DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26187.44329 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327120092_BLENDER_TUTORIAL-_3D_COSMOS_SCENE_AND_ASTEROIDS_USING_ROCK_BUILDER_ADD-ON-INTERNAL_RENDER

1. BLENDER TUTORIAL – 3D COSMOS SCENE
AND ASTEROIDS USING ROCK BUILDER
ADD-ON – INTERNAL RENDER
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Tihomir Dovramadjiev
Technical University of Varna
MTF, Department Industrial Design
tihomir.dovramadjiev@tu-varna.bg
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26187.44329
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327120092_BLENDER_TUTORIAL-
_3D_COSMOS_SCENE_AND_ASTEROIDS_USING_ROCK_BUILDER_ADD-ON-
INTERNAL_RENDER

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About Blender software
Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the
entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation,
rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and
game creation.
●https://www.blender.org/
●Modern accessible application of the system Blender in 3D design
practice.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312033613_Modern_accessibl
e_application_of_the_system_Blender_in_3D_design_practice

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Pexels
Pexels License: All photos on Pexels can be used for free for commercial and noncommercial use.
● https://www.pexels.com/photo-license/
CC0 License. Free for personal and commercial use✓
●https://www.pexels.com/photo/astronomy-constellation-constellations-cosmos-567584/

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Rock Builder Add-on
GNU General Public License v3.0.
Permissions: Private use & Commercial use
License Link: https://github.com/ekaj2/rock_builder/blob/master/COPYING.txt
Download Rock Builder Add-on.
●https://github.com/ekaj2/rock_builder

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The Tutorial
/Blender 2.79 – Internal Render/

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Creating Cosmos Environment
● Fig. 1. Add > Mesh > UV Sphere

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Creating Cosmos Environment
● Fig. 2. Scaling UV Sphere (Key „S“)

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Creating Cosmos Environment
● Fig. 3. Inside View

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Creating Cosmos Environment
● Fig. 4. Inside View: Transform > Shading > Smooth

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Creating Cosmos Environment – The View
● Fig. 5. Inside Smooth View

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Creating Cosmos Environment – Adding Material
● Fig. 6. Sphere > Material > + > Material.001

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Creating Cosmos Environment – Adding Texture
● Fig. 7. Sphere > Texture > + > Texture (Image or Movie; Both)

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Creating Cosmos Environment – Adding Image File
● Fig. 8. Sphere > Texture > Image > Open Image (File: nature-galaxy-milky-way-night-
567584.jpg; https://www.pexels.com/photo/astronomy-constellation-constellations-cosmos-
567584)

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Creating Cosmos Environment - Adding Image File
● Fig. 9. Both View (Preview: Texture + Material)

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Creating Cosmos Environment - Mapping
● Fig. 10. Sphere (Cosmos) > Texture > Mapping: Coordinates: Generated, Projection: Sphere

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Creating Cosmos Environment - Shading
● Fig. 11. Sphere (Cosmos) > Material > Shading: Emit: 1.0

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Adding Rock Builder Add-on
● Fig. 12. File > User Preferences (Ctrl Alt U) > Add-ons > Install Add-on from file:
rock_builder.py

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Adding Asteroids
● Fig. 13. Rock Bulder Add-on: Generate Rock (Default options): Rock

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Adding Asteroids
● Fig. 14. Rock Bulder Add-on: Generate Rock (Default options): Rock.001 to 004

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The Scene - Shadow
● Fig. 15. Fixing Shadows

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The Material
● Fig. 16. Rock > Material > + > Material.002

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The Scene / Rock - Shadow
● Fig. 17. Rock > Material.002 > Shadow: Receive

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The Rock (Asteroid) - Adding Image File
● Fig. 18. Rock > Texture > Texture > Preview / Both

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The Rock (Asteroid) - Adding Image File
● Fig. 19. Rock > Texture > Image > Open Image (File: pexels-photo-1092369.jpg;
https://www.pexels.com/photo/cement-close-up-colors-concrete-1092369/)

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Pexels
Pexels License: All photos on Pexels can be used for free for commercial and noncommercial use.
● https://www.pexels.com/photo-license/
CC0 License. Free for personal and commercial use✓
●https://www.pexels.com/photo/cement-close-up-colors-concrete-1092369

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The Rock (Asteroid) - Adding Image File
● Fig. 20. Rock > Texture > Texture > Preview / Both

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The Scene / Rock - Mapping
● Fig. 21. Rock > Texture > Mapping: Coordinates: Generated, Projection: Sphere

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The Scene / Asteroids – Copy Material
● Fig. 22. Rock.001 to 004 > Material > Browse Material to be linked: Material.002

