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I will post the various sites that helped me get comfortable with Blender 2.5_
and it's new user interface.
The new UI video is here:

http://www.blendtuts.com/2010/06/blende ... rface.html"

I loaded the latest Blender version (link is posted below) and had it running while I viewed the above tutorial
(switching between the tutorial while paused and Blender really helps)

The latest version of Blender can be found here:

http://www.blender.org/download/get-254-beta/"

The Dark Side is very powerful Steinie...

Thanks for the link!

Blender is just another 3D program that will enhance my cache of artist
tools. I love learning new things but it doesn't replace my favorite program...
trueSpace. I have many other programs to learn also but this thread will focus on
Blender.
I hope others wishing to expand their knowledge will find the links helpful also.

Thanks Steinie , great link.
maybe i get a little bit of use out this night mare

The latest version of Blender can be found here:

http://www.blender.org/download/get-254-beta/"

This is the official version. At graphicall.org you will find the daily developer builds, where lots of bugs in the official version are already fixed, and new additions are implemented. And just in case you want to experiment, here you can also find experimental versions. Like with integrated renderers and stuff.

A download once a week, and you should stay up to date: http://www.graphicall.org/builds/"

Mh, one warning when it comes to modeling, current Blender version is still not able to handle N-Gons. To model in Blender is more than one step back compared to trueSpace. And not just because of the lack of N-Gon support. Dunno if it really makes sense to learn modeling in Blender at the moment. There is a implementation of code planned that will bring N-Gons to Blender. It`s called Bmesh. So i would suggest to wait for that before you start to model in Blender. The Bmesh code is nearly finished, they just have to implement it at one point

After viewing the User Interface tutorial I listed in my first post you can continue
learning the "new" Blender with these tutorials.

http://www.blendtuts.com/search/label/Blender"

If you want to follow the Author along his progression then I recommend
watching in the following order.

Blender 2.5 - Interface
Creating & Transforming Objects
How to edit objects (modeling)
Modeling Objects
How to Organize your scene
Materials, Lights & Rendering (Part 1)
How to use masks in Blender
Materials, Lights & Rendering (Part 2)

Very nice. Thanks Steinie!

I Watched the modling vids over and over and now i can at least model with
it ,its a very powerfull app,the shortcuts are hard to learn but when you know them
blender becomes fun

pugman 1 wrote:I Watched the modling vids over and over and now i can at least model with
it ,its a very powerfull app,the shortcuts are hard to learn but when you know them
blender becomes fun

masochism ! yeah yeah fun...

Yeah i am a masochist there was a prob with my birth

Yes the tutorials are fun to watch and gets you comfortable with Blender's UI. Ease of modeling
doesn't compare to trueSpace or Silo (for me). I still find it cumbersome and not intuitive.
I just want to be able to use all the various new tools Blender has to offer besides the modeling tools.
Did I mention anything FREE draws me in like a fly to cow dung...

Off topic:
(It seems Silo isn't getting supported anymore too.)(I know how to pick em'!)

Hm, i`m no Silo user. But they just finished their first game. And released the Silo 2.2 patch in October. So it`s not all dead. Not sure what they are doing at the moment though