50+ Blender Tips and Tricks (that you'll actually use!)

[@Arjjacks]

With tris to quads, you can also open up the little black menu that appears with operators and change both angle limits to 180. That way it'll remove often a bunch more tris that it would otherwise skip.

[@markzaikov456]

Another addition when you're lost in the node abyss, just press the [ HOME ] key and it'll show the overview of all the nodes. Works great if you're zoomed in on a large network of nodes and wanted to see everything without scrolling a lot of times.

[@hejalll]

Here's another tip, if you quickly want to show-off your work to a collegue, press CTRL + Space to hide all UI, press it again to return.

[@ClockworkGearhead]

This is what happens when you don't delete the default cube. It gains sentience and starts telling you what to do.

[@stache_obj]

🔫 if I were you, I'd shut up. The cube watches you!

[@noyz-anything]

@@stache_obj ctrl+A, del

[@TheN0t]

0:03 Ctrl + Mouse - UI Zoom 0:06 Ctrl + F - Find Node Editor 1:04 Ctrl + C & Ctrl + V - Pasting Models 1:25 Lost Meshes (Alt + G) 1:56 Triangle Topology Problem (Space * Search: Tris to Quads) ADDED TIP: Ctrl + F * Ctrl + T - Traingulate Faces 2:14 Shift + G - Select Similar Menu 2:28 Shift + Left Click - Select Multiple Edit Options 2:59 Ctrl + F or E or V - Get Different Edit Option Menu 3:24 Alt + E - Different Extruding Options 4:03 L - Select Linked Faces 4:57 Ctrl + M * X or Y or Z- Mirror (Reverse) 5:45 Add-ons * Search: Interface: Copy Attributes Menu * Ctrl + C - Easy Snapping MISCELLANEOUS TIPS (6:50) 7:00 Select Slot * F12 - Render different shading (I think omg idk some1 dorrect me) 7:08 Add new tab * Script Editor - Easy Notes 7:27 Shift + Left Click Drag- Select multiple inputs 7:31 Arithmetic Operations (Not gonna like... Wtf does this mean) 7:55 Quick Favorites SHADING TIPS (8:20) 8:21 EV render view 8:57 Select faces * Shift + N - Recalculate Normals 9:37 Ctrl + H - Minimize nodes 9:56 Ctrl + F - Find nodes 10:09 Drag n Drop materials

[@darrshanparaman3859]

Pls pin this comment 🙇🏽‍♂

[@ravenblaylock13]

Rockstar! ty

[@tbray]

i love the way you present this - everything is so conversational but not completely dumbed-down either. I'm super-noob, so all this is fascinating to me, so I'm definitely subscribed.

[@stache_obj]

Wow. Thank you man. Glad it could help. Appreciate your really kind comment. I'll try and keep it up 😁

[@davidcapuzzo]

Totally agree

[@n4thanstewart]

You are, without a doubt, my favourite source of Blender knowledge

[@tomcypher3864]

pro tip: you can press (.) dot key to go to selected object in viewport or in outliner. You can press home in shader view to center on your nodes

[@awrbro3568]

Yes , this is best

[@Kio_Kurashi]

You can also pres (.) in the shader if you have a node selected, which you can easily do by hitting A if necessary. Might be helpful for someone if they want to be more consistent with the object method.

[@sambhavsongara]

that's not pro that's lifesaver beginner pack

[@GeorgiiSyrota]

Awesome. Came here to say that you can press A to select all and then (.) to focus. But now I also know about the home key

[@aboelainin]

with all respect .. why is everyone down here sharing knowledge only and not addressing the AMAZING PRESENTATION SKILLS AND SENSE OF HUMOUR! Keep going brother

[@stache_obj]

Thanks man. Really appreciate you saying that 🙏🏻😁

[@amzproductions7648]

Ditto that!

[@moonblightz3578]

this will amazingly reduce the amount of effort and time I spend working on modeling. between this and part 2 there were quite a few facepalm moments for all the stuff I could have had a much easier time doing. Quick favorites! Ctrl-F,V,E absolutely fantastic! Increase Undo steps! I Love it! Thank you!

[@stache_obj]

Glad you liked them

[@zana3d]

Awesome! Your delivery is hilarious. I laughed and laughed...and learned a bunch. How have I never known that you can have UV slots the same way you have material slots?!?!?

