Blender - Revision history

Paradox-01 at 15:23, 5 April 2026

2026-04-05T15:23:56Z

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	After an interface overhaul in version 2.80 Blender's user-friendliness and support for vertex shading in DAE was improved. At the same time more and more users had problems to run XSI on their PCs.		After an interface overhaul in version 2.80 Blender's user-friendliness and support for vertex shading in DAE was improved. At the same time more and more users had problems to run XSI on their PCs.

	By 2019 demands got louder to support Blender made animations. [[OniSplit]] received an update (<tt>-blender</tt>) so it could read such animations. Also, rigging was never fully figured out in XSI so between 2020 and 2022 an [[Using the Rigify animation rig\|animation rig]] tailor-fit for making Oni animations - alongside a new addon named [[BlenderOni]] - was created~~. It was the last nail in the coffin of XSI~~.		By 2019 demands got louder to support Blender made animations. [[OniSplit]] received an update (<tt>-blender</tt>) so it could read such animations. Also, rigging was never fully figured out in XSI so between 2020 and 2022 an [[Using the Rigify animation rig\|animation rig]] tailor-fit for making Oni animations - alongside a new addon named [[BlenderOni]] - was created.

	==Tutorials and resources==		==Tutorials and resources==

Iritscen: deleted OCF link because it wasn't archived and we probably didn't need it anyway

2025-12-31T04:06:03Z

deleted OCF link because it wasn't archived and we probably didn't need it anyway

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	[[Mod Tool\|XSI Mod Tool 7.5]], a free version of Autodesk Softimage from 2009, had the fewest problems in handling Oni's assets and animations, it was relatively easy to learn and use. Up until 2019, it was Oni community's 3D program of choice.		[[Mod Tool\|XSI Mod Tool 7.5]], a free version of Autodesk Softimage from 2009, had the fewest problems in handling Oni's assets and animations, it was relatively easy to learn and use. Up until 2019, it was Oni community's 3D program of choice.

	Blender at that time had a notoriously bad user interface and couldn't handle DAE files very well. [[#Oni-~~specific_issues_with_Blender~~\|Besides other problems]], most importantly the expected rotation order and up-axis were different between XSI and Blender.		Blender at that time had a notoriously bad user interface and couldn't handle DAE files very well. [[#Oni-specific issues with Blender\|Besides other problems]], most importantly the expected rotation order and up-axis were different between XSI and Blender.

	After an interface overhaul in version 2.80 Blender's user-friendliness and ~~[http://oni.bungie.org/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=52588#p52588~~ support for vertex shading in DAE] was improved. At the same time more and more users had problems to run XSI on their PCs.		After an interface overhaul in version 2.80 Blender's user-friendliness and support for vertex shading in DAE was improved. At the same time more and more users had problems to run XSI on their PCs.

	By 2019 demands got louder to support Blender made animations. [[OniSplit]] received an update (<tt>-blender</tt>) so it could read such animations. Also, rigging was never fully figured out in XSI so between 2020 and 2022 an [[Using the Rigify animation rig\|animation rig]] tailor-fit for making Oni animations - alongside a new addon named [[BlenderOni]] - was created. It was the last nail in the coffin of XSI.		By 2019 demands got louder to support Blender made animations. [[OniSplit]] received an update (<tt>-blender</tt>) so it could read such animations. Also, rigging was never fully figured out in XSI so between 2020 and 2022 an [[Using the Rigify animation rig\|animation rig]] tailor-fit for making Oni animations - alongside a new addon named [[BlenderOni]] - was created. It was the last nail in the coffin of XSI.

Iritscen: changed Update template to new Integrate template

2025-11-26T18:59:31Z

changed Update template to new Integrate template

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	{{~~update~~\|~~This article contains links to the now defunct Oni Central Forum~~. ~~Sections: History of Modding with Blender~~}}		{{integrate\|See link under first section.}}
	Blender is a free and open-source program used for 3D modeling, animating, rigging, texturing, video editing, digital drawing, etc. It is the community's current 3D software of choice for modding Oni.		Blender is a free and open-source program used for 3D modeling, animating, rigging, texturing, video editing, digital drawing, etc. It is the community's current 3D software of choice for modding Oni.

Vortice: Update notice w/ summary

2025-01-22T22:43:34Z

Update notice w/ summary

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			{{update\|This article contains links to the now defunct Oni Central Forum. Sections: History of Modding with Blender}}
	Blender is a free and open-source program used for 3D modeling, animating, rigging, texturing, video editing, digital drawing, etc. It is the community's current 3D software of choice for modding Oni.		Blender is a free and open-source program used for 3D modeling, animating, rigging, texturing, video editing, digital drawing, etc. It is the community's current 3D software of choice for modding Oni.

Paradox-01: oh well, let's make it equal to the note on charater import page

2023-04-09T23:27:50Z

oh well, let's make it equal to the note on charater import page

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	==Oni-specific issues with Blender==		==Oni-specific issues with Blender==
	===Fixing texture mapping of DAE files===		===Fixing texture mapping of DAE files===
	Replace all instances of <technique> with <technique sid="">.		Replace all instances of <technique> with <technique sid="common">.

	===Rotation order===		===Rotation order===

Paradox-01: Fixing texture mapping of OniSplit exported DAE files

2023-04-09T23:25:11Z

Fixing texture mapping of OniSplit exported DAE files

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	==Oni-specific issues with Blender==		==Oni-specific issues with Blender==
			===Fixing texture mapping of DAE files===
			Replace all instances of <technique> with <technique sid="">.

