How To Make A Lego Animation In Blender (2023 Updated) | Part 1 - Models

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Part 1/4 of How you can make a Lego animation using the free open source program known as Blender!
#blender #3danimation #lego
LINKS:
Blender: www.blender.org/
Mecabricks: www.mecabricks.com/en/shop
0:00 - Intro
02:56 - Install Blender and Mecabricks Add On
05:16 - Building Your Set
06:15 - Exporting Your Set To Blender
08:17 - Adding A Camera
11:24 - Lighting
14:18 - Depth of Field
16:11 - Randomize Transform
17:31 - Render Settings
19:08 - Rendering Your First Image

[@OwenatorProductions]

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[@TheHomeschoolJediOG]

That would be great if my laptop could run blender right

[@LegoZen.]

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[@MasterChickenLego]

Hi, I downloaded blender on my apple mini computer and also downloaded mecabricks, but I wasn’t able to install the mecabricks add on to blender. Why is the reason for that, why can’t I connect the two together?

[@ryanfilmsanimationyt]

Bro came out of nowhere with an upddated tutorial and a NordVPN Sponsor. EPIC. I'm sure many people will benefit from these updated tutorials!

[@J.W.Studios]

I believe so too Ryan, by the way i love ur animations.

[@LegoZen.]

me too wil benifit

[@scoopergamer5325]

Just finished watching 1 of your vids good job

[@LegoZen.]

@@scoopergamer5325 mine ??

[@dimancheecrew]

who can tell you why some parts are not attached after applying EPICRIGFIG. I deleted the dummy. Version 3.1. an error pops up

[@FebryanShino]

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[@reeceytaylor]

Just a few things to note. When selecting the set you can just right click the collection and press select hierarchy Also the randomise button is only available with Mecabricks Advanced

[@TheDizzyDan]

OOOHHH I was trying to find the Mecabricks add-on on the sidebar but that explains it then

[@dimancheecrew]

who can tell you why some parts are not attached after applying EPICRIGFIG. I deleted the dummy. Version 3.1. an error pops up

[@thinkyedits]

thank you

[@snailtoons]

Been getting into Lego renders recently glad to see there is a full indepth series on the process!

[@LockeAnimations]

I’ve been doing blender a while and didn’t know about the clipping trick! Thanks Owen!

[@Rodrinator75]

A few days ago I was watching your first tutorial, and now you drop this, perfect timing, thanks!

[@brunoroseau3383]

I’ve been waiting for this since the making-of of the 313th ! Thanks a lot ! And props for the sponsorship, hope it helps you out on your projects !

[@ashtyYT]

FINALLY! NEW TUTORIALS ON HOW TO MAKE THESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@slushysplash8801]

yesssss!!!, this week I started with learning animations with your first three tutorials. today i finished the third and now you drop this, thank you!!

[@wilypatten4575]

13:04

[@tnstudios3]

Thank you for making an updated one

[@Raharajabimindset-vg3rz]

Thanks for the video. Very useful!

[@JTDiger]

thank you for the lego tutorial this was very easy for me to do

[@liljagey]

I've been waiting years for this update, that deserved a sub!

[@josephsimmons2005]

so, your Star Wars: The 313th actually inspired me, ngl. and because of that, it made me want to use Blender, and make my own Lego Star Wars animation. but unfortunately, im only a senior in high school, so i don’t have enough money to buy a powerful enough computer. but once i do, i would love to learn more from you, and maybe one day make a project with you

[@officialrgamer]

Thx for uploading again. Great vid

[@godlywaffleeater8007]

The comback with this banger of a tutorial series🔥🔥🔥

[@LittleBricksCharityGuy]

So epic! Looking forward to the series

[@Elminebloxx]

glad to see your back

[@philipb7400]

Thank you!

[@MarkToyBox]

WOW! Thanks!

[@pickleproduction4561]

Oh my god! Thank you so much for these tutorials! I really needed these step by step not speed running tutorials. Thank you so much and have a beautiful wonderful day.

[@coffeeahm3t]

how can i move camera in camera perspective

[@sovietcat4825]

yooo bro this is insane thanks a lot

[@steveslab90]

Great video as always!

[@41ststopmotion86]

Thanks a lot friend!:)

[@legoalityfilms7606]

thank you bro

[@Rukasu_Kestua]

Underrated Very awesome video and funny animation.

