How to Make a Blanket in Blender (Couch Part 8)

Blender tutorial showing you how to use the cloth simulator to make a throw blanket over a couch. This is the final part of the couch series!
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[@blenderguru]

I'm trying to decide what tutorial to make next, so if you could fill out this short survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/N8Y65CX Then I'll know what motivates you and what you're working towards. Thanks! 🤗

[@artandelectronics9905]

Bro u can make compositor tutorials. I have searched hours on KZbin but didn't get complete tutorial in which every single node is explained in detail.

[@abdullaishfaq3166]

Yes, we beginners and intermediate hobbyists really need to get a deeper understanding of node setups

[@defaultaccount9522]

@@abdullaishfaq3166 you are correct....

[@Charduza]

Blender Guru make this in 5 minutes ten

[@defaultaccount9522]

@blenderguru please say this line,"I'll be back".....

[@apolloishere]

Plot Twist: Andrew himself is just rendered in Blender.

[@g4l1l_buckz35]

Wait, it's all cake? (Blender Edition)

[@onoonoonoO]

@@g4l1l_buckz35 always has been

[@midohatem57]

@@Samurai-pf4zy the donut is a lie

[@instinctisfiercenotcruel.958]

@@Samurai-pf4zy best comment

[@notavaliableanymore]

always has been donuts

[@Tom-ef1mz]

getting ready for some "blender and chill"

[@merlakki]

Finally! I've been slamming refresh on your video listing for 10 days now. It's not like I'm allowed to think for myself and just create a blanket out of a plane.

[@katiasazou2192]

I've been here for like 2 hours, trying to find why the blanket keeps going under the arm of the chair. I had to uncheck the "single sided" option under "softbody and cloth" in the collision settings and it worked for me, finally.

[@talixox1]

Thank you! I've been searching so long for this comment!

[@gregorylaporta2470]

Thank you for solving that frustrating issue!!

[@blueshifter1137]

I have never used Blender nor do I intent to, but I really like Andrew and his tutorials so please keep going! :)

[@anthonyg-torres3945]

yo lo uso porque es gratuito

[@positivefingers1321]

Anthony G-Torres yolo!

[@paultec9182]

Just give it a try :)

[@abdullaishfaq3166]

Him: Blender's new update made it a lot faster Me: Your 2 Titan RTX's made it a lot faster

[@kokoze]

Eh... you could have 10 of them and it wouldn't make a difference since cloth sims don't run on the gpu

[@sharath2273]

Actually, there is a big difference between 2.82 and 2.83 in terms of the cloth simulator's self collisions feature. Some cases can be as much as 5x faster or more.

[@abdullaishfaq3166]

@@sharath2273 yes, I think I've noticed it too recently

[@sharath2273]

@@abdullaishfaq3166 They actually mentioned that in the "blender 2.83 new features in less than 5 minutes" video.

[@abdullaishfaq3166]

@@gravy59 nope he got Titan RTXs later on

[@ays9949]

4:35 If your Blanket clipping trought the edges of your chouch,turn on Face Orientation.You will find this option at the top right hand corner at viewport Overlays.Select the arrow wich is looking down.Than you will find the Option "Face Orionatation".Select it at make sure your edges of your couch are facin outwards.every thing must be blue.Select all red faces ,press Alt+N and than Flip.

[@gavinmartin8652]

CLUTCH. Thank you!

[@pawelman7641]

Love u

[@divinel254]

thank you so much!

[@ahmedyahya9981]

Thanks so much

[@aryanaggarwal6124]

Thank u so much, was trying that for like an hour and couldn't figure it out!!

[@user-lw4rw1wt5l]

When I only started to do all this 3d stuff I was like: oh no, what's wrong with this and that, I need to watch a whole tutorial again. But now I try to figure it out by myself. And I'm not watching your video while I'm doing all my stuff. Thank you so much for giving me enough information to start doing something myself. I know that I'm only a begginer but I won't stop. And yeah, when my mom asked me what I was doing (I was making a chair) I told her about you doing all these tutorials without any ad (of course, except Poliigon and other KZbin ads, but they can be skipped). And btw I am from Russia learning English, so you are my "listening tutor" ahhhaaaah.