[@stache_obj]

I know right. Too many features in blender. It gets lost in the sea of other primary fearures

[@weez6575]

@@stache_obj I also laughed a ton and learned a bunch too. Thanks for these videos!

[@moose...]

Hi! In regards to moving the 3d cursor. What I usually do is go into edit mode, select one or more verts, edges or faces, and then click shift+s and use cursor to selected. Then the cursor will move to the select vert,edge or face or in the middle of those that you have selected. Much quicker and more precise :)

[@stache_obj]

Oh that is genius. I've never thought of doing that ever. Thanks man

[@MichaelNatale1267]

So many things here that I needed to know years ago. Thank you. Your Stache character is just the right mix of disturbing and hilarious.

[@stache_obj]

😂 right mix of disturbing and hilarious. That's funny. Appreciate you 🫂

[@hfjde]

This video(and probably part 2) is going to hang out in my blender playlist for years, and i guarantee i will be coming back to this a lot.

[@stache_obj]

Your comment will hang out in my MIND for years, i guarantee you that. Appreciate you brother 🙏🏻

[@amzproductions7648]

I truly hope that you are doing theater somewhere! Your onstage presence is Oscar worthy! Not to mention the fabulous tips you have given the world of Blender! “And the winner is…” Thank You!!!

[@stache_obj]

😂😂😂. Awwman. Thanks a lot. That means the world. You've made my day 🫂

[@camfinwins]

Stache youre a hero. Ive watched hundreds of blender tutorials, none of them come close to your attention to detail, healthy pacing, self awareness, and humor! You are appreciated. Glad I found this. Subscribed.

[@stache_obj]

Appreciate you my brother

[@PatoCrioyo]

I learned nothing, I couldn't help but constantly focus on your avatar, it's amazing.

[@stache_obj]

I don't blame you. I'm very distracting. Call me 🤙

[@BradyRamaker]

After you said shortcut enough times it starts to sound like "chakra" and so i felt like i was watching a very spiritual video about discovering various blender chakras

[@speedasian]

This is how I know KZbin’s algorithm sucks. I consume a lot of Blender content and yet this is the first time I’ve seen one of your videos. Entertaining AND super helpful! So rare to find both qualities in Blender content!

[@stache_obj]

Heyyy. Thanks man. Means a lot. Seriously, first time? Wth KZbin? I thought i was just not making good things and hence PPL didn't watch my stuff. I appreciate you saying that, gives me some confidence boost for sure

[@speedasian]

@@stache_obj Anytime! I often fall asleep (literally) watching Blender tutorials or cringe at people that are just way too meme heavy, but this is the perfect blend of humor and information. I'll be working my way through all your videos when I find the time! Keep up the amazing work!

[@fitpulsenetwork]

9:52 You can just press home key on your keyboard to find your node setup and it can be used in any scene in blender

[@THETCDCStudios]

I press A button and then period (.)

[@ShlomoRaz69]

you just gaind a new subscriber.

[@myztazynizta]

This is the most entertaining little avatar I've ever seen

[@stache_obj]

🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@stormy7007]

Materials Utility is a built in addon that gives you a quick menu to create and apply materials. It is most exellent.

[@KerczaRobert]

There is an addon called "extra pie menus" built into blender which I really like, because it has an option to manipulate the origin of objects, and you can toggle which extra menus you want, so if you dont like something you can just turn it off.

[@frizzledphoenix6670]

I don't know what was better, the tips or the humor. Great Job! Love your videos!

[@stache_obj]

Aww thanks man. Appreciate the support

[@pitched7401]

If you have median point as transform pivot, you can select the bottom face or vertices of an object for example and setting the cursor to selection will place it perfectly in the midde. Useful if you wanna set the origin quickly and in the right place.

[@magusvox9356]

on the shader abyss problem, just press HOME, it works on others menus as well (like the keyframe, home will frame all)

[@bismuth6781]

I love your energy, so fun to watch!

[@jameshughes3014]

So many things I didn't know. Thanks for this. That first tip blew my mind. I had no idea.

[@stache_obj]

Aye. Glad i could be of help

[@TheDucky3D]

dude this my first vide ive seen from you! i love this!!!

[@stache_obj]

Duckyyy...i friggin love you man. Glad you liked the video. Means the world to me 🙌

[@Nein01]

at 6:20, there is a way faster method to move the 3D cursor exactly where you want: mesh>snap>cursor to selected. so in this tree example, you could tab into edit mode, select that edge loop at the base of the trunk, and then just start typing "cursor to selected" in the context menu until that option comes up. whatever you have selected (faces, edges, vertices), it will automatically go to the exact middle of it.

