Blender is, hands down, one of the best, at least for free software!

@@JoshGambrell I'd say it's the best free program of any sort!

Its performance is very poor when used on high density mesh, so the blender still lags far behind other 3D programs. Blender has only one problem, there is always only one problem, even in version 2.79 it was like that and this is not the interface, its performance.

What gave them more support?

@@r_dva3301 say thank you to python...

Boom!

This is awesome

And meanwhile I'm sitting here with just 2 weeks of experience in Houdini and I'm already wondering why anyone would use any other 3d program...

@@Luxalpa houdini is amazing. Yet it is paid, and still focused on some aplications which it is KING on those

@@Luxalpa houdini is too big brain for me

Less headaches are always a plus!

@@JoshGambrell You Need to see the collection Booleans in blender. Basically in 2.91, you Can Select entire collection in one Boolean Modifier.

F360 has canceled the export limit for free users after the big shitstorm of the community, anyway the trust in that software is broken and it is better to invest your time in open source applications.

@@matneu27 wait when did they lock it!?

@@johnstifter they anonced to lock exporting step and other formats at the end of October for the hobbyists (non paid) license.

That would be a godsend. I hate high polys so much.

"I'm not a Beta male." - Josh 2020💚

I think it might need some better bevels to compete with fusion, but it's certainly headed there.

@@decb.7959 It's not even close to being a CAD software lol

It will still lack the precision required to be a CAD software. Still I will appreciate some parametric modelling, specially the circles and rounding.

You can have free and parametric CAD now, it's called Freecad

@@Andergrin I gave FreeCAD a shot last month, but it really needs some improvements before it can be used commercially, even for a freelancer.

Yeah this looks to be just a simple fix for z-fighting, which, unless I'm much mistaken, is what this problem is called.

@@arnox4554 kinda, Z fighting is a symptom of this same issue, And i think this IS a form of Z fighting when the modifier is initially created. the modifier doesnt know which face takes precedent when two coplanar faces are used, and so randomly chooses one. (probably)

Me too!

It is 91 none 9.1. This is a common mistake, the last big release was 2.80 and not 2.8.

Yea well Whatever the case, Looking forward to it. Wow LOL

I just tried it out and it works beautifully. Run limited dissolve to get rid of the excess edges. Sometimes need degenerate dissolve too. I tried a particularly difficult model (GT2 toothed pulley, duplicated, rotated 180 degrees around X, and unioned), which did create some bad polygons at the seam unless the two models were overlapped (even .001mm was enough, though). And then it had to be triangulated before running degenerate dissolve and limited dissolve, or else it created some bad connections between vertices. But it did work, which is very impressive. And it works perfectly with limited dissolve alone, using the same model mirrored on Z rather than rotated 180 around X. So vertices that are extremely close but not exact seem to be what give it the most trouble.

Thanks Howard. Booleans in Blender have always been a joke, it almost never worked in any situation I actually needed it to, and then it's the long way to the desired shape and/or still work correctly with other modifiers involved. 🖖😂👍

Haha, thanks man

Yep, lots of people encounter this issue and get confused. Hopefully it alleviates that for the newbies coming in

Same here. I literally posted this in the reddit forums about a year ago, thinking I was just a noob.

Man that is hella clickbaity, but at the same time it isn't because this info is essential. Views are well with this one so I think this title will suffice haha, makes the point enough.

@@JoshGambrell Realy, this "bug" frustrated me so much, i went back to Sketchup (old version, with no STL export) to export it as OBJ, import it in Blender and losing all precise measurements. I realy didn't understand where the problem was coming from. It's hard to search for a problem you can't explain. And yes, i am a Blender noob, i want Blender to be great, but this simple problem, "Was this a problem?!?!?!"

If you go to the download page and scroll down to experimental, you can download this version if you need it.

Thanks Ken! Hope all is well over there.

You're welcome Naveen.

I am definitely excited!

My pleasure!

Boom! Issues fixed! I do hope some of the presented bugs get sorted soon though.

@@JoshGambrell Yup! Just subscribed. This 5 minute video saved me hours in the long run. Looking forward to more from you!

Thanks!

Can't do it in one click without scripting. Can do in 8 clicks though without scripting: 1) Select one of those 2) Select -> Select Linked -> Object Data 3) Object -> Relations -> Make Single User -> Object & Data

or more likely a limited dissolve on all the vertices that make up the coplanar faces and extraneous vertices

You can’t if you’re staying non-destructive. You won’t have access to that geo if the boolean isn’t applied, hence the use of the decimate modifier.

@@JoshGambrell ah got ya cheers

Glad to help man!

non c pas un addon, c dans la nouvelle version, 2.91. ils ont ajoute Fast et Exact

@@luciox2919ok

It’s called screencast keys

Turn on cavity in the viewport dropdown menu (next to the orbs in the top right).

Look at the bigger picture, this is a game changer for union bools and consistent boolean application to save time. For difference bools, sure it doesn’t matter, but at least for those you can save a few clicks.

Yup, hopscutter

CTRL ~ HOps Helper menu

@@JoshGambrell thanks!!

Getting closer!! It’s gonna be great.

@@JoshGambrell Yeye! Maybe I'll already get the beta... Haha.

I use alt v in hops, but you can use the object data panel

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Difference bools get hidden by default with Bool Tool or HardOps

Use whatever software you prefer. They are both great choices. Blender is growing rapidly though.

The exact algorithm is significantly slower and needs work.

Of course! All that does is speeds up the process of using booleans. Just change the settings in the modifier stack.

Nope, works out the box.

Many, many years. When I learned 3DS Max in 2007 it already had this right.

Yes, all the same options are in the boolean modifier.