Playbook: Blender for Visualizations

Created by Steven ten Holder

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Visualizations are incredibly useful for communicating ideas, lending credibility, and showing off imagined products and prototypes. Blender models can also be exported for 3D printing.

Watch Full Intro Tutorial

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Example visuals made in Blender:

Full Intro Tutorial (50 mins)

Introduction
Viewing a scene
Basic object manipulations
Boolean Subtractions

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Example: Acorn Kit Rendered in a kitchen scene from Blend Swap

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Other, more refined Acorn examples:

Getting Started:

Download: Blender Software (free)
Resources: Blend Swap: Models and Scenes to Start

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There are a TON of great how-to videos for Blender on YouTube.

3D Printing Example (15 mins)

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Designing and 3D printing a toothbrush holder