[@stache_obj]

You know what, that is definitely more accessible for that tree use case for sure. Thanks for sharing

[@digitalboost6666]

the fact that a cube is teaching me makes this video so much better. Thank you, I will never delete a cube ever again.

[@stache_obj]

There we go. Stop #defaultcube hate. This guy gets it

[@DawnBriarDev]

A few more tips to change your life as well, stache: 1- Forward Slash (/): Hide all BUT selected and focus camera on selected. This is a toggle, meaning hit it again to bring everything else back exactly as it was. It's also viewport independent, so you can do this to one viewport without affecting the others. This is incredibly useful when modelling or sculpting with many pieces, but is also useful when tweaking animation in a crowded scene. 2- Numpad Period. Center viewport around object. Try it. Also works in the shader editor, so when you lost your nodes: A then Numpad Period to center the editor around all nodes. 3- Regarding the 3D cursor: Select multiple points then set cursor to selected, and the cursor will go in the center of all selected points. I use this to precisely rig finger bones a lot. In otherwords, loop select that tree and the origin can be centered that easily.

[@SpencerYonce]

this is geniussss

[@Cra3ture]

you're definitely the best new KZbinr I've found.

[@stache_obj]

That's too kind. Appreciate it my man

[@raghavsharma1973]

makes me comeback to these videos everytime im stuck but i have a vague idea that you taught me something about something that can make my life easier!!

[@stache_obj]

Happy to help raghav

[@voidsergal6359]

I learnt more watching this video than I have trying to look for tips. Thank you!

[@stache_obj]

Wow. Glad i could help 😃

[@chatter2765]

I was already mindblown with the fact you can zoom in and out. four years since I first stumbled blender and whaaaaat.

[@stache_obj]

Oh yeah😂

[@eliasdaviddiazfrancisco5341]

The cube avatar looks cool bro

[@GGReaver]

9:44 you can press Home button or go to View -> Frame All

[@jamescombridgeart]

Also ctrl+. To enter and exit edit 3d cursor mode

[@SpencerYonce]

okay, shift + g with the combination of ctrl + f, ctrl + e is literally blowing my mind right now. I just tried using it on a new blender project, and already, this is speeding up my workflow like 10x. WHAT. I've been MISSING out

[@stache_obj]

Ikr. Pretty crazy. I learned it literally a few months back and I've been using blender for a long long time. Glad it helped.

[@kxdproductions2375]

this has to be the most informative blender vid for avid blender users, had to sub for this hidden gem of a vid

[@stache_obj]

Hell yeah. Thanks man

[@raghavsharma1973]

impeccable humour, outstanding presentation, random praise words from the bottom of my heart and the meaning of them i cant remember but mind-blowing video anyway

[@stache_obj]

Thanks raghav, my man. Means a lot

[@ajlbeer]

Hooray for The Stache! Much thanks!

[@stache_obj]

Much thanks to you my sir

[@CarlyTho]

You are amazing. I could've watched you for hours, let alone 10 minutes.

[@stache_obj]

Aww thanks grace. Means a lot bruh

[@mariarzyt_3D]

I am glad that YT recommended this video to me, I knew many things already, but still learned a few new things!

[@stache_obj]

Ahhh. Noice. Glad something helped

[@Only4GamersXyz]

How do you achieve this look in your model in the thumbnail 🤩? Trying to have the same look in Unity.

[@stache_obj]

I have a full patreon video for it if you'd like. Otherwise, check the description if you just want the transparent material

[@Only4GamersXyz]

@@stache_obj Thanks. Can you please tell me if there is any name for this art style?

