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    CORE | Fundamentals of Physics in Blender

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    Kenny Phases
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    The art of physics simulations in Blender 3D, exploring a wide range of dynamics, including rigid body physics, soft bodies, cloth, fluids, smoke, fire, particle systems, and dynamic paint.

    In this course, we’ll dive into the core principles and practical techniques needed to create complex, realistic simulations. You'll get hands-on experience with manipulating physics properties, using constraints, and applying force fields. By the end, you'll have a solid foundation in physics-driven animation and simulation in Blender, ready to bring your ideas to life.

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    What you will learn in this online Blender class

    Chapter 1

    Rigid Body Physics

    Students explore the fundamental principles of rigid body physics, learning how to simulate realistic interactions between objects under various conditions. The chapter covers different rigid body types, collision responses, collision shape, and scene properties, culminating in a final project that synthesizes all concepts. Rigid Body Constraints will also be covered in this Chapter.

    Chapter 2

    Soft Body Physics

    This chapter introduces soft body dynamics, focusing on the unique properties and behaviors of soft body objects. From jelly to basketballs, there’s many applications for soft body physics that can be utilized. Students learn how to create and manipulate soft bodies in simulations, leading to a project that showcases their understanding of soft body physics.

    Chapter 3

    Cloth Physics

    Students delve into cloth physics, starting with simple simulations and progressing to more advanced settings. From simply dropping a cloth onto an object, to pinning the corners of a cloth to drag it, this chapter covers it all! The chapter emphasizes the creation of realistic cloth interactions, with a final project that integrates all the techniques learned.

    Chapter 4

    Fluid, Smoke, Fire Physics

    This chapter covers the setup and refinement of fluid, smoke, and fire simulations. Students learn how to create dynamic and realistic interactions for these elements, with a focus on obstacles, settings, and baking processes. We will utilize the Quick-Effects options within Blender to quickly setup our domain, flow, and simulation collections. The chapter concludes with comprehensive projects for fluid and smoke/fire simulations.

    Chapter 5

    Particle Systems

    Students explore the creation and manipulation of particle systems, learning about instancing, obstacles, and advanced behaviors like Boids. The chapter provides the tools to create complex particle dynamics, culminating in a final project that demonstrates mastery of particle systems.

    Chapter 6

    Dynamic Paint

    This chapter introduces dynamic paint, covering canvas and brush settings, and various paint types like DISPLACE, PAINT, and WEIGHT. All Dynamic Paint types will be covered in full detail, demonstrating many effects that are possible with this simulation type. Students learn how to use dynamic paint for creating interactive simulations, with a final project that showcases their skills.

    Chapter 7

    Force Fields

    Students learn how to use force fields to influence object behaviors in simulations. The chapter covers various force field types and their applications, from basic forces to complex effects like turbulence and vortexes. Students will learn how force fields can affect not only particle systems, but also rigid body physics as well. A final project synthesizes these concepts in dynamic simulations.

    Chapter 8

    Tips, Tricks & Troubleshooting

    This chapter provides practical tips for enhancing physics simulations, including managing surface thickness, applying modifiers, keyframing force fields, and using the Cell Fracture add-on. Basically any problem you could run into during your simulations is covered! Students gain valuable troubleshooting skills to optimize and refine their simulation projects. At the very end, you’ll be given a final project to truly test your skills!

    Let's start creating realistic simulations!

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    4 Reviews
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      Brandon (Brandon123) ·

      Completed this course start to finish from October to February, overall a great course for beginners as I am one myself with this subject currently. Some final projects required extra research for me to submit them and make something cool but as far as fundamentals go this is a pretty good course. The instructor takes about a week to respond but offers quicker responses with his email. I do have lots of new tips and tricks in my toolbelt to grow on in the future. 

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      Jeremiquiii fabio(Onionhead) ·

      Whilst the course does show you how basics, it feels lazy. Alot of the more important key points such as the whys and how is not explained... It's always dont' worry about this or it's too complex for this course. We need some explanation to rationalise why to promote understanding and behaviour to solidify our knowledge of how blender actually works. These Fundamental courses are looking really... waste of time

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      theDisabledBlenderMan ·
      I have been using Blender Physics for some time watching this course have picked up some tips and tricks, I would recommend this course to anyone.
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      Vitalik Kucharskyi(Kucharskyi) ·

      When I watched your course I understood everything, how it all works and the fundamentals of that. Thanks for tips on how to make better render. I 100% would recomend this course to all people who wants to learn physics in blender.