[@wilwolf1444]

Well, you seem to be doing good with your english

[@user-lw4rw1wt5l]

Wil Wolf thanks, I really appreciate it

[@samuelcolin9286]

If the simulation is too slow on your potato computer as it was for me, I used a "simulate on low-poly models" workaround. Here's how it was done: - Remove collision from all objects - Duplicate the objects (Shift+d) you will want to have collision with the blanket - Move (M) the duplicated objects into a new Collection (I called mine LowPoly for obvious reasons). Move also the blanket there. You may hide the original collection for the time being - In the newly created LowPoly collection, the idea is to replace all high poly objects with low poly equivalents to make the simulation bearable. Do the following for each of the high poly objects (normally the cushions): * Apply all existing modifiers * Add a decimate modifier. Use something really low as the ratio (e.g. 0.01): you should see the object get more blocky while still having the same shape. Adjust so that you get a shape that is very similar with the original one, but with a much lower vertex count * Once you're happy, apply the decimate modifier. Now the object should have a much lower vertex count, but still have a shape that will make the simulation relevant - Now you can follow the tutorial as usual (add collision to the low-poly objects, adjust quality, etc) - Once you're happy with the result, move the simulated blanket back to the original collection, or play with the hide/show attributes of the objects and collections, to see how the blanket fares with the actual, original objects. There might be some additional tuning needed, I was lucky, but my expectation was that in the worst case I would get some slight clipping easy to fix with a higher distance or thickness outer. Hope this helps.

[@majorroysculpts3100]

Was holding my breath for this last step in tutorial and it was so worth the wait as it's solved all of my frustrations. Great final part to a fantastic tutorial series. Thanks so much Andrew!

[@dafullclip]

This guy's so good, hes gonna make a tutorial on how to design and print REAL money in blender next

[@lolmao500]

Thanks a LOT man for all these tutorials, I STARTED BLENDER BECAUSE OF YOU!!

[@donaldedgarvisuals]

Was searching for a tutorial on this yesterday, hadn't even realised the Guru himself had a series on it

[@artandelectronics9905]

Bro u need to do compositor tutorials and every single node should be included, I m tired of searching for compositor tutorials. Loved ur donut tutorials.

[@rajbirsingh2771]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@abiyyupanggalih854]

go to flipnormals youtube video

[@artandelectronics9905]

@@abiyyupanggalih854 already tried but didn't get complete tutorial in detail

[@RKV1700]

Go To danel Kraft Channel It Has That Tut And Many More Tuts you'll Find

[@artandelectronics9905]

@@RKV1700 Bhai pehle hi dekh Chuka hu 33 minutes ki video h , ab 33 minutes m sare compositor node detail m ni bta paya wo bnda , iske liye ek tutorial lgega poora.

[@Juergkrebs]

Thank you Andrew- beautiful piece! Many useful tips.

[@AndrewGlitchMasterBalaschak]

Loving this tutorial series! Guss bedtime can wait a few minutes...

[@jeffsmith4277]

This tutorial on cloth was just what I needed, Thanks!

[@tumankito7776]

dude I love your tutorials so much that I think I have watched almost every one!!!! Thanx for these great tutorials

[@doppiak2227]

I'm not (yet) trying to do a couch but i found this video rly rly helpfull because you explained rly well all the different difects end effect of the engine for cloth simulating.

[@divyabhagtani1515]

It was a nice tutorial series. I loved it.

