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Fixing THAT blender bug for simulations once for all

Finally this is the video in which I explain to you why THAT THING happens + all the possible solutions.

Basicly Blender gives you a bad surprise after days of render: big glitches everywhere.
This happens when making deformations and / or character animations, cloth simulations, metal deformations with Rbdlab, and s...

Simulating a guardrail metal deformation in Blender

Tutorial : using RBD Lab addon for making a guardrail metal deformation simulation.

Related Links:

- RBD Lab addon: https://blendermarket.com/products/rbdlab?ref=450

- The tutorial mentioned at min. 17:22...

Simulation of a crane destruction - PART 2

Part 2 of using RBDLab in Blender for making a complete crane destruction simulation with metal deformation.

Also a great occasion to make a fresh overview of the new version of rbdlab, since it has been updated for good.

In this workflow I  show you how to make a serious simulation that would include multip...

Simulation of a crane destruction PART 1

Part 1 of using RBDLab in Blender for making a complete crane destruction simulation with metal deformation!

Also a great occasion to make a fresh overview of the new version of rbdlab, since it has been updated for good.

In this workflow I  show you how to make a serious simulation that would include multip...

Making a Tsunami / Earthquake city deformation in Blender

Saw this city deformation in a movie and I really wanted to replicated it in Blender!

Related links:

importing Cities from maps to Blender - full tutorial:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/world-in-blender-...

[ PART 2 ] Making the Flying Hammock scene in Blender

Part 2 of how I made the Flying Hammock scene in Blender!

Disclaimer: In this video I mention a lot of addons that are not free.

*LINKS FOR STUFF MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO:

- Post process volumetric lights:
htt...

[Part 1] Making the flying hammock scene in Blender

Full walkthrough of how I made the Flying Hammock scene in Blender.
Part 2 coming tomorrow!

*LINKS FOR STUFF MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO:

Post process volumetric lights:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/saving-days-of-91697162...

Saving days of render times

All of us happened to be in that situation: full cgi scene in Blender, gorgeous lighting, loads of objects in the scene, aaand  render times take forever.
For 1 single frame.
Especially when it comes to volumetric lights (to which Im addicted), the so called godrays, render times go crazy.
Here is an alternative...

Destruction in Blender : physics interactions

My new fresh workflow for making destruction simulations in Blender with the help of this free little addon included already in Blender.

Useful for combining togheter rigged characters and physics!

Interesting tools

Heads up Patreons!

Just a quick note to notify you all about some super interesting tools that popped out in the world in the last days!
Things for which I was hoping since a very long time:

1- Fluidcell addon: realtime fluid simulations in Blender.
It has some limitations for now of course, but its realti...

Physics Boost addon - a 1 click tool made in chat GPT for faster simulations

Yup I used chatGPT to make an addon for faster simulations in Blender!

It provides much faster simulations, and replaces loads of manual work with just 1 click.

I actually had to fight 8 hours with chatgpt to make it work properly lol.

In the attachments you can download the text to copy-paste in ...

Destructions simulations - Unusual tricks for higher quality fractures

A cool simple solution for a very common problem with destruction simulations:
when making destruction sims in Blender, most of the time your fractured object looks really bad already before the moment of destruction, or either sometimes is somehow impossible to enhance the quality of the cracks for some reasons.

He...

Driving CGI cars on real footage!

How to create amazing car stunts in realtime in Blender, combining camera tracking on real footage togheter with drivable cars!

NOTE: If you are gonna apply this tutorial on some vertical footage, you will need to watch my tutorial “tracking vertical footage” on patreon!

RELATED LINKS (not necessary for making...

Making a giant whirlpool hole in the water

How to make a giant hole in the water (or whirlpool) in a real video using Blender.
No excuses, Im sure all of you have collected at least 1 video on a river or some sea this summer.
Lets do some vfx practice!




#whirlpool #water #vortex

How I animated a lion statue on real footage

How to give life to some statue on videos using Blender.

RELATED LINKS (final result and stuff mentioned in the video):

Finished result on my instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CvnCz_Jq-f-/

CAMERA TRACKING FOR VERTICAL...

Animated lion statue - [original files]

Here you can download my original Blender file of my last vfx scene, in which I animated a real statue on some footage.
If you want to do the same the full breakdown is coming soon in the next days!

LINKS:

Original Blender file:
2023-08-10 20:30:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Camera tracking for vertical videos - the solutions for all problems

Making VFX in horizontal videos has no problem, but when it comes to vertical format, Blender presents a bunch of nonsense (apparently) problems in which people get stuck.
Here I am fixing all of them for you, enjoy!

Destruction of The Leaning Tower of Pisa [TUTORIALS LIST]

Here is the list of all the useful tutorials you will need to watch if you want to do some destruction simulation like I did with the Leaning Tower of Pisa!

INTRO: GENERAL BREAKDOWN AND FINAL RESULT
2023-07-18 15:58:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Removing the Pisa Tower from drone footage [ Cleanplate method 2 ]

How I removed the Pisa tower from real drone footage, in order to make a destruction simulation.
In other words: making a cleanplate.

Related arguments (if interested, but not necessary):

Camera tracking in depth tutorial:

2023-07-14 22:41:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Destruction in Blender: how to fracture objects with complex geometry

Here I show how to definitly fracture objects that have complex geometry, which is something in which people normally get stuck!
I already made a tutorial about this topic in the past, but in this video I show some new tricks that work great.
Of course using the amazing RBD LAB addon.

I would add also, of course ...

The world in Blender

The "full text" mentioned in the video, including all useful links and stuff, is in the youtube description.
I suggest copy-pasting that text in a text file in your desktop :)

Destruction in Blender: how to maximize Blender performances

This tutorial is for all the people that "if I try to do something like this my pc it  would explode".

Of course powerful pc are better, but most people are missing crucial concept on how to optimize Blender, in first place.
Additional note: the "autosmooth" makes a huge difference in playback performance, like...

Making a Car Shooter system in Blender like in movies VFX

Hallo everyone!

In this video I am throwing cars in Polycam city (speaking which: is also a collection of 3d scans downloadable from the patreon).
I found this technique pretty useful and adaptable.
So here we are sharing with you.

Note: for making a realtime car destruction setup, full course is available...

Making sparks from cars - Blender Tutorial

Here is my way to go for adding sparks in any car scene in Blender.

[pt.7] REALTIME CAR DESTRUCTION - FULL COURSE

Final part of Realtime Car Destruction FULL COURSE for Blender.

[pt.6] REALTIME CAR DESTRUCTION! - FULL COURSE

Part 6 of Realtime Car Destruction FULL COURSE for Blender.

[pt.5] REALTIME CAR DESTRUCTION! - FULL COURSE

Part 5 of Realtime Car Destruction FULL COURSE for Blender.

[pt.4] REALTIME CAR DESTRUCTION! - FULL COURSE

Part 4 of Realtime Car Destruction FULL COURSE for Blender.

[pt.3] REALTIME CAR DESTRUCTION! - FULL COURSE

Part 3 of Realtime Car Destruction FULL COURSE for Blender.

UPDATE: after latest updates of RBC, you might notice that something around 00:54 your car could drop down on the floor like being too heavy. NO WORRIES: H...

[pt.2] REALTIME CAR DESTRUCTION! - FULL COURSE

Part 2 of Realtime Car Destruction FULL COURSE for Blender.
Ensure to watch previous chapters first.

USEFUL LINKS:

MASERATI DOWNLOADABLE CAR ASSET:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/...