Nika Kutsniashvili
@nickberckley.bsky.social
Blender's extensions platform maintainer & add-on developer (Bool Tool, Keymesh, etc.), and a 3D artist mostly working on stop-motion animation
I'm very excited about Next Fest! Although the quality is noticeably down because of AI, there are some gems I can't wait to try.
At last Next Fest, I played 80 demos and made this list (I would change some things today, but that was impressions at the time).
At last Next Fest, I played 80 demos and made this list (I would change some things today, but that was impressions at the time).
June 17, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I'm very excited about Next Fest! Although the quality is noticeably down because of AI, there are some gems I can't wait to try.
At last Next Fest, I played 80 demos and made this list (I would change some things today, but that was impressions at the time).
At last Next Fest, I played 80 demos and made this list (I would change some things today, but that was impressions at the time).
I don't wanna be a cliche but I seriously got into indie games this year and I rediscovered a hobby and I wanna keep yapping about it. Seeing that they're all created using Blender makes it even more special
June 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I don't wanna be a cliche but I seriously got into indie games this year and I rediscovered a hobby and I wanna keep yapping about it. Seeing that they're all created using Blender makes it even more special
A new boolean solver was added to Blender today: Manifold (only in alpha now).
Testing with Bool Tool on mesh with more than 500k vertices it consistently gives 20-40% better performance than Fast/Float and freezes a LOT less.
#blender #b3d #3dmodeling #3DPrinting #blender3d
Testing with Bool Tool on mesh with more than 500k vertices it consistently gives 20-40% better performance than Fast/Float and freezes a LOT less.
#blender #b3d #3dmodeling #3DPrinting #blender3d
April 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A new boolean solver was added to Blender today: Manifold (only in alpha now).
Testing with Bool Tool on mesh with more than 500k vertices it consistently gives 20-40% better performance than Fast/Float and freezes a LOT less.
#blender #b3d #3dmodeling #3DPrinting #blender3d
Testing with Bool Tool on mesh with more than 500k vertices it consistently gives 20-40% better performance than Fast/Float and freezes a LOT less.
#blender #b3d #3dmodeling #3DPrinting #blender3d
Writing new documentation for Bool Tool, good to learn what ACTUALLY happens when you press Ctrl+ Numpad- (it's not just quickly adding a modifier😄)
#b3d #blender #3dmodeling
#b3d #blender #3dmodeling
January 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Writing new documentation for Bool Tool, good to learn what ACTUALLY happens when you press Ctrl+ Numpad- (it's not just quickly adding a modifier😄)
#b3d #blender #3dmodeling
#b3d #blender #3dmodeling
Keymesh now has thumbnails!
You can quickly generate previews for Keymesh blocks and see them beautifully lined up in the new Grid View UI.
Works for both animated objects and mesh versioning.
#b3d #blender #blender3d #stopmotion
You can quickly generate previews for Keymesh blocks and see them beautifully lined up in the new Grid View UI.
Works for both animated objects and mesh versioning.
#b3d #blender #blender3d #stopmotion
December 21, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Keymesh now has thumbnails!
You can quickly generate previews for Keymesh blocks and see them beautifully lined up in the new Grid View UI.
Works for both animated objects and mesh versioning.
#b3d #blender #blender3d #stopmotion
You can quickly generate previews for Keymesh blocks and see them beautifully lined up in the new Grid View UI.
Works for both animated objects and mesh versioning.
#b3d #blender #blender3d #stopmotion
Finally figured out why some of the submissions on extensions.blender.org had the same issues and unreadable code.
It's the Serpens add-on. They've all been assembled in it.
It's quite a cool tool, but please if your goal is to make something published and production-ready, do not use it :(
It's the Serpens add-on. They've all been assembled in it.
It's quite a cool tool, but please if your goal is to make something published and production-ready, do not use it :(
December 11, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Finally figured out why some of the submissions on extensions.blender.org had the same issues and unreadable code.
It's the Serpens add-on. They've all been assembled in it.
It's quite a cool tool, but please if your goal is to make something published and production-ready, do not use it :(
It's the Serpens add-on. They've all been assembled in it.
It's quite a cool tool, but please if your goal is to make something published and production-ready, do not use it :(
#b3d tip:
🔴When texturing edges some try to mix the RESULT of Bevel node.
🟢Instead, plug the texture in the "Radius" of Bevel node directly.
Think of it this way: If nothing is plugged into socket it gives the same value throughout, BUT plugging noise tells it to use different value per-pixel.
🔴When texturing edges some try to mix the RESULT of Bevel node.
🟢Instead, plug the texture in the "Radius" of Bevel node directly.
Think of it this way: If nothing is plugged into socket it gives the same value throughout, BUT plugging noise tells it to use different value per-pixel.
November 28, 2024 at 9:38 AM
#b3d tip:
🔴When texturing edges some try to mix the RESULT of Bevel node.
🟢Instead, plug the texture in the "Radius" of Bevel node directly.
Think of it this way: If nothing is plugged into socket it gives the same value throughout, BUT plugging noise tells it to use different value per-pixel.
🔴When texturing edges some try to mix the RESULT of Bevel node.
🟢Instead, plug the texture in the "Radius" of Bevel node directly.
Think of it this way: If nothing is plugged into socket it gives the same value throughout, BUT plugging noise tells it to use different value per-pixel.
Edge Flow, one of the most popular Blender modeling add-ons is now on the extensions platform :)
Just search for it in Blender preferences, enable it, and benefit from automatic updates for the rest of your life.
#b3d #blender #modeling #blender3d
Just search for it in Blender preferences, enable it, and benefit from automatic updates for the rest of your life.
#b3d #blender #modeling #blender3d
November 27, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Edge Flow, one of the most popular Blender modeling add-ons is now on the extensions platform :)
Just search for it in Blender preferences, enable it, and benefit from automatic updates for the rest of your life.
#b3d #blender #modeling #blender3d
Just search for it in Blender preferences, enable it, and benefit from automatic updates for the rest of your life.
#b3d #blender #modeling #blender3d
November 26, 2024 at 11:49 PM
I spent last year animating faces for stop-motion puppets ✨
Sculpted & animated in Blender #b3d and 3D-printed separate object for each frame where the face needed to move. Then stop-motion animators attached to puppets and did their magic.
In total >800 faces printed.
Sculpted & animated in Blender #b3d and 3D-printed separate object for each frame where the face needed to move. Then stop-motion animators attached to puppets and did their magic.
In total >800 faces printed.
November 22, 2024 at 7:20 PM
I spent last year animating faces for stop-motion puppets ✨
Sculpted & animated in Blender #b3d and 3D-printed separate object for each frame where the face needed to move. Then stop-motion animators attached to puppets and did their magic.
In total >800 faces printed.
Sculpted & animated in Blender #b3d and 3D-printed separate object for each frame where the face needed to move. Then stop-motion animators attached to puppets and did their magic.
In total >800 faces printed.