One of the recent additions to Blender 2.5 is the ability to easily add custom hotkeys to any brush, including custom brushes in Sculpt Mode. This quick tip demonstrates how to do it and also gives a brief overview of some of the changes to the brush system.

Note: this feature is not available in Blender 2.5 Alpha 0, you must use a more recent build from graphicall.org. Any build newer than January 1st will work.

In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to measure objects and distances in Blender. We’ll look at features built into Blender and the Caliper script (created by Dolf Veenvliet, aka macouno).

The Caliper script can be downloaded at:
http://www.alienhelpdesk.com/python_scripts/caliper

Most professional cameras these days come with a built-in ‘Rule of Thirds’ function that overlays a 3×3 grid. So why not set up blender to do the same?

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