[@TruthSurge]

hehe loved the animation. you vid yourself then map that to the cube and mask the eyes and mouth or how? It seems the mouth is looking 3D when the head turns so is that only because you actually turned your head in the video and later map the head turns to the cube? if so, how do you mask all that properly w/o spending a week masking each frame? Just curious! Thanks for the tips. I'm sure maybe I can remember ONE of them. I'm still not used to alt-pen to orbit. heheh

[@stache_obj]

It's a snapchat filter dude. I do nothing complex there

[@TruthSurge]

@@stache_obj Ok. I'm not up on social media stuff like that but I saw someone add some stuff to their face using that I think but I just thought you made it yourself somehow. thx

[@itzderix]

press Home key in shader editor, if you are lost in the shader editor and cannot find the nodes, it also works in the graph editor to😇

[@loganrosenthal4568]

Blew my mind within the first 3 seconds of the video

[@stache_obj]

Hell yeah 😂👍🏻

[@melancholy652]

shift + s u can do a lot of manipulation with 3d cursor. For example, you can move the 3D cursor to the vertex and move the origin there. p/s sorry for my english

[@adcadc5670]

What a funny and informative video! Very welcoming to those who are getting into blender :) appreciate the vid man, looking forward to watching more of your videos

[@stache_obj]

Appreciate you saying that

[@oborze]

GOD, I HAVE A WIERD FEELING THAT ILL BE BACK HERE IN THIS VIDEO MOAR THAN ONCE A WEEK

[@stache_obj]

Hell yeah. C'mon. Mark your attendance in the comments everytime you do. Jk. Thanks for the support!

[@JasonSmith-jv7wl]

Randomly stumbled onto this, knew most of the tips but stayed for the personality, good stuff XD.

[@stache_obj]

Jason buddy, that means the world to me. Thanks a lot. 🫂

[@alex-qn5xp]

Entertaining and very informative, great stuff.

[@stache_obj]

Thanks Alex. Entertaining and informative is all i aim to be with these videos. So appreciate you saying that.

[@alex-qn5xp]

@@stache_obj Your content is really good, you've got yourself another subscriber.

[@candyman.5757]

Hey stache , your videos are a great help because it contains small details that actually matter for small artists and which have hardware the same as you , we have the exact same laptop and it makes me feel confident and easy going . ^⁠_⁠^ keep it up

[@stache_obj]

Hell yeah man. Happy to help

[@vaineislive4798]

u are a genius!! for the video and the square talking face, just awesome!!

[@stache_obj]

😂 glad you had fun

[@vaineislive4798]

@@stache_obj not only fun mate, ur content show me a lot of things that i didnt know for 2 years and it made my night lol gonna watch part 2 now, thanks a lot for all!!

[@stache_obj]

Appreciate it my man. 🙏🏻

[@c3ramics]

A commitment to the character, instant sub!

[@stache_obj]

Welcome my child to the cube cult

[@Clases3d]

so many useful tips thanks a lot

[@ohmycaaat]

You can set your 3d cursor anywhere by Alt+ right mouse click

[@burd7455]

6:00 Wow! This will definitely improve my workflow.

[@GeorgiiSyrota]

There's also a plugin called Object: Align Tools if you prefer buttons over menus.

[@stache_obj]

I'm gonna give that a try

[@korypeters2059]

Theres so much to blender its insane thank you so much !!!!!!

[@sanjay992]

for finding nodes in the shader editor you can press "A" for selecting all the nodes and if you press '.' key, view will get focused on the node grps similar to the thing in object mode

[@IstyManame]

HOW DO YOU HAVE SO MUCH INFO I DIDN'T KNOW I MAKE LIVING WITH BLENDER. Genuinely impressive, thank you bud

[@stache_obj]

Really. That's crazy. When i was making this video, i thought wow most PPL would already know this, but heck who cares, let's make it anyway. Glad it could actually help.

[@mariarzyt_3D]

reading the Blender documentation pages might be boring, but can actually teach you many things

[@stayfrasty]

how have I only now found this video. I love you!

[@stache_obj]

🫂

[@MrfeelingGoods]

top tier tips top tier commentary

[@stache_obj]

Top tier commenter too. 🫂

[@Jess_2k]

My goodness, my dude... Am I glad I subbed! This is some quality content!!

[@stache_obj]

Thanks man. Means a lot 😁

[@misvin]

absolutely the craziest vtuber I’ve ever seen

[@baeac]

Great video!! I knew a lot of these but there were still a couple good ones. Keep it up!!

[@stache_obj]

Yeah they're pretty foundational tips tbh. And if you're even a little experienced in blender you might already know a few. Glad you find atleast some useful

[@Votesforwomyn]

Love this! Super helpful and charming ❤

[@celestepalm6949]

Probably you get tired of hearing this but you should already have a bazillion views. New Subscriber.

[@stache_obj]

Aww. You're too kind my good sir!

oi, a better way to find your nodes is in shader editor press a to select everything and then (comma on the num pad) "," and it will center everything

[@rsher_digital-art]

Great video, thank you for all of these reminders!

