Nik Kottmann | 3 Awesome Mesh Linking Techniques in Blender @BlenderDaily | Uploaded October 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Mesh linking is a powerful technique dealing with mesh data-blocks which, gives you a lot of handy possibilities, like switching between different variations of a model, modeling with a contextual preview and quickly replacing multiple meshes at the same time. In this tutorial Karim Joseph first explains the principles of mesh linking and then demonstrates useful techniques based on three different examples.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Explanation with Visual Illustration
02:45 Mesh Switching (Technique 1)
03:55 Modeling with Contextual Preview (Technique 2)
06:11 Multiple Meshes Replacement (Technique 3)
07:26 Outro
Video instructor: Karim Joseph
Artstation: artstation.com/karijoart
Behance: behance.net/karijoart
Instagram: instagram.com/karijoart
Robot model by nikita.bulgakov, some colors on the model have been changed (sketchfab.com/3d-models/colored-draft-2-f056169fa3f04337ba93e9dcf054722c)
License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Mesh linking is a powerful technique dealing with mesh data-blocks which, gives you a lot of handy possibilities, like switching between different variations of a model, modeling with a contextual preview and quickly replacing multiple meshes at the same time. In this tutorial Karim Joseph first explains the principles of mesh linking and then demonstrates useful techniques based on three different examples.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Explanation with Visual Illustration
02:45 Mesh Switching (Technique 1)
03:55 Modeling with Contextual Preview (Technique 2)
06:11 Multiple Meshes Replacement (Technique 3)
07:26 Outro
Video instructor: Karim Joseph
Artstation: artstation.com/karijoart
Behance: behance.net/karijoart
Instagram: instagram.com/karijoart
Robot model by nikita.bulgakov, some colors on the model have been changed (sketchfab.com/3d-models/colored-draft-2-f056169fa3f04337ba93e9dcf054722c)
License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Our Website: https://blenderdaily.xyz/
Follow Blender Daily on Instagram for new tips and tricks every single day: instagram.com/blender.daily