[@N2NGH]

Wow men you've grown a lot. I still have your 2015 video tutorials and wow you have really grown

[@drozlaurent5046]

Magnificent !! I devoured the whole series which is rich in detail, rich in information with a solid and efficient method! Thank you very much for this sharing! ;-) Greetings from France

[@osmbj1377]

This was such an amazing tutorial, thanks a lot

[@SerMattzio]

Just finished the sofa tutorial and loved it, thank you Andrew! Now trying to resist the urge to stack a big plate of donuts on it and hoist a neon sign over it ;)

[@TheMoviesManX]

Damn It has been so long since I watched any of your videos ,Last time I did the whole Donut and coffee tutorial and designed them ,I almost forgot how much I love your videos and your work ! ,glad KZbin recommended this video ! :)

[@blendertutorialsandart4817]

First! I thought this tutorial series was finished, looking forward to watching it though:)

[@aisha-crossing9795]

You were second but okay.

[@Rigiblend]

I love your tutorials they are always quick and easy and I was inspired to make a KZbin channel and follow your footsteps and I need some support thanks. Your Awesome

[@cgcode]

Thank you for another Great Tutorial! You Are The BEST!

[@sanjaipandey5315]

I have watch all your course and tutorial but your smile inspire me to never give up be happy

[@dumiduthathsara5951]

you're the man, what a tutorial series, thanks a lot :-)

[@boxyboy4956]

Great video as always Andrew!

[@blackout7936]

Yay! I finished and it looks good!

[@gonza9467]

i love your videos, thanks for creating this awesome content

[@thekarmamonkey2954]

Bruh I didn’t even get to part 3 of the donut yet and I’m watching this

[@vincejessel9609]

I've learned loads here. Very good tutorial

[@alexbobyr8076]

Great tutorial. Thank You.

[@bgaskin]

"a vertice"? Please make it your goal for 2020 to learn to say "a vertex". You've learned all these ins and outs of blender, you've proven your intelligence and adaptability in the face of change. You can do it. We believe in you!

[@OdiljonBotirov-di4tj]

Thank you so much. That was so useful tutorial. You are top

[@jasminenibachtiar3039]

I found that if the plane is still intersecting with an object even after the collision on, it would work to switch off the "single sided" option on the collision settings for the object (that was intersecting)! It worked like a charm for me

[@SarahKchannel]

Howdy, thx for this. Even I a, not much of a blender user, rather C4D... having made towels and drapes many times, it is super helpful to see the thoughts of another person. I would haven not thought of the angling of the plane to get better wrinkles ! Thx :)

[@JackTheSt_Ripper]

this is so awesome. I have so many ideas now, that I don't know where to start. Thanks for the tutorial :D

[@pROaBDUR]

Try watching the first video in the playlist.

[@JackTheSt_Ripper]

@@pROaBDUR Well, its been 2 years. I already know what to do now lol

[@pROaBDUR]

@@JackTheSt_Ripper oh gosh! i didn't notice it was such an old comment, my bad

[@JackTheSt_Ripper]

@@pROaBDUR haha, ur not alone lol

[@kkscaptures3727]

The beard suits you :) Thank you for the tutorials! i have just recently started on the first Donut lessons

[@nadstunes77]

Awesome tutorials as always...you explain what settings actually mean rather than just hitting the button and changing a setting...which is rare and valuable...well over 24 hours trying to figure out why my cloth looked like it was in a washing machine during simple simulation...damn you default self collision distance? Thank you

[@DeadTalkLive]

Great clip ♥! As a current KZbinr, I am on the lookout for new ideas! Good Job!

[@tobepoet4177]

Thank you Andrew

[@krissosful]

Great tutorial as always!! Keep going:)

[@kaleabtsegaye2964]

Appreciate the tutorials,

[@externaldesign7163]

Great tutorial 👍

[@sunshineconch5377]

The cloth sim settings tips here are very helpful. The default values are really frustrating to work with. I'm definitely bookmarking this one and reviewing it next time I use cloth sim!

[@franciscoichazo750]

wait! there's something missing: Where is the material for the legs of the couch?!? great series!

[@irwinrudolf]

why did u add Lol at the end

[@franciscoichazo750]

@@irwinrudolf idk, I was being ironic

[@pROaBDUR]

the default material isn't good enough for you?

