Jan-Hendrik Müller

finally hit πthon

Fun easteregg: The @blender.org user interfaces shows up in the latested @kurzgesagt.org video!
youtu.be/_zfN9wnPvU0?...

Thanks for sharing! Will this make it also possible to install multiple versions of one package into the same virtual environment?

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I just released a new Blender extension for blurring images and scene backgrounds: extensions.blender.org/add-ons/blur...

Under the hood, it uses the image processing libraries PIL and OpenEXR.

Keep us updated how it works, looking forward to seeing what you re up to

Useful trick for VS Code / Cursor AI:
Make a custom settings.json file for a project scope.
E.g. I'm using this snippet to format my JSON files in a convenient way.

Today I learned that Blender supportes fuzzy search, e.g. “iop” for Instance on Points.
Useful and very stable shortcuts.

In Blender 4.5 (coming next month), it will become much easier to add Grease Pencil Text. Here's the new "Faces" option for the "Mesh to Curve" node in action.

Data driven workflows will see many improvements in Blender 4.5!

New self-contained python script (thanks to uv, @crmarsh.com ):
1. Take pdf from the download folder
2. Compress all images within that pdf to 80% quality.
Triggered by a single call:
"uv run gist.githubusercontent.com/kolibril13/5...
Be aware that running code from URLs is your own risk.

looking forward to the next video! :)

Cheese Flowers Are Shaped by Friction Scraping the surface of a Tête de Moine cheese wheel produces frilly ribbons whose flower-like forms depend on the local friction.

This is my kind of physics article 🧀 😋 ⚛️ 🎢 🧪

Absurd situation for Micro-Transactions for Blender Extensions: When you donate €1 to a creator on Gumroad via PayPal, you’re essentially giving your money to Gumroad, PayPal and tax, leaving the creator with €0 🤯

seems like the link is not valid anymore

The world population from 1950-2033. Made with #Blender.

That's exciting news! Many ideas to look forward to in the near future for reproducible notebooks :)

Declarative Systems in Geometry Nodes Currently, one of our primary goals for Geometry Nodes is to get to a point where we can build high level and easy to use node group assets for physics simulations. Our general approach was described…

I wrote a document describing how we want to make it possible to build high level and easy-to-use node group assets for physics simulations and more. #b3d #devfund #GeometryNodes

devtalk.blender.org/t/declarativ...

Where do people live in Germany? #Blender #GeometryNodes

based on this csv file

here's the geonodes setup

Update on time series animations:
It's now possible to dynamically animate string data in #GeometryNodes

YouTube video by Jan-Hendrik Müller Blender GeoNodes Tutorial: Animate Time Series from a CSV

In case that you're working with time series datasets, here's how to animate them in #Blender GeoNodes:
youtu.be/-PXVPyph4_U

quick tip for recording tutorials #Blender #GeometyNodes:
1. Create the full setup
2. delete elements one by one
3. start recording the tutorial and press Command+Z for every explanation step.
(make sure to set "Undo Steps" to a high number in System -> Memory&Limits)

YouTube video by Jan-Hendrik Müller How to animate Code blocks in Blender (with Typst!)

Today's Blender tutorial is about animating Python code:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiRa...

SVG from www.freepik.com/free-vector/...

Left: Original Blender SVG Importer
Right: Enhanced SVG Importer (now approved as a Blender extension extensions.blender.org/add-ons/enha...)
Improvements are: accurate colors, path processing and better opacity control

Importing SVGs to Blender can be a disappointing experience. For those of you who are looking for a more eye-pleasing solution: I just wrote an Enhanced SVG importer extension for accurate colors and correct path processing.
extensions.blender.org/approval-que...

YouTube video by Jan-Hendrik Müller Blender: Animate Algebra with multiple steps

Hey fellow math animators, here's my in-depth tutorial on how to animate equations in Blender using @typst.app.
It comes with lots of custom snapping and alignment tools, so this can be useful for any kind of SVG and glyphs animations.
youtu.be/MX90CkWzRtA

just coded two new blender operators:
FadeIn and FadeOut. They animate opacity, but also auto-toggle visibility, so objects are only selectable when they’re actually visible in the scene.