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Adding Light
● Fig. 23. Add > Lamp > Sun > Energy: 1.000

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The Rock
● Fig. 24. Rock > Material > Shading > Cubic: Interpolation

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The Rocks (Asteroids) - Modifiers
● Fig. 25. Modifiers (Default by add-on)

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The Cosmos Environment - Colors
● Fig. 26. The Cosmos (Sphere) Environment Colors / Adjust: Brightness: 0.500, Contrast:
1.200, Saturation: 1.000

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The Rock (Asteroid) - Colors
● Fig. 27. The Rock (Asteroid) Colors / Adjust: Brightness: 0.500, Contrast: 1.200, Saturation:
1.000

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Result - 1

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Result - 1

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Result - 2

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The Cosmos Environment - Colors
● Fig. 28. The Cosmos (Sphere) Environment Colors / Adjust: Brightness: 0.900, Contrast:
1.500, Saturation: 1.000

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Result - 2

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Result - 3

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The Rock (Asteroid) - Colors
● Fig. 29. The Rock (Asteroid) Colors / Adjust: Brightness: 1.900, Contrast: 2.800, Saturation:
2.000; File: pexels-photo.jpg; https://www.pexels.com/photo/texture-wall-floor-stone-8892/

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Pexels
Pexels License: All photos on Pexels can be used for free for commercial and noncommercial use.
● https://www.pexels.com/photo-license/
CC0 License. Free for personal and commercial use✓
●https://www.pexels.com/photo/texture-wall-floor-stone-8892/

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The Rock (Asteroid) - Colors
● Fig. 30. The Rock (Asteroid) Texture > Mapping: Coordinates: Global, Projection: Cube; Size:
X: 0.70, Y: 1.30, Z: 1.70

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The Cosmos Environment - Colors
● Fig. 31. The Cosmos (Sphere) Environment Colors / Adjust: Brightness: 0.500, Contrast:
1.200, Saturation: 1.000

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Result - 3

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Result - 4

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The Rock (Asteroid) - Colors
● Fig. 32. The Rock (Asteroid) Texture / Colors / Adjust: Brightness: 1.800, Contrast: 2.800,
Saturation: 2.000; rock-pattern-background-texture-158729.jpg

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Pexels
Pexels License: All photos on Pexels can be used for free for commercial and noncommercial use.
● https://www.pexels.com/photo-license/
CC0 License. Free for personal and commercial use✓
●https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-and-blue-land-form-158729/

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The Rock (Asteroid) - RGB
● Fig. 33. The Rock (Asteroid) Texture > Mapping: Coordinates: Global, Projection: Cube; Size:
X, Y, Z: 1; ✓RGB to Intensity – Grey color

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The Light
● Fig. 34. Sun > Energy: 1.630

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Result - 4

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Result - 5

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The Rock (Asteroid) - Mapping
● Fig. 35. The Rock (Asteroid) Texture > Mapping: Coordinates: Global, Projection: Cube; Size:
X, Y, Z: 1

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Pexels
Pexels License: All photos on Pexels can be used for free for commercial and noncommercial use.
● https://www.pexels.com/photo-license/
CC0 License. Free for personal and commercial use✓
●https://www.pexels.com/photo/abstract-black-and-white-rough-texture-153493/

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The Rock (Asteroid) - RGB
● Fig. 36. The Rock (Asteroid) Texture / Colors / Adjust: Brightness: 1.000, Contrast: 1.500,
Saturation: 2.000; pexels-photo-153493.jpg

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The Light
● Fig. 37. Sun > Energy: 0.830

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Result - 5

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References
Blender Software
https://www.blender.org/
Modern accessible application of the system Blender in 3D design practice.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312033613_Modern_accessible_application_of_the_syste
m_Blender_in_3D_design_practice
Pexels License: All photos on Pexels can be used for free for commercial and noncommercial use.
● https://www.pexels.com/photo-license/
●https://www.pexels.com/photo/astronomy-constellation-constellations-cosmos-567584/
●https://www.pexels.com/photo/cement-close-up-colors-concrete-1092369
https://www.pexels.com/photo/texture-wall-floor-stone-8892/
●https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-and-blue-land-form-158729/
●https://www.pexels.com/photo/abstract-black-and-white-rough-texture-153493/
●Rock Builder Add-on
●GNU General Public License v3.0.
Permissions: Private use & Commercial use
License Link: https://github.com/ekaj2/rock_builder/blob/master/COPYING.txt
●Download Rock Builder Add-on.
https://github.com/ekaj2/rock_builder