= Blender Tutorials =

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This is a list of recommended tutorials for Blender. If you know a good tutorial and cannot find it here, just add it to the list.

== Orxonox Blender Tutorials ==
 * [wiki:BlenderGuidelines Styleguide for Modeling] - Basic rules to follow when modeling for Orxonox
 * [wiki:BlenderGettingStarted Getting Started with Blender] - Helpful, if you have never worked with Blender before.
 * [wiki:BlenderTexturing Texturing with Blender] - Showing you how to unwrap your model and create a texture for it.
 * [wiki:BlenderSmoothing Smoothing with Blender] - Learn how to smooth your Object, so it looks less chiseled.
 * [wiki:FromBlenderToOrxonox Export Objects from Blender to Orxonox] - Export and view your models ingame.
 * [wiki:BlenderHotkeys Blender Hotkey Reference] - A short list of useful hotkey for the average modeler.
 * [wiki:BlenderKnowledgeBase Blender Knowledge Base] and FAQ

== External Links == 

=== Tutorials for Beginners ===

 * [http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Blender_User_Interface.224.0.html Blender User Interface] - Learn about the User Interface
 * [http://www.ibiblio.org/bvidtute/contrib/interface.avi Interface concept] - Video tutorial about the interface
 * [http://www.ibiblio.org/bvidtute/contrib/3dview.avi 3D Viewport] - Another video tutorial about how to navigate in 3d space.
 * [http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/blender/character-modeling-in-blender-basix/ Character modeling] - A video tutorial to make a basic character. Cool thing: The first quarter of the video can also be applied to space ships or other models.
 * [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro Noob to Pro] - A well-arranged set of beginner's tutorials and a very good place to start learning. Definitely worth looking at.
 * [http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=257345 Tutorial Compilation] - Very good compilation of tutorials on all aspects of 3d work.

=== Modeling ===

 * [http://www.blender.org/documentation/htmlI/x3225.html Edge Tools] - An article from the Blender documentation on the use of advanced edge tools.
 * [http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~macchiea/cs134/lab1/ogrehelp/ogremeshesexporter.html Ogre Mesh Exporter Manual] - How to get the best results from Blender into Ogre with the mesh exporter.

=== Materials ===

 * [http://www.ogre3d.org/docs/manual/manual_14.html Ogre Manual: Materials] - First chapter explaining the Ogre Materials.

=== Texturing ===
 
 * [http://biorust.com/index.php?page=tutorial_detail&tutid=85 UV Mapping & Texturing] - Learn the basics about uv-mapping here. Probably good to understand the concept of uv-mapping.
 * [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/wiki/HowTo:Unwrap_in_Blender How to unwrap a Spaceship]
 * [http://www.ibiblio.org/bvidtute/mytut/uvtut.avi LSCM UV Mapping] - Video tutorial about uv-mapping your model.
 * [http://www.bencloward.com/tutorials_normal_maps1.shtml normal maps] - A guide to normal maps
 * [http://feeblemind.tuxfamily.org/dotclear/index.php/2005/08/23/43-tutorial-blender-and-normal-maps Create and use normal maps with Blender] - A quick and easy guide to create your first normal map.

=== Animation ===

 * [http://www.ibiblio.org/bvidtute/mytut/kfipo.avi Key Frames and IPO Curves] - Learn how to animate objects with this video tutorial.
 * [http://ocw.tufts.edu/Content/28/learningunits/354128 Tufts Animation Tutorials] - 11 Video Tutorials on Animation as Real Media files.

=== Rendering ===

 * [http://blendernewbies.blogspot.com/2008/03/showcase-your-3d-models-with-basic.html Studio-Styled Presentation] - Showcase your 3D Models with a Basic Studio-Styled Setup
 * [http://www.quake3bits.com/htm/tutorials/doom_3_smooth_groups.htm Smooth Groups] - A short article about smooth groups in Games. Good explanation, but a strange solution.

=== Resources ===
 * [http://wiki.blender.org Blender Wiki] - The official Blender wiki.
 * [http://download.blender.org/documentation/BlenderHotkeyReference.pdf Blender Hotkey Reference] - Which was the correct key?
 * [http://www.blender.org/education-help/tutorials/ Official Blender tutorial archive]
 * [http://www.blender.org/education-help/video-tutorials/ Blender video tutorials archive]