I have tried creating environments in Blender and other 3D programs. Usually it involved a lot of time and effort and resulted in frustration. Part of my problem was that I tried to create too much of the world that was never to be seen by the camera, leading me to my Lessons Learned #1. I've recently experimented with two Blender add-ons that make the process easier; BlenderGIS and Mirage. They each have their strengths, depending on what you want to do.
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I have tried creating environments in Blender and other 3D programs. Usually it involved a lot of time and effort and resulted in frustration. Part of my problem was that I tried to create too much of the world that was never to be seen by the camera, leading me to my Lessons Learned #1. I've recently experimented with two Blender add-ons that make the process easier; BlenderGIS and Mirage. They each have their strengths, depending on what you want to do.
Despite having other items which I would like to get done, I am making an honest effort to publish something to Sketchfab each month. This month, I did a quick interior home office/library model. I used some great props available on BlendSwap (credits for the props are included in the Sketchfab description) that helped minimiz...
I finally made the plunge and contributed an answer to Blender's StackExchange. It easier (and less scary) than I thought!