[@eggysausageboy2866]

Although it takes a while to load my ribbish laptop still manages to load my mecca brick models so thanks for helping with something accessible

[@LayzPoses]

Thanks

[@citrinesanimations]

Bro actually got a nordvpn sponsor! Damn congrats!

[@MrMcSnuffyFluffy]

My god, I didn't know about the camera clipping trick, insane.

[@Freddy_Calvin]

Thanks :D

[@Steak_Studios]

Cool, you finally posted again

[@ramenboy1415]

Right where it said we'd like to interrupt your broadcast an ad came up lol

[@musicbytade]

This video makes me interested in animation now

[@DeeCGI]

When you import any model from Mecabrick immediately rescale it by 0.01 to match Blender's default sizes, then Alt S to set the new size back to 0.

[@Notlegostarwarschannel]

Thank you for update video how to make lego animation

[@PlasticDragon3d]

that was definitely an oscar winning animated film

[@TentacledProductions]

I’ll have a go today!

[@noah_mantel]

hey just a quick question, what graphics card/cpu do you have? or what would you recommend for bigger scale shots? and finally and maybe stupid but i really got no clue haha: does the amount of characters also impact it, if yes to what extent?

[@buketov228]

Rather than making the light sources super bright, I wou'd really suggest scaling down the models upon importing. Difference might not be obvious but it is really good for more realistic light bounces and other rendering aspects.

[@studclone]

Lol the NordVPN Ad was amazing

[@MichaelEdwards_Edits]

How are you achieving depth of field in your shots? The mini figures from meca brick import huge and epic fig rig doesn't work when you scale the figure down, so I'm stuck with the default scaling and can't get any shallow Dof in my shots. Would love to hear some Ideas for a work around.

[@OwenatorProductions]

See later video for the process but you need to go super small with the value. Try 0.03

[@Raharajabimindset-vg3rz]

Could you please share a tutorial of how to build a set on Mecabricks?:)

[@nolancoulombe1950]

"So the separatists can't track me down" Bro took it to the next level with this tutorial

[@bigfetcatsshow8693]

Can you make a tutorial on how to animate Lego capes Like in the LEGO MOVIE and the rubber whip tutorial?

[@legoman5072]

My mentor just raised from death 🥂

[@DuckyAnimations]

Common Owenator W

[@judgsmith]

It would be nice if you could boost the audio, but great tutorial.

[@myles5573]

NOTE! : if you are on Mac, compress the file to a zip, then it will work

[@ArkadyMaximov]

how?

[@CinematicNinja.]

What kind of laptop would i need to make animations with blender

[@raylee8906]

Why not scale everything else down instead of increasing the clip end? Would it mess up textures like the fingerprints/smudges?

[@noaheggimann8711]

Hey man great video but somehow I can’t import the files what should I do?

[@chaoticbricks6998]

Yessir

[@pyeitme508]

Wow

[@Itzy066]

Hey @OwenatorProductions do you have any idea how to fix a runtime error when I try to import anything???

[@MichaelJacksonimperson]

Hey dude do u know how to get the nodes working in the new version?

[@morechumpanzee]

Hey, I am trying to learn blender for my other channel, and when I try to import a ZMBX file into blender it says "Cannot add socket to built in mode". Any idea on how to fix this?

[@freostudios]

How did you make that clone voice? It sounds like a real clone voice!!

[@josephlouie4002]

@OwenatorProductions how did you get all those tabs open in the right on 16:19 - 16:21 when it pops up? I can see that you cut the scene of the video.

[@TwoTakeStudios]

press n or go to view, then check the box next to the words sidebar

[@TheArtOfLego.]

*Please See:* For some reason when importing my .ZMBX files, they won't open. I have Blender Lite installed but i have no idea how to solve this issue.

[@thehighiqmmunity]

this video is a W

[@tangent.arc38618]

W

[@jacknewstad4301]

What is your next Star Wars stopmotion

[@omeganeoz]

Would you recommend buying all the mecabricks options for about 100 $ ? i have the money, just wondering how much easier and better it gets. i do want to be able to make a full fledged episode honestly, so if its possible with this i would like to know :D thanks for a great tutorial!

[@recproductions1261]

It doesn’t really matter eitherway but i would recommend u buy it

[@TheDizzyDan]

I can not seem to find out how to get the sidebar menu for the Mecabricks add-on. I can only see "Item", "Tool" and "View"

[@thememesterr]

How do i add fingerprints, scratches, grease to my lego parts to make it more realistic? Do i use some kind of node setup or what?