[@terencegibbins3894]

Very watchable, enjoyable and such an informative tutorial series. How could anyone in their right mind give a thumbs down to these wonderful videos?

[@chiomaatiyota5545]

Thanks,I love this

[@maebellelinda3609]

Saw You on Alex Vlog During KZbin Summit in Japan. Now i'm a subscriber ❤

[@chaseleswift252]

I thought it was some guy showing his couch, then I recognized the face, lol

[@ksstudy3195]

Amazing series and i followed along until found Guru using premium materials.

[@bonfirevfx6583]

The subsurface modifier is gold

[@lofianorak8013]

I love your videos

[@sultangadylbek7600]

i came here looking for a way to work with cloths and physics. i need to do a goal simulation with a football and a net. been struggling. came here cuz i need you're the best in explaining things, buddy. im still working on mine, but if you are interested, make a video of shoot and a collision of a football into a net. cheers mate!

[@tysonmoore5909]

Thank you! :)

[@sspyrshlsx3740]

If your cloth acts buggy and clips through/ignores a collider, check the "Face Orientation" box under the overlays dropdown. Then choose the objects that have red colors on them (blue is the outside, red is the inside of a face) and go into object mode. Choose all the vertecies by pressing A and then press Ctrl + Shift + N. This will recalculate the normals. If they are still red, you might want to check the "Inside" box under the settings menu that appears at the bottom left.

[@SeanyKrabs]

I don't see face orientation anywhere

[@van-c]

It's worked!!! thank you!!!

[@sakibshaikh8808]

thank u soo much!

[@xnx304]

keep great works guy

[@TenaciousDM]

Somehow made it to the end. It's not perfect but learned a lot. Thanks

[@tarunviegas8481]

from a donut to a couch....soon he'll be making the universe

[@VishnuMenon]

Ah he's already made the Earth and Mars hehe

[@tarunviegas8481]

@@VishnuMenon lol

[@Gredran]

@@tarunviegas8481 As well as an anvil, a chair, a spaceship, bread, rope, a kitchen, a subway. He's been around lmao

[@tarunviegas8481]

@@Gredran xd

[@dickroman330]

Was having trouble with the blanket clipping through the base of the couch. I solved it by selecting the object it was clipping through and in the collision settings under Softbody And Cloth, I unchecked the box marked Single Sided. Dont know if there is a better way but normals were facing the correct direction and increasing the quaility steps was not helping any.

[@FrozenShield]

Thank you! I was having this problem. I checked my normals and they were facing the wrong direction.

[@kiwischlong]

Thanks man.

[@jakewelch.design]

fuckin finally. thanks!

[@esomos_org]

I remember my blender project starts from one modle and expand by time to build a seen

[@biniyamdabesa1308]

You are the best blender tutorial maker but may if you can can you make a full character creation?

[@fahdabdullah4554]

The collision quality works by enameling ray casting formed by the faces of the mesh that go from point A to point B If the ray that is casted clips through an object when the frames did not register, it will be registered. This makes collisions more persist or just better in general

[@Mishaho]

Very nice

[@mowerman3000]

I literally had a nightmare about my pc setting on fire. No thanks. Fantastic series though, really enjoying them!

[@alishablahblah]

Amazing loved your tutorials they are so biginner friendly and super amazing but plz make a series on how to make vfx video in blender .😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@Rune3D]

I actually just ran into a problem that I managed to troubleshoot by myself! My couch collisions weren't working as expected. When my blanket was simulating around my pillows and cushions, it was wrapping around them just fine until it passed through the arm of my couch. The blanket was not only passing through the arm, it seemed to be accelerating as it went through the arm. I found out my problem was the face normals on my couch were facing the wrong way. I selected the couch arm faces, CTRL + N, Recalculate Outside, restarted the sim, hit play and it worked like a charm! I thought I'd post my findings here after following this lesson in case someone runs into the same problem: Wrong-facing surface normals WILL affect your collisions!

