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Adding a gap in between 2 objects

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 Goal: To add a gap in between the knee pads and boots We could move the object manually to add a gap in between the knee caps and boots, but it would not make the gap consistent, instead, use the Shrinkwrap modifier. 1) Duplicate the part of the knee cap 2) Select the duplicated part 3) Press Ctrl + P, and select "Clear Parent". This is important because it prevents an error from occuring when adding the boots as parent in the Shrinkwrap modifier 4) Add a new modifier called Shrinkwrap in the duplicated part 5) Add the boots as the parent in the Shrinkwrap modifier in the duplicated object 6) Adjust the offset to a positive value to add the gap in between the knee cap and the boots. Done.

Adding crease to a garment.

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 The goal is to add crease along the middle in the garment: 1) Select the edge that you want the crease to be at 2) Go to Item tab by pressing 'N', then find Edges Data, change the value of Mean Crease

Why is duplicate not working in Blender?

 The issue, when hitting Shift + D, the duplicate doesn't work. The solution, click on the object, either in the 3D Viewport or the Outliner, then hover the mouse cursor to the 3D Viewport, then hit Shift + D again. You will see the object being cloned.

How to select all the bone descendants in armature.

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 The goal: To select all the bones, specifically the left wrist + it's descendants. 1) Select one of the bone in wirst.L 2) Go to Pose Mode 3) Press A  4) Press Ctrl to deselect the bones that you do not wish to select. Optionally, you can use the "Select Pattern" option to select object with specific patterns. For example, if you want to select bones with .R pattern. 1) Select the armature 2) Go to Edit Mode 3) Go to Select menu 4) Select "Select Pattern" 5) Type "*.R" to select bones with .R in their names

How to run external python script in Blender

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 Goal: To run a python script to automatically append .R into a list of object in a hierarchy of object   1) Select the object to rename 2) Go to Edit Mode 3) Go to Scripting tab here 4) Open the external python script by going to Text > Open 5) Click the Run button to run the script

Fixing Mirrored Object not properly mirrored to the opposing direction of the original object, separate from the original object

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 The goal: To clone a brand new hand from the right to the left as shown in the image

How to Mirror Rotation With Opposite Direction in Blender

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 The goal is to create this counter-rotating object in blender: 1) Click the object where the counter mirroring object is attached to. 2) Press Shift + S, select  "Cursor To Selected" 3) Right click, hover over "Set Origin", select " Origin to 3D Cursor". 4) Click on the object to be counter mirrored, go to "Modifier" tab 5) Select "Mirror" modifier 6) Click "Mirror Object", and select the object where the counter mirror object is attached to  Done!