; Screens (Workspace Layouts); Scenes; Modes; Contexts; Menus; Panels; Buttons and Controls; Internationalization

The Vital Functions: Quick render; Undo, Redo and File Recovery; Default scene; Screenshots; Screencasts; Help!
Setting Preferences: Configuring Preferences; Interface; Editing; Input; Add-Ons; Themes; File; System
Your First Animation: 1/2: A static Gingerbread Man; 2/2: Animating the Gingerbread Man

Data System and Files

File operations: Introduction; Opening blender files; Saving blender files; Importing other formats; - COLLADA; Exporting to other formats
Supported File formats: List of supported formats; OpenEXR; DPX, Cineon, Radiance HDR

Blender's Data System: Blender's Library and Data System; Blender's Datablocks; Scenes; Working with Scenes; The Outliner Window; Appending and Linking

Interaction in 3D

Modeling

Introduction: Introduction
Objects: Objects; Selecting Objects; Editing Objects; Groups and Parenting; Tracking; Duplication; - DupliVerts; - DupliFaces; - DupliGroup; - DupliFrames
Mesh Objects (cont): Meshes; - Mesh Structures; - Mesh Primitives; Selecting; - Selectable Elements; - Selection Basics; - Advanced Selecting; - Selecting Edges; - Selecting Faces; Editing; Basic Editing; - Translation, Rotation, Scale; - Adding Elements; - Deleting Elements; - Creating Faces and Edges; - Mirror editing; Vertex Editing; Edge Editing; Face Editing; Deforming Tools; - Mirror; - Shrink/Fatten Along Normals; - Smooth; - Noise; Duplicating Tools

Mesh Objects (cont'd): - Duplicate; - Extrude; - Inset; - Spin and Spin Dup; - Screw; Subdividing Tools; - Subdivide; - Loop Subdivide; - Knife Subdivide; Bevel; Miscellaneous Tools; Retopo Tool; Sculpt Mode; Multi Resolution Mesh; Vertex Groups; Weight Paint; Mesh Smoothing
Curves: Curves; Selecting; Editing; Advanced Editing
Surfaces: Surfaces; Editing Surfaces
Text Objects: Texts; Editing
Meta Objects: Metas; Editing
Empty Objects: Empties
Group Objects: Groups
Scripts: Modeling Scripts

Modifiers and Deformation

Introduction: Introduction to Modifiers; Modifiers Stack
Modify: UV Project; WeightVGroup; Mesh Cache
Generate: Array; Bevel; Boolean; Build; Decimate; EdgeSplit; Mask; Mirror; MultiResolution; Screw; Skin; Solidify; Subsurf; Triangulate

Deform: Armature; Cast; Curve; Displace; Hooks; Laplacian Smooth; Lattice; Mesh Deform; Shrinkwrap; Simple Deform; Smooth; Warp; Wave
Simulate: Cloth; Collision; Explode; Fluid; Ocean; Particle Instance; Particle System; Smoke; Soft Body

Lighting

Introduction: Introduction to Lighting
Lights: Introduction; Light Properties; Light Attenuation; Light Textures; What Light Affects; Lights In Other Contexts
Shadows: Introduction; Shadow Properties; Raytraced Shadow Properties
Volumetric Lights: Introduction
Lamps (cont): Introduction; Point Light; - Raytraced Shadows

Lamps (cont'd): Spot Light; - Raytraced Shadows; - Buffered Shadows; - Halos; Area Light; - Raytraced Shadows; Hemi Light; Sun Light; - Raytraced Shadows; - Sky & Atmosphere; Lighting Rigs
Scene Light: Ambient Light; Ambient Occlusion; Indirect Lighting
Exposure: Exposure

Materials

Introduction: Introduction to Materials
Usage: Assigning a material; Multiple Materials
Properties: Introduction; Material Preview; Diffuse Shaders; Specular Shaders; Color Ramps; Shading; Transparency; Mirror; Subsurface Scattering (SSS); Strand; Options; Shadows; Game Settings; Physics

Node Materials: Material Nodes; Nodes Editor; Node Controls; Nodes usage; Nodes Groups; Material Node Types; - Input; - Output; - Color; - Vector; - Convertor
Special Effects: Vertex Paint; Wire Render; Volume Render; Halo Render