[@victorbied1]

Really enjoyed this video! Well done!

[@merwinatticus]

you can hit shift+S and select cusor to world origin and then select an object and then you can add set origin to geometry in you Q to quickly access it. it has saved me so much time.

[@stache_obj]

That is exactly what I've done in my default blender startup file. 🤝

[@putt12343]

S tier video, great delivery with every joke. keep it up man!

[@stache_obj]

Really? That means a lot man. Thanks

[@MaximilianonMars]

Your avatar is awesome, thank you for that. Thanks for the tips too!

[@Knightbreaker107]

Instantly subbed, fantastic video

[@_S_P_A_C_E_M_A_N_]

I can't count the number of times that shift+G in object mode tip wouldve come in handy. Thanks for that.

[@stache_obj]

Aye. Glad i could help. Thanks for the continued support spaceman!

[@agyab_cg]

great tips/tricks bro, love your videos as well 👍

[@Brandon-3D]

Hilarious! Great tips and great delivery!!

[@Scale3DSculpt]

Love your talking animation of your face, really funny !

[@stache_obj]

Funny is all i aim to be. So appreciate you 😁

[@nurb2kea]

More please...I thought I know everything....lol Picked up some good ones. THX🙂

[@stache_obj]

Happy to help

[@Lrelni]

This was so very useful!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you sir

[@stache_obj]

Thank you sir, for dropping a comment and stopping by.

[@EduTriRo]

A tío to find yourself on the node editor is to simply press A and numpad 0 to snap the view automatically

[@robertYoutub]

ctrl + m doesn’t flip polygon normals, but you can use kekit or do an own script

[@goatpepperherbaltea7895]

When I’m lost in the node editor I hit A and then numpad period it bring everything back to center

[@clxudzYT]

I learned more about blender in the first 15 seconds than I did in the last 3 months... xD

[@stache_obj]

😂. Glad you did

[@Tachastasiia]

it's somehow crazy that i knew all of those tips having started learning Blender just a couple of months ago Tho all of them very much useful. There are some other I found extremely useful, but maybe very much trivia for everybody else S + Alt to scale along normals Ctrl + Alt + NUmPad0 to snap you camera view to your current location in a 3d viewport you it won't let you to zoom in to a needed extend you can try a couple of things 1) Edit - Preferences - Navigation - Auto Check "Depth" to turn on. 2) hit N - View Tab - Clip start - by default it's about 1 cm, it makes sense to put the smallest nr there like 1mm Ctrl + Alt + Q all axes open at once ALSO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I DIDN'T KNOW THAT EARLIER Shift + R to repeat the action.

[@digitalcoffin666]

could you make a tutorial for how to make the channel mascot that speaks for you?

[@ideh.k]

That was awesome! Thank you 😊

[@stache_obj]

Appreciate you dropping a comment. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@mave6602]

Ctrl + M is even easier if you set the Transform pivot to the cursor by pressing " . " At least if the cursor is at the point from where you want to mirror from like world origin.

[@wrillywonka1320]

dude your videos are super informative but also freakin hilarious! good job! and Thank you!

[@stache_obj]

Glad you enjoyed them. 🙏🏻

[@moisessanchez984]

Es uno de los videos más entretenidos que he visto de Blender!!!

[@stache_obj]

Aww man. Thanks a lot. I love your profile picture btw 😂

[@TanukiYT]

This was awesome. Super helpful, thank you!

[@stache_obj]

Glad it could help !

[@yuvaraj8492]

Alt + middle mouse button, to focus geometry surface.

[@highflyinmayan5051]

"Because nobody would want to watch a 20 minute tips video" So I had to watch it twice Great job stache, and nice stache btw

[@stache_obj]

😂 thanks man

[@DavidLGood]

Wow -- just found your channel. Love the character... love the humor... love the tips. THANKS!! Subscribed!!

[@stache_obj]

Welcome David. Glad to have you here

[@MrPerry281]

Your Guy is amazing haha awesome video. Thanks for the info

[@shashwattripathy9657]

really helpful !!

[@Originallyright]

You are my favorite vtuber so far 😂

[@michaelswertfager813]

Your tips and presentation rock, stache. Your channel is a new favorite of mine. A little request...tone down the buzzer. Every time it goes off, I spill my coffee all over myself and forgot what you just taught me. ; )

[@stache_obj]

Agreed. I don't use it any more