We’ve posted about BMAE before, Ron Walker’s script that allows you to set the size and location of objects in Standard and/or Metric values. But with Ron’s latest code changes, updates and added eye candy, it’s worth mentioning again.
Jimmac has designed two alternative Blender Icon Themes based on Freedesktop.org’s Tango Style Guidelines. The result is a refreshed, more modern look that many people seem to like, but it also raises a number of new questions.
*EDIT: You can find a Windows build with the new buttons here.
Animator and Blender user Oscar Alvarado has new project called “Chibi World” that is based on the adventures of a bunch of adorable little characters. You can take a look at the teaser video (direct link) to see some of his animated work, or you can visit the Chibi World site for some other goodies like avatars and wallpapers.
The primary developer of Blenders Sequence editor Peter Schlaile has requested feedback and suggestions for improvement of Blenders Sequencer (referred to as a NLE – non linear editor in most other software).
The CVS builds are probably more popular than ever given that there are dedicated build threads (1), build sites (1,2), and the ability to compile Blender yourself. Given this, it’s always nice to see people diving head first into the newest tools and showing the rest of us what we can look forward to in the next release.
Colin Litster has published the materials that he used during his Nodes workshop on the Blender Conference
Oscar Alvarado has prepares no less than seven themed material libraries for use with Blender, each consisting of ten materials. He even expects to add another five next month.
Sandra Gilbert writes: We have come full circle and are proud to present our 1st Anniversary issue of Blenderart Magazine. We have worked hard this year to bring you the best of our community’s talent and knowledge.
Jason Bonham [p00f] has created a Blender game that everyone on the BlenderArtists forums is raving about. It’s a combination of breakout and space invaders and contrary to most Blender game projects, this one is finished, highly playable and quite addictive.
Last February, we wrote about Andrew Kator’s Blender 3D Model Repository, a great and well maintained resource for Blender users. In July he closed down, but an alternative is now available.