[@BigUmen]

To add this, you'll need to pay 25$ for Blender Advanced Addon in Mecabricks

[@smulusworkoutguide3443]

How do i get the Mecabrick tab? (noob) Thanks!

[@Crocc101]

5:45 can I use Studio 2.0

[@DustPlasma]

0:58 "I can encrypt my deta." ~Clone Trooper

[@Randomlepachaun]

I downloaded the add on it worked then my thing crashes it’s not working anymore it doesn’t show up

[@swayamghosh8710]

the scratches and fingerprints are not visible in the render eve if i push the samples to 500 can someone help?

[@Nitygrity]

Is there any way for me to get the scratches and imperfections off the Lego bricks without buying Mecabricks Advanced?

[@McBricksStudio]

if you make ur own material!

[@watttv1388]

Animal Logic, please hire this guy.

[@skirtydied]

the denoise option isnt there

[@edinimations]

Me after seeing a 14 year old do this

[@McBricksStudio]

lego me is crazy like that!

[@bernardespinal1674]

Hey so I downloaded blender and the elite version of megabucks but for some reason why I tried bring the elite version to blender it's not popping up for me and idk why. Could you help me out with this issue please?

[@lego-stone]

when i want to insert my structure built on mecabricks, it doesn't work because there is no mecabricks option. why?

[@epicorp]

All great but what if i have a model that has a few thousand blocks? it lags out blender and rendering takes hours

[@noface7722]

I did everything you did in the video but when I go into the camera view the set disappears even if I zoom out and only a bit of it renders (8:47)

[@McBricksStudio]

make your "end" in the "view" panel and make the "end" a lot higher

[@EternityEntertainmentAU]

do a lightsaber tutorial i can do them in after effects but i cant figure out how to do them in Blender

[@LegendaryRc]

I have the mecabricks lite addon installed but I get an error everytime I select the file I am able to import as a dae file without errors but the textures aren't applied in them

[@MichaelJacksonimperson]

When you import from meca pick blender add on then it will work

[@sbdoesalot]

what version of blender is it?

[@judemilo]

Quick question. would bricklink studio work?

[@OwenatorProductions]

Yes you’d just need to export/import to mecabricks and then download from there

[@NeverGonnaGiveYouUpLMAO]

For some reason when I check the camera view thing, the camera view is tiny. Please help.

[@GayLEGOman]

the way i watched the entire AD

[@brixunlimited]

when i import it's say error

[@Devious_Incorporated]

For some reason when I double click the zip file to turn it into an add on for Blender it just goes into the file, showing loaders and stuff. I think on Mac it just unzips the file but do anyone know any other reasons why this might happen?

[@lucadiodato299]

The same thing happens to me and i don’t know how I should install it now

[@That1Ferret]

My blender crashes when I enter viewport shading please help me.

[@tangent.arc38618]

W

[@C0ZM0-yi7xw]

When I imported, It came up with an error log and there was nothing there

[@sideofsalt5170]

I followed the instructions given up until when I try to import the files it just doesn’t work. I have a video uploaded on my channel and if you can help me I would really appreciate it.

[@Gilly2020]

you can't import the set into blender until u enable the mecabricks addon though

[@cupscop634]

and how do you find the addon

[@dr.zoidburger7515]

Why when i switch the viewport shading, both options look exactly the same? I have scene lights and scene world checked. Theres the 4 viewport shadings, the wire one, the filled in dot one, and then the two beside it. Those are the two that have no difference, like as in the final render preview shading looks very low quality and cartoony and flat, nothing at all realistic like in the video

[@hotrod7085]

I don’t think the randomize tool is in Mecabricks lite

[@mrbrcks]

It's not

[@campbelldaniel58]

13:50 shrink the model

[@doggedsam42-75]

Import doesn’t work for me when I try to put in my building

[@Account.22737]

When i import the set, an error code appears, it shows something about python traceback, and use_auto_smooth. Is this normal, or am i doing something wrong?

[@Account.22737]

I discovered the problem, as of 16/4/2024, blender lite is only usable up to blender 4.0, so i am now using an older version of blender and it is working.

[@Powerdidarson]

It still didn't pop up for imput

[@GalaxiiEdits]

It says i have an error each time I use it

[@pokesuko]

just tell us how to increase the camera size

[@bluewaterdragon1065]

Hey thatnla