[@pavanbhadaja8859]

I was waiting for the poliigon model library when he started talking about professionals and what not. but it did not come.

[@damienamigos3208]

G.O.A.T 🔥🔥❤️

[@ruslan_naguchev]

I like your videos so much.))

[@RichardAllen7753]

Andrew plz do a tutorial about asset management!!! Blender gets much more challenging when you want to build large scenes with lots of different objects, animations, materials, cameras, rendering, etc. What is the best way to organize all of the stuff you saved up over the years??

[@kaanturkover]

First, I watched Donut Tutorial and did it 5 times. After that, I watched Chair Tutorial and did it 2 times. And now I watched Couch Tutorial and did it in once!

[@TheGaid06]

In English:Blender guru In Indonesian:Guru blender

[@RajJaiswal538]

If your plane is colliding with objects but still intersecing them weirdly,you can enable back face collision(or something like that name) in collision settings

[@CGSAI5ainath]

I have learned from you a lot and have created my KZbin channel in hindi thank you so much.:)

[@bxeagle3932]

you are my guru love from India

[@syvielee8243]

Thank You

[@sumitxarts584]

plz add next series as fast as possible

[@dnajaiakakakdkss8299]

who else just watches this for the aestethics and doesn’t have enough *pure talent* to remake this?

[@artandelectronics9905]

Hurry up and bring your next series of tutorials

[@AaronTheStupidFace]

Of course I don't see the notifs for the rest of the Couch Tutorials and get recommended the last one in the series.

[@WildGypsyTheCreatrix]

Thankyou sir.

[@bestusedvideos4789]

Can you make a tutorial how you update blender? Because I don't really know how to do it

[@bestusedvideos4789]

Sorry but I don't know what steam is😅 Can you please explain. Sorry about this...

[@avinashjangid5634]

@blenderguru please make a video on nature🌿🍃

[@prjectmusic6503]

You could also make some deformations or elevations in some vertices on the plane to make wrinkles

[@ChannelOfilliusion]

How I am so early! Thanks a lot. I am 11yrs old and by following your videos I learnt a lot. I am thinking of trying making a short movie. Do you have any beginner version of making an animation.?

[@artscreations5]

If ur cloth is going through an object no matter what , make sure u uncheck the single sided box on softbody and cloth in the collision proprety of the coussin

[@laupoke]

Blender Guru when he doesn't like you : 10:20

[@freckless420]

You should do something on fur like on the colossi In the game shadow of the colossus remake for the PS4 or something

[@Avsword]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4fNYpl7idmohJo He made a fur tutorial 4 years ago. I still use it a bit. I also use this tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWLbfHRqntmkpdk by nita ravalji

[@tylerd3306]

If you have problems with the blanket seeming to clip, and then getting stuck in objects, check your normals. I'm not sure how they flipped around on me, but everything looked ok, until it wasn't.

[@jeftpual4214]

This literally is so real

[@BanarneyYummy]

Would you recommend baking all the textures for the final result? If so, how many materials would you make in total? I'm asking since you gain optimization and transferability to other 3D software but loose resolution/detail unless you bake insanely high-resolution images.

[@Penguincop24]

So I forgot to UV unwrap cause I thought I was confident enough that I could do a few steps by myself (obviously i shouldn't have been) and it was too far to undo. But I found a really easy solution that didn't involve resetting my progress. The good thing is that since we made sure early on that we had square faces. As long as you haven't attempted to UV unwrap (it should fill the whole UV display box but with rectangular faces instead of square ones) you just need to use the UV squares addon that Andrew always talks about. Just click "square to grid", which makes everything in the correct aspect ratio. Then you just scale it up to the correct size and center it (to keep things a bit neater), and you should have a perfectly fixed UV map. You can check using the UV grid image. if each square takes up one face, you've done it correctly.

[@Manuelslayor]

Turns on selfcoliosion. Blanket yeets itself out if the viewport

[@zacvidyasagar8208]

"Pick a nice design for the blanket" *me making a bloody shroud*