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Blender

Tab: switch between Edit mode/Object mode

Z: switch between Solid mode/Wireframe mode

Right mouse button: Select

A: Select/Deselect all

B: Border select: rectangular region selection tool (in Wireframe mode, it will select components not visible in other display modes)

C: Circle select: circular shaped brush selection tool

Control + I: Inverse selection: selects all geometries that are not selected, and deselect currently selected components

G: Translate (move) selection

N: Number Panel. The location, rotation and scaling of the active Object are displayed and can be modified.

E: Extrude selected components

I: Inset selected components

F: Create an edge between two selected vertex, or a face between three or more selected vertex

P: Split object

Ctrl + J: Join together two or more objects

Ctrl + R: Loop cut

Ctrl + B: Bevel on selected edge/edges (move mouse to change width. Use mouse wheel to change segments)

Ctrl + B: Bevel vertex. Press V to change only vertices (move mouse to change width. Use mouse wheel to change segments)

Shift + Tab: Snap during transform

Shift + S: Snap selection or cursor

Shift + A: Add

O: Organic mode (use mouse wheel to increase/decrease selected area of influence)

SPACE: Command launcher

How to manipulate images to make monocolor icons (PNG)

1. How to select an area of specific color

Tools ➡ Selection Tools ➡ By Color Select
Click on the color area

2. Make a color area transparent

Tools ➡ Selection Tools ➡ By Color Select
Click on the color area
Cut the selected area to make it transparent

3. Make a color area a different color

Tools ➡ Selection Tools ➡ By Color Select
Click on the color area
Right click on the selected area ➡ Colors ➡ Map ➡ Palette Map

Efficient texturing for low poly objects

The video explains how to use a single png file to texture several models.

This way, only one file is used, which saves space on disk and ram and processing time.

Creating collision mesh in Blender

If you want to create a collision mesh in an object created in Blender, rename the object (not the file) by adding the suffix -col. For instance: Cube-col

When exporting Cube-col to Godot, Godot will generate a collision mesh automatically.

Exporting scene from Blender to Godot

The video explains how to export whole sceneries or single models to Godot

It also explains how to create collision meshes in Blender and in Godot

The exporter plugin used is Better Collada: https://github.com/godotengine/collada-exporter

Inkscape

Installation

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:inkscape.dev/stable

sudo apt update

sudo apt install inkscape

How to enable isometric grid

File ➡ Document properties... ➡ Grids ➡ Creation ➡ Axonometric grid ➡ New

Spacing Y: 10

View ➡ Custome selected
View ➡ Zoom ➡ Zoom 1:1
Shift + Ctrl + f

Example of isometric art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R31TPsDBs_U Example of 3D art with rounded corners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMe1yS3tN_8

How to set background transparent

File ➡ Document properties ➡ Page ➡ Background ➡ Checkerboard background

How to make opaque gradient

Create and edit gradient (Ctrl + F1)
Drag to where you want the gradient direction to apply
Click on the second stop (blue dot of the gradient vector)
Select a color. If you don't select a color, the default is transparency

How to convert PNG to SVG

File ➡ Import
Choose to "embed" the image.
Select the image with the select tool (↖).
Path ➡ Trace Bitmap ➡ Multiple scans ➡ Colors:

Scans: 2
Remove Background checked

Select "Update" for a preview until settings are fine.
Start tracing with "OK".

Now a vectorized image of your original bitmap will be seen on top of the bitmap. We can resize or move this newly created object, delete the original image, or choose to "Object - Ungroup" in case we need to adapt shapes or colour of sub-object created.

If necessary, reduce size of the vectorized image (hold down CTRL to lock ratio), so that it fits on the page. Otherwise it may appear "cropped" when viewed.
Use "File - Save As" to save your file in SVG format.

How to transform a multi-color SVG image to monocolor foreground and transparent background

Import SVG file
Select all elements and group them together
Make white color transparent:

Filters ➡ Fill & Transparency Utilities ➡ Light Eraser
Expansion: 7.0, Erosion: 10.0, Global opacity: 1.00

Make rest of colors white:

Filters ➡ Color ➡ Fade to Black or White
Level: 0.00, Fade to white

Key shorcuts

Alt + Left Click: Select object in the bottom
Hold Left Click + space: Make copy of object
#: Toggle grid on/off

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