	===Rotation order===		===Rotation order===
	The previous XSI process allowed us to get to work pretty quickly: you could simply export any animation from Oni as a COLLADA file using OniSplit, then import it to XSI and it would work (mostly) without any quirks. That is not the case with Blender. If you import any Oni animation into Blender as it is, the rotations will be all wrong.		The previous XSI process allowed us to get to work pretty quickly: you could simply export any animation from Oni as a COLLADA file using OniSplit, then import it to XSI and it would work (mostly) without any quirks. That is not the case with Blender. If you import any Oni animation into Blender as it is, the rotations will be all wrong.

Iritscen: replaced YT redirect

2023-02-05T21:02:48Z

replaced YT redirect

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	Related videos:		Related videos:
	* [https://~~youtu~~.be/XqX5wh4YeRw?t=46 Python Crash Course for Blender! (Curtis Holt)]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqX5wh4YeRw&t=46s Python Crash Course for Blender! (Curtis Holt)]
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uahfuypQQ04 Blender 2.8 Addon Development Tutorial for Beginners (Jayanam)]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uahfuypQQ04 Blender 2.8 Addon Development Tutorial for Beginners (Jayanam)]

Delano762: Blender-specific OniSplit information

2022-11-20T23:46:49Z

Blender-specific OniSplit information

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	For more information on BlenderOni, please check its documentation page available [[BlenderOni\|HERE]].		For more information on BlenderOni, please check its documentation page available [[BlenderOni\|HERE]].

			==Blender-specific OniSplit information==
			For detailed instructions on how to convert Oni assets to Blender-readable files, please check [[Importing_character_models#Blender-specific_OniSplit_information\| Blender-specific OniSplit information.]]

	==Oni-specific issues with Blender==		==Oni-specific issues with Blender==

Iritscen: /* Lack of textures on animated models / clarifying; you can* do this with "-extract:dae some_folder some_oncc.oni -anim:some_tram", but Blender won't accept the resulting DAE

2022-10-29T21:03:39Z

Lack of textures on animated models: clarifying; you *can* do this with "-extract:dae some_folder some_oncc.oni -anim:some_tram", but Blender won't accept the resulting DAE

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	===Lack of textures on animated models===		===Lack of textures on animated models===
	'''Currently there is no option in OniSplit for exporting animated models with textures.''' While you don't need textures for animating, they are very useful, particularly in the case of Oni; the models are low-detail to a point where you can lose sense of which direction elbows and knees are facing if you don't have the textures on.		'''Currently there is no option in OniSplit for exporting animated models with textures in a way that Blender will import.''' While you don't need textures for animating, they are very useful, particularly in the case of Oni; the models are low-detail to a point where you can lose sense of which direction elbows and knees are facing if you don't have the textures on.

	Because there is no option to export animated models with textures, '''the current workaround for that is to import an unanimated model with textures, then import an animated model,''' and either copy materials from the unanimated model to the animated one (the faster method), or set the materials on the animated model manually in the Shading tab.		Because there is no option to export animated models with textures, '''the current workaround for that is to import an unanimated model with textures, then import an animated model,''' and either copy materials from the unanimated model to the animated one (the faster method), or set the materials on the animated model manually in the Shading tab.

Delano762: /* History of modding with Blender */ It's not that rigging never worked in XSI, it's that we've never figured it out there. Also minor grammatical edits.

2022-05-16T08:57:27Z

History of modding with Blender: It's not that rigging never worked in XSI, it's that we've never figured it out there. Also minor grammatical edits.

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	==History of modding with Blender==		==History of modding with Blender==
	[[Mod Tool\|XSI Mod Tool 7.5]], a free version of Autodesk Softimage from 2009, had the fewest problems in handling Oni's assets and animations, it was ~~relative~~ easy to learn and use. Up until 2019, it was Oni community's 3D program of choice.		[[Mod Tool\|XSI Mod Tool 7.5]], a free version of Autodesk Softimage from 2009, had the fewest problems in handling Oni's assets and animations, it was relatively easy to learn and use. Up until 2019, it was Oni community's 3D program of choice.

	Blender had a notoriously bad user interface and couldn't handle DAE files very well. [[#Oni-specific_issues_with_Blender\|~~Beside~~ other problems]], most ~~important~~ the expected rotation order and up-axis were different between XSI and Blender.		Blender at that time had a notoriously bad user interface and couldn't handle DAE files very well. [[#Oni-specific_issues_with_Blender\|Besides other problems]], most importantly the expected rotation order and up-axis were different between XSI and Blender.

	After an overhaul in version 2.80 Blender's user-friendliness and [http://oni.bungie.org/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=52588#p52588 support for vertex shading in DAE] was improved. At the same time more and more users had problems to run XSI on their PCs.		After an interface overhaul in version 2.80 Blender's user-friendliness and [http://oni.bungie.org/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=52588#p52588 support for vertex shading in DAE] was improved. At the same time more and more users had problems to run XSI on their PCs.

	By 2019 demands got louder to support Blender made animations. [[OniSplit]] received an update (<tt>-blender</tt>) so it could read such animations. Also, rigging never fully ~~worked~~ in XSI so between 2020 and 2022 an [[Using the Rigify animation rig\|animation rig]] tailor-fit for making Oni animations - alongside a new addon named [[BlenderOni]] - was created. It was the last nail in the coffin of XSI.		By 2019 demands got louder to support Blender made animations. [[OniSplit]] received an update (<tt>-blender</tt>) so it could read such animations. Also, rigging was never fully figured out in XSI so between 2020 and 2022 an [[Using the Rigify animation rig\|animation rig]] tailor-fit for making Oni animations - alongside a new addon named [[BlenderOni]] - was created. It was the last nail in the coffin of XSI.

	==Tutorials and resources==		==Tutorials and resources==