Textures

Introduction: Introduction; Assigning a Texture; Textures Options; UV/Image Editor
Texture Types (cont): Texture Types; Procedural Textures; - Blend; - Clouds; - Distorted Noise; - Magic; - Marble; - Musgrave; - Noise; - Stucci; - Voronoi; - Wood; Image Textures; Video Textures; Texture Nodes; - Nodes Editor; - Node Controls; - Nodes usage; - Nodes Groups; -- Textures Input Nodes; -- Textures Output Nodes; -- Textures Color Nodes

Texture Types (cont'd): -- Textures Patterns Nodes; -- Textures Textures Nodes; -- Textures Convertor Nodes; -- Textures Distort Nodes; Volume Textures; - Voxel Data Textures; - Point Density Textures; Ocean Textures
Texture Painting: Painting the Texture; Projection Paint
Mapping: Mapping options; Environment maps; UV Unwrapping Explained; - Unwrapping a Mesh; - Managing the UV Layout; - Editing the UV Layout; - Applying an Image
Influence: Influence; - Material; -- Bump and Normal; -- Displacement; - World; - Particles

World and Ambient Effects

World: Introduction; World Background
Ambient Effects: Mist; Stars

Rigging

Introduction: Introduction to Rigging
Armatures: Armature Objects; Armature and Bone Panels; Bones; Visualization; Structure; Selecting; Editing; -Bones; -Properties; -Sketching; -Templating

Skinning: Introduction; Linking Objects to Bones; Skinning to Objects' Shapes; Retargeting
Posing: Introduction; Visualization; Editing Poses; Pose Library; Using Constraints; Inverse Kinematics; - Spline IK

Constraints

Introduction: Introduction to Constraints; Common Interface; Constraint Stack
Motion Tracking Constraints: Camera Solver; Object Solver; Follow Track
Transform Constraints: Copy Location; Copy Rotation; Copy Scale; Copy Transforms; Limit Distance; Limit Location; Limit Rotation; Limit Scale; Maintain Volume; Transformation

Tracking Constraints: Clamp To; Damped Track; Inverse Kinematics; Locked Track; Spline IK; Stretch To; Track To
Relationship Constraints: Action; Child Of; Floor; Follow Path; Pivot; Rigid Body Joint; Script; Shrinkwrap

Animation

Introduction: Introduction to Animation; The Timeline; Markers; 3D Views
KeyFrames: Introduction; Keyframes in UI; Editing; Keying Sets
Animation Editors (cont): Animation Editors; Graph Editor; F-Curves; - F-Curves Types; - F-Curves Graph Editor Interface; - Editing; -- Keyframes; Drivers; - Editing; DopeSheet Editor; - DopeSheet Concepts; - Selecting

Animation Editors (cont'd): - Editing; - DopeSheet; - Action Editor; - ShapeKey Editor; - GreasePencil Editor; NLA Editor; - Editing NLA Strips; F-Modifiers
Animation Techniques: Introduction; Animating Objects; - Using Constraints; - Moving Objects on a Path; Animating Shapes; Shape Keys; - Editing Shape Keys; - Animating Shape Keys; - Shape Keys Examples; Indirect Shape Animation; Animating Armatures; - Motion Capture

Physical Simulation

Introduction: Introduction to Physics
Dynamics: Force Fields; Collisions
Particles: Particles; Emission; Physics; - Newtonian; - Keyed; - Boids; - Fluid; Visualization; Cache & Bake; Hair; - Hair Dynamics; Children; Vertex Groups; Particle Mode
Soft Body: Introduction; Exterior forces; Interior forces; Collisions; Simple Examples; Combination with Armatures; Combination with Hair Particles; Reference
Cloth: Introduction

Fluids: Fluid; Domain; Fluid Object; Obstacle; Volume; Particle; Control; Animation; Hints; Technical details; Appendix
Smoke: Smoke; Simulation Domain; Flow Object; Collisions; Smoke Material; Baking the Simulation; Appendix
Dynamic Paint: Introduction; Brush; Canvas
Using the Game Engine: Using the Game Engine
Performances: OpenMP

Motion Tracking

Introduction: Motion Tracking

Rendering with Blender Internal

Introduction: Introduction
Cameras: The Camera; Perspective (Vanishing points); Depth Of Field
Render: Displaying Renders; Basic Options; Antialiasing (Oversampling); Rendering Animations; Render Baking; Using the Command Line
Output: Output; Video Output

Effects and Post Processing: Introduction; Render Layers; Render Passes; Edges & Toon; Stamp; Color Management & Exposure; Depth Of Field; Motion Blur
Render Performance: Rendering Performance; Distributed Rendering; Netrender; GPU Acceleration
External Render Engines: Introduction; YafRay; LuxRender; Cycles; Freestyle

Rendering with Cycles

Introduction: Introduction; Getting Started
Tutorials: Links
Reference (cont): Camera; Materials; -Displacement; -Surface; -Volume; Texture Editing; World; Lamps; Nodes; -Input

Reference (cont'd): -Output; -Shaders; -Textures; -Color; -Vector; -Convertor; -Script/OSL; -More; Light Paths; Integrator; Reducing Noise; Render Passes; Experimental Features; GPU Rendering

Non Photorealistic Rendering: Freestyle

Introduction: Introduction
Reference (cont): Core Options; Viewmap; Parameter Editor Mode; -Line Set; -Line Style; --Strokes

Reference (cont'd): --Color Modifiers; --Alpha Modifiers; --Thickness Modifiers; --Geometry Modifiers; Python Scripting Mode
Links: Links

Compositing with nodes

Composite Nodes: Introduction; Nodes Editor; Node Controls; Nodes usage; Nodes Groups

Composite Node types: Composite Node Types; Input Nodes; Output Nodes; Color Nodes; Vector Nodes; Filter Nodes; Convertor Nodes; Matte Nodes; Distortion Nodes

Editing Sequences

Introduction: Introduction to Editing
The Sequencer: Using the Sequencer; Sequencer Display Modes; Sequence Screen Layout
Effects: Built-in Effects

Audio: Audio Sequences

Extending Blender

Introduction: Introduction
Python Scripting (cont): Python Scripting in Blender; Using Add-Ons; Quick Python Tutorial; Interactive Console

Python Scripting (cont'd): The Text Editor; A working example; Frequently Asked Questions; References
Python Scripts: Script Catalog

Game Engine

Introduction: Introduction to the Game Engine; Game Logic Screen Layout
Logic: Logic Properties and States; The Logic Editor
Sensors: Introduction to Sensors; Sensor Editing; Common Options; -Actuator Sensor; -Always Sensor; -Collision Sensor; -Delay Sensor; -Joystick Sensor; -Keyboard Sensor; -Message Sensor; -Mouse Sensor; -Near Sensor; -Property Sensor; -Radar Sensor; -Random Sensor; -Ray Sensor; -Touch Sensor
Controllers: Introduction; Controller Editing; -AND Controller; -OR Controller; -NAND Controller; -NOR Controller; -XOR Controller; -XNOR Controller; -Expression Controller; -Python Controller
Actuators (cont): Introduction; Actuator Editing; Common Options; -2D Filters Actuator; -Action Actuator; -Camera Actuator; -Constraint Actuator; -Edit Object Actuator; -Game Actuator; -Message Actuator; -Motion Actuator

Actuators (cont'd): -Parent Actuator; -Property Actuator; -Random Actuator; -Scene Actuator; -Sound Actuator; -State Actuator; -Steering Actuator; -Visibility Actuator
Game Properties: Introduction; Property Editing
Game States: Introduction
Camera: Introduction; Camera Editing; Stereo Camera; Dome Camera
World: Introduction
Physics: Introduction; Material Physics; Static Object; No Collision Object; Dynamic Object; Rigid Body Object; Soft Body Object; Occluder Object; Sensor Object
Path Finding: Navigation Mesh Modifier
Game Performance: Introduction; System; Display; Framerate and Profile
Python API: Introduction; Bullet physics; VideoTexture
Deploying: Standalone Player; Licensing of Blender Game
Android Support: Android Game development

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Introduction

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Data System and Files

Interaction in 3D

Modeling

Modifiers and Deformation

Lighting

Materials

Textures

World and Ambient Effects

Rigging

Constraints

Animation

Physical Simulation

Motion Tracking

Rendering with Blender Internal

Rendering with Cycles

Non Photorealistic Rendering: Freestyle

Compositing with nodes

Editing Sequences

Extending Blender

Game Engine

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