Do I need Python to run Blender correctly?
I downloaded Blender but there was no link for python. Am I on the right track? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Do I need Python to run Blender correctly?
"John Nagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > AKA gray asphalt wrote: >> I downloaded Blender but there was no link for python. Am I on the right >> track? > >Blender doesn't require Python, but if you have Python, you can > write plug-ins for Blender. Get "The Blender Book"; otherwise > you'll never figure Blender out. > > John Nagle Will do. Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Do I need Python to run Blender correctly?
"John Nagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > AKA gray asphalt wrote: >> I downloaded Blender but there was no link for python. Am I on the right >> track? > >Blender doesn't require Python, but if you have Python, you can > write plug-ins for Blender. Get "The Blender Book"; otherwise > you'll never figure Blender out. > > John Nagle I'm thinking about not upgrading "Strata 3D" because it still doesn't export textures with obj files and it just created an undo of more than one action, believe it or not... Am I expectiong too much of a $400+ program, to export textures with obj files? Does Blender do this? I see the BBook on Amazon for $30. That's probably my best bet, no? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Do I need Python to run Blender correctly?
"John Nagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > AKA gray asphalt wrote: >> "John Nagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>>AKA gray asphalt wrote: >>> >>>>I downloaded Blender but there was no link for python. Am I on the right >>>>track? >>> >>> Blender doesn't require Python, but if you have Python, you can >>>write plug-ins for Blender. Get "The Blender Book"; otherwise >>>you'll never figure Blender out. >>> >>>John Nagle >> >> >> I'm thinking about not upgrading "Strata 3D" because it still doesn't >> export textures with obj files and it just created an undo of more than >> one action, believe it or not... Am I expectiong too much of a $400+ >> program, to export textures with obj files? Does Blender do this? I see >> the BBook on Amazon for $30. That's probably my best bet, no? > >Blender has considerable power, but ease of use is a problem. The > hotkey listing in the manual is 29 pages. Is the manual you refer to the group project on blender.org or the $ manual like the one on Ebay? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Do I need Python to run Blender correctly?
I think you're right. I'll find a blender forum. Thanks for your help. : -) "John Nagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > AKA gray asphalt wrote: >> "John Nagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Is the manual you refer to the group project on blender.org or the $ >> manual like the one on Ebay? >> >The "Blender 2.3 Guide" book. Also, if you're going to program the > thing, > the "Blender GameKit" book is a big help. > >Unless you have two screens, the online manual gets in your way. > >This really should go in a Blender newsgroup or forum. > > John Nagle -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list