[ENDED] BC1-1808 – August 2018 Class Homepage – Getting Started with 3D Modeling & Blender 2.8

[yukino hatake]

@theluthier
thanks . i do have a question i noticed you said someone submitted their homework already?
are we allowed to work on the last project already ? or not. i still am new and want to put someting challenging but i am not sure if i am allowed to already start it ?

[Kent Trammell]

@smurfmier1985 Great question. In short, both approaches are fine: Completing any course result within the modeling learning flow or creating something entirely unique.

The point of week 4 is to be a challenge to use what you’ve learned to create *something*. Included in that is less restrictions to promote creative freedom. And since this particular class is going to be unique blend of beginners and experienced users, I think it’d be cool if each student uses week 4 to create something to the max of their own ability: Including texturing and whatever else. I don’t mean for that to contradict my ‘no flexing’ policy, but I hope it makes sense where I’m coming from lol.

I’ll hash this all out in week 4’s stream. Thanks for asking!

[Kent Trammell]

@smurfmier1985 Ahhh nuts. I liked having the option in 2.7x…removing the background images feature is kinda big. Really good to know – thanks for sharing!

[Kent Trammell]

@yukinoh1989 Well, I’m not going to say “I do not allow you to start ahead of time!” 😅

But I will say that it’s best for me to keep track of homework assignments that are submitted at the same time. If I have to keep track of week 3 homework being submitted in week 1, and week 2 homework submitted in week 4, it’s going to be very difficult for me to keep track of accurately.

So if you want to start working on homework ahead of time, please wait to post it as homework until the correct week. Also if you find that you have a bunch of questions that result from doing the homework ahead of time, please don’t ask those questions until that week. It’ll get very confusing for everyone if the timeline isn’t followed in this thread.

Does that make sense?

[yukino hatake]

@theluthier
That clears up everything.
I wasnt thinking about posting it sooner but sure did wonder if i could already start .
I doubt that what i am trying now will be able to be finished in one week .
Also one more question if we cannot complete the homework like we wanted it would that cost points ?
I still am thinking about what to try out and if it would be wise to try someting more complicater then someting a bit simpler to model.

[smurfmier1985]

@theluthier Welcome back, I hope you had a nice vacation? Thanks for all your answers Kent, that clears things up! 

Thanks for the clarification on the week 4 assignment. I was a bit afraid about coming across as flexing. I am on summer break now so I have some extra time on my hands to try some things out so I’m exited to do something challenging. Would be kinda cool to see what everyone comes up with if they can go all out and make the best they can 😁 

Yeah the background images thing is kinda funky now… I’m making something for week one that I want to be precise with in terms of shape/proportions and so all the emptys are in the middle overlapping according to their right view, like a crosshair (hope you know what I mean), I have to manually turn off visibality of some to see what I’m doing. It sorta works, but the old way was much easier! 

Ah well, you win some you lose some I guess, other changes like eevee are pretty cool 😎

[Jake Korosi]

@smurfmier1985 the way I’ve heard it, the developers eventually plan to add “background image planes” as a special object in the Add menu, and my understanding is they will be set up to only appear in the appropriate orthographic views and all that.  But I don’t know the ETA on when that will be added, so for now that procedure you found will have to be how it’s done.

[smurfmier1985]

@jakeblended That sounds like a great solution! I’ll be patient then 🙂 thanks for sharing

[Wilco Wilbrink]

@theluthier Sorry for submitting so early. I got a little exited I think. 😅  I will submit the rest of my homework it the right weeks.

[Morten Fjellheim]

@theluthier 

There is a few other ways to show background images in 2.8. 

                            https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/110532/cannot-find-background-images-feature-in-blender-2-8

 When it comes to skextchfab they say that it probably is because the addon needs an update, but it might work to upload the file with the upload button on sketchfab allthough it didnt work for me.

[Kent Trammell]

@carrotnl No need to apologize! No one has ever submitted so early before lol. Not a big deal – we’re chill in here 😎

[Kent Trammell]

@yukinoh1989 These beginner-level homework assignments should be pretty straight forward and difficult to not complete. Just don’t try to do too much and you’ll be fine.

[Kent Trammell]

@smurfmier1985 Yes I did have a good vacation! Thanks for asking 🙂

I was a bit afraid about coming across as flexing

In a way, if you’re worried about that, I feel that’s evidence against you flexing. It’s all about one’s posture.

[Kent Trammell]

@arev OOOOH, great find. It appears that they’ve moved the typical background images feature to the camera settings instead of the view properties (N-panel). I’m glad about this info. Thanks!

[Aaron Rudderham]

Hey all, just had a couple of questions relating to both 2.8 and this class:

With 2.8 are there any drawbacks to importing a file created in 2.79? Just that I have a couple of personal projects that I’m working on and I can’t see myself finishing both of them before class starts aka before I transition to 2.8 so I’d like to know whether I can safely transfer them with little to no hassle or if it’d be best to stop work on their current forms and restart in 2.8.

The other question I have – which is admittedly rather minor, but thought I’d sate my curiosity – is that it’s been confirmed that working on your homework before that specific week begins is acceptable, however I’m just curious if this would negatively affect your grade? Considering you got a head start, of sorts? Just that I have an idea of what I *really* wanna do for my Week 4 homework but it’s gonna take a while, to the point where the week allotted – even if I completely dedicate myself to Blender – won’t be enough time to finish it. Even if it would negatively affect my grade I’d still do it, I’d just like to know what to expect.

Thanks for reading and thanks to any who can answer these! 

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