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BPS-ENUM

Blender Python Script - Enumerator Property Examples 21 Aug 2023 Over the last month I have been going through blender python code I have written in the last couple of years in an effort to compile a list with interesting and reusable scripts which I should store for future reference and which will probably be useful to other developers as well. So far, I have selected about twelve scripts and I’m sure there will be more that I would like to share with others. Of course, I will have to tidy up the code first and add comprehensive comments before uploading. I also think the examples should be accompanied by video presentations. Today, I uploaded the first one with examples using the Enumerator property. Code Download Page Video Presentation

Delta Data

Delta Data  -  Pan Thistle, 2016 Walking with you Running through the park side by side with you I'm walking, talking like you I can fool around, bite my lips and frown Just like you   Of every day and every night I get my share They tell me that I'm not a part of humankind but I don't care No I don't   Cos I'm walking with you Running through the park side by side with you I'm walking, talking like you I was made to serve, made to suffer Just like you   Of every day and every night I get my share They tell me that I'm not a part of humankind and I don't care

The A.I. Threat Palaver

The A.I. Threat Palaver 19 July 2023 When the marketing channels of social media vibrate on the same frequency, the resulting resonance is felt throughout the web. A few months ago, that frequency was "the effect of AI on society". Within hours, you had all sorts of channels talking about AI, pictures with human-robot heads, video interviews with scientists, narratives on how AI controls our lives and so on... There were doomsday fearmongers going "AI gon' whoop yo' ass", silly vanilli influencers prompting you to ask AI for help on how to win the affections of that girl you fancy and YouTube "professors" offering tutorials on the effective use of ChatGPT. The comments were hilarious! Some were even asking if technology will destroy our civilization. I mean, is this the 21st century? Do people know the meaning of that word? If they don't, surely they can look it up? Here is a definition from the Oxford Dictionary.   technology (noun): the ap...

Pop Mesh

Pop Mesh 8 Jul 2023 Pop Mesh is a free mesh generator addon for Blender 3D software, based on a custom implementation of the age-old technique known as path extrusion, sweep mesh, sweep surface, and so on… The idea is that we generate a 3D mesh by sweeping a 2D path (a shape on a plane) along another path in 3D space such that the normal vector of the 2D path corresponds to the tangent vector at each point of the 3D path. Hence the acronym pop , short for path-on-path. To avoid confusion, Pop Mesh uses the name profile to refer to the 2D path. Now, by changing the original profile shape and by blending two or more profiles along a path the addon can generate a large number of variations in the resulting mesh. A few preset paths/profiles are provided and the addon allows you to select your own custom data. The requirement here is that your profile should be a 2D (flat) path on the XY plane. In addition, you can generate animated sequences between different states of the mesh when ...

F.M.Q.

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F.M.Q. 8 Jul 2023 Forward Music Quintet formed in the summer of 1981...

Losing Control Again

Losing Control Again  -  Pan Thistle, 2025 Losing my mind, losing my soul Ain't no way out of this man made hole Go round in circles, off the deep end Losing control again   Envelope face, envelope noise Rolling and shaking broken toys A Justice failed their own polygraph test Losing control again   And I would if you let me But you won't forget me   Smiling dictator, warfare state Men of the hour, iniquity gains Gaping loopholes in ethical traits I'm losing control again   Testing my faith, a deal with pain Tables are turned, I'm losing anyway A campaign of fear, sponsored by the state Losing control again   And I would if you let me But you won't forget me There! They are selling again The same Patent Fake concern They drive me round the bend   Weathering vessel caught in a storm - with no end We are unable to hold a course - Captain Where? Lightning stabs out of dark clouds - boiling overhead And I'm losing control again   Fine Nereides ...

Rules of the game

Rules of the game  -  Pan Thistle, 2021 There are things you forget, things you remember walking along a wind-battered pier As you try to explain the Ides of September you're slipping away, Winter Twilight You wish father were here, a few tricks and a fable the heart-warming smile made everything alright And if the rain tells you about a ship that sailed, you won't be angry or confused Latent dues manifest in pain Rule of the game Win or lose, it's a passing phase Rule of the game Ain't no sad, no happy ending Rule of the game Tears in your eyes were desecrated cancelled by the wounds you have inflicted on the Earth Hot summer night, intoxicated wild creature pack and jasmine in the air when you joined the game... but there are things I forget