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by blenderdt 5y ago
In a lot of software you can enter units into input fields. For example in Blender I can move an object in a direction by entering something like: `(1m+5inch)/2`. Or I can set the max render time to `20sec` or `2min`. When the input bo
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Ah yes, you are right. I was mixing up another video with this one.
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This is the reason I changed how I approached software projects. Alexander made me rethink how software should be built: with love for the user, but also with love for other developers.
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Here a nice video that explains the mechanism that aligns each mirror: https://youtu.be/5MxH1sfJLBQ It is amazing that this is done with only a single motor. It works something like this: one direction of the motor sets whi
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It was just an example. I believe you should make choices that are good for your family and the people close to you. Don't let social pressure guide you. And yes, maybe for some people it's best not to move but to start looking fo
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No, a burnout is physical. All the stress burned out your body causing all kinds of issues. The first step to recover is 100% rest.
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After being burned out and reading a lot into it I think the main reason for a burnout is 'not accepting'. Not accepting: you hate your job, you need a break, you need to recover from a disease, you hate your house, you need help,
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What I also think is amazing is that algorithms improve all the time. For example the Blender Cycles render engine has been rewritten lately. Using the latest knowlegde and algorithms it is now more than twice as fast.
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This book looks really great but also advanced. If you would like to take some first steps into this domain I can recommend Ray Tracing in One Weekend [1]. Not only will you learn how to write a path tracer, but it also touches on things li
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Indeed. It could be something simple as a gas bubble. It is now understood that all those weird stories about the Bermuda Triangle are caused by gas. But still people want to believe in other, more exciting stories because that is what we w
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Blender does support NURBS but very basic and very limited to the point that it's not very useful. Basically there are 3 methods for creating 3D content: * Voxels (points in space) * Polygon (vertices, edges